Riverside Reviews: 4.8/5 — Highly Rated

The platform is very user-friendly! As first time podcasters we've been able to quickly get up and running with excellent audio quality using Riverside. Highly reccomend.

Not applicable. We have had a great experience using Riverside.

Riverside is helping us launch and run our podcast

Ideal for impactful vodcasts and audio tutorials with visuals. In just 5 minutes, you're ready to start recording, and your interviewees are confidently (remotely) prepared without worrying about technical hassles.

When working on a production with multiple producers as a small-scale production company, you're more or less compelled to share a single account. Otherwise, it becomes too costly, unfortunately. However, sharing does work well too.

It makes establishing the technical connection with a remote interviewee very simple. The recording is secure as it's stored locally and retrieved later, and the quality is highly professional, comfortably meeting industry standards.

I've used a lot of different podcast platforms to record, edit, capture video, etc... and pretty much all of them compromise in some area, except Riverside.fm. The system itself is really easy to use and I've had great feedback from guests on how easy it was to join sessions. I record a lot with guests so the experience for them is really important and in some other systems that I've used, there was a lot more lifting on their end than there should be. There's nothing worse than trying to trouble shoot some sort of weird glitch that prevents their camera or mics from connecting and so far that's never happened on Riverside and I am confident it won't.

I honestly don't have any dislikes. The only minor gripe is that when you click to download files it can be a bit confusing as to when they're actually available and if you go back to the page or is it a seperate page. It took a few downloads to figure it out. Extremely minor detail and probably me being super nitpicky.

The biggest challenge I had making my podcast and video podcast was the fact that it took many different platforms to accomplish what I was trying to do. I was using one system for capturing video, using my Rodcaster Pro for audio, another for editing, another for clips, another for transcribing, and it was getting ridiculous. I'm now using Riverside for everything but final editing, only because I insert ads, intro/outro, and export for hosting. It's saved me a ton of money and time to only have one spot to do the majority of the process.

I absolutely love working with Riverside.fm! Their platform is easy to use and any issues that I've had were quickly taken care of by staff. Since they've integrated ai and the ability to create shorts I've been able to streamline services in my business to create blog posts, short form content for social media and save money!

There were a couple times when moments of a recording were missing however, technical issues I've had, we're quickly investigated and resolved by staff. They really go above and beyond.

Since working with Riverside.fm, I have been able to consistently produce high quality podcast episodes with people from all over the world, I've been able to use the transcripts to create compelling blog posts and now the short form content has allowed me to eliminate other services and streamline my workflow while saving money!

Riverside.fm is delightfully easy to use, produces high quality audio tracks and video for my podcast and just works. And, the customer support is spot on!

The only downside is I'm now hooked. Nothing else compares. Not a bad problem to have ;P

Riverside.fm has solved the problem of high quality interview recordings for my podcast.

Riverside.fm's platform stands out, not only for its features but primarily for its simplicity and ease of use. The recording studio interface is refreshingly straightforward, making it accessible even for those new to podcasting or online interviews. Whether you are an amateur looking to start a new podcast or a seasoned professional, the intuitive design ensures that users can navigate through the platform with minimal fuss. When you first log into Riverside.fm, you're not bombarded with overwhelming controls or technical jargon. Instead, everything is laid out in a manner that's easy to understand and operate. Setting up a new session, inviting guests, and managing your recordings can be done with just a few clicks. This kind of ease of use ensures that you can focus on what truly matters – creating high-quality content. **Magic Clips – A Game Changer** One of the standout features has to be the new Magic Clips. This tool is nothing short of revolutionary for content creators. With Magic Clips, you can effortlessly highlight and extract moments from your recording session. Whether you want to share a memorable quote, a funny moment, or a key insight, Magic Clips lets you do it seamlessly. The true magic of this feature lies in its simplicity. Instead of trawling through hours of content to find that one golden snippet, Magic Clips allows users to quickly identify and extract moments worth sharing. The process is straightforward and doesn’t require any advanced editing skills. For those looking to share engaging content snippets on social media or use them for promotional purposes, this feature is a game-changer. **Conclusion** In a world full of complex software and applications, Riverside.fm stands out with its commitment to user experience. The easy-to-use recording studio and the innovative Magic Clips feature truly set the platform apart. For content creators, both new and seasoned, this platform offers a blend of quality and simplicity that is hard to find elsewhere. Highly recommended for anyone looking to elevate their content creation journey!

Integrations: One of the primary pain points I've experienced with Riverside.fm is the apparent lack of comprehensive integrations, especially with renowned editing software like Final Cut Pro. While the platform itself provides excellent recording capabilities, the workflow is hindered when it's time to transition to post-production stages, particularly for those teams reliant on Final Cut Pro. An integration here would undoubtedly streamline the entire process, reducing time-consuming workarounds and potential quality degradation when importing/exporting. Price: Another significant concern lies in the platform's pricing model. While the baseline $49 per month offers good value for individuals or small creators, the leap to $400 for additional users or managers feels excessive. Organizations, particularly those operating with tighter budgets, may find this jump hard to justify. For teams that require collaboration between multiple roles – such as an editor, a project manager, and an admin – this pricing structure becomes a bottleneck. It’s not only about the financial aspect but also the inability to have an integrated workflow with all relevant stakeholders having platform access. Improvement: Understanding that Riverside.fm aims to cater to a broad range of users, from solo podcasters to larger organizations, a more flexible pricing structure is essential. I propose the introduction of intermediary plans, particularly focused on team collaboration. A plan that offers at least three seats for critical roles like the editor, project manager, and admin would be a welcome addition. Such a tiered approach would make the platform more accessible and appealing to medium-sized teams, ensuring that everyone necessary for a project's success can contribute efficiently without breaking the bank.

Riverside excels at streamlining podcast hosting, yet falls short in integrating with tools like Calendly for automated guest invites and offering affordable multi-user access for cohesive team collaboration.

There are quite many things I like about Riverside.fm. I currently use it for recording my podcast. I love how the end-product looks like and sounds like while it is so easy to record. I also love the AI generated clips, provided from Riverside. Just love it!

I have not come across anything I dislike about Riverside.fm. I am 100% happy with Riverside and highly recommend it. I did some extensive research on which platform to use to record my Podcast and am very happy I chose Riverside.fm

It is solving the problem I would have using Zoom, where the recording quality depends on the internet speed. I record a Podcast together with a friend and just love how easy it is to get a great result and high quality video and audio.

I love how easy to use Riverside.fm is to use. I have used other recording platforms before for my podcast and Riverside by far produces the best video and audio quality. Even when it appears the internet connection isn't great the final quality is still always good!

Nothing! They are constantly improving to cater to the needs of their users.

I am able to record remote podcasts with guests from around the world.

It's quick & easy to learn especially for someone like my friends & I that are not the most technologically sound.

After using Riverside.fm a few times and learning the ins & outs, there is nothing I dislike about it.

They make it easy to use and have super helpful videos to guide.

Easy to use software and requires no installation from either side.

Sometimes uploading for users with slower Internet connections can take a while.

We use Riverside to prep our customer interviews for success stories that are featured for other users to learn about how people are experiencing value from our software solutions.

Riverside has this amazing feature called Magic Clips that ises AI to hunt down the interesting parts of your show and cut them in to ready to share clips.

I wish it would pair more easilwith my iphone camera.

Its just a great intuitive set up that makes it easy for guests to join us.

I have been using Riverside.fm for my podcasting needs and I must say, it has been an exceptional experience. The platform is user-friendly, making it easy for me to record high-quality audio and video interviews. The audio and video synchronization is flawless, ensuring a professional final product. One feature that stands out is the remote recording capability. It allows me to easily collaborate with guests who are located in different parts of the world, without any compromise on the audio or video quality. The ease of use and reliability of Riverside.fm have made my podcasting process seamless and efficient. Furthermore, the customer support team at Riverside has been outstanding. They are responsive, knowledgeable, and always ready to assist whenever I have any questions or concerns. Overall, I highly recommend Riverside.fm to any podcaster looking for a top-notch recording platform. It has exceeded my expectations in terms of quality, features, and customer support.

Only have used it twice now, have not found any downsides. I had a basic question and I was helped within minutes on a saturday

Makes it easy to create content with my clients

The quality, by far! As a podcaster, audio quality is a major piece and Riverside definitely delivers here. I've tested other platforms that do this same thing, but nothing matches the kind of Audio (and video) quality for an 'over-the-internet' type of setup. It's also amazing to see Riverside continuing to push the envelop and constantly be updated and adding new features that make my job as a creator SO MUCH EASIER!

The editing side of Riverside isn't perfect and can be a little cumbersome at times. That said, they have been steady implementing updates making it easier and easier to record AND edit all in one platform.

Quality is the biggest problem Riverside solves. I know many people use Zoom for this type of thing, but the quality doesn't even pale in comparison to what you get from Riverside. Their new Magic Clips feature is also a huge time-saver when it comes to pulling short-form content from the long-form videos. I can't wait to see how this new feature continues to evolve.

Riverside podcasting app is easy to use for beginners and even more valuable is the resources and tutorials (blog posts, youtube channel, etc.) helping new podcasters get up and running.

Nothing to dislike. The technology, resources, and support are all super helpful. Only thing that could be helpful is having additional features or recommendations for beginners. Perhaps a glossary or wiki. But again, I think all of the info is available on the site and/or YouTube channel.

Getting started with podcasting. All in one solution for scheduling, recording, and editing the podcast.

The thing I like best about Riverside is that it makes it easy for every person involved to produce good quality video. Rather than relying on the quality of the Internet stream, it does what all computers can do, and record the video to the hard drive.

Actually, there was one thing that I was going to say I didn't like, but after today, that is no longer the case. I grew up doing a lot of video editing, and Riverside's timeline did not allow me to zoom in on the timeline when I needed to make a precise, edit. Low and behold, I login today and they have added that feature. These guys keep getting better.

Creating a weekly podcast

I've hosted virtual summits in the past and we always used Zoom. This time, we used Riverside.fm and were amazed by how much the audio was improved. Overall, Riverside.fm was easy to use and reliable. I also love how it generates transcripts (saving us time and money, as we didn't have to invest in another program in order to create transcripts). Whether you have a podcast or are hosting a virtual event, I'd highly recommend trying Riverside.fm.

There was one interview where I was suddenly kicked out of the room - this only happened once (out of 21 interviews). I was able to get back in and pick up where we left off, but it was less than ideal.

Riverside.fm gave us a great way to easily record interviews. We could have recorded both audios and videos, but only used audios for this project. It was easy to record and we came away with high-quality audios. I also really appreciate how it generates transcripts that we can easily edit and use.

Riverside has made it so easy to export quality audio that is cleaned up and leveled. They also made it so easy to generate clips through AI -- It automatically creates clips and then generates great titles without any work. It makes social promotion so much easier.

I can do most of my basic editing right inside Riverside, but when it comes down to small, detailed edits, I prefer to export the file and do that somewhere else. However, I have no doubt that they will improve the editing features inside Riverside. They seem to always be imrpoving.

Riverside has made it easy to capture and clean up reliable audio. They have also made it incredibly easy to grab clips for social promotion -- Their Magic Clips feature is amazing. Lastly, I love having one universal link for my studio instead of a new link for every episode recording.

The automated captions and ability to change layouts.

The hindrance of editing mispronounced words in the transcript

It's helping provide captions from my videos which makes the user experience more enjoyable.

I'm brand new to podcasting and not tech savvy. It is super simple to use and when I've run into issues the support team responds really quick and has guided me to fix the problems

Only challenge I've had so far is that I had a browser space issue, but I was able to clean it up and subsequent podcasts have been smooth. I'm probably too new to even come up with what they could improve

I started off by only doing podcasts in person, but needed to branch out to people living far away. I get high quality audio from Riverside. Therefore I've been able to get more high profile guests

It does exactly as you'd hope it does. Imagine the simplicity of a Google Meet or Zoom call. It just works. Super easy to invite people. Editing with their AI-speech-to-text is really good - plus they've just added fine-grain editing capabilities so I will now be able to edit fully within browser. I've only been using the service for 2 weeks and it's now an indispensible tool in my podcast production process. I upgraded after one episode to the full subscription. Love the 'export to Spotify Podcaster' capability too. Seamless.

I'd love if the service offered even more capabilities for export - e.g. if it could also do a lot of the social media publication aspects. But I'm just nitpicking because you asked. I think it's fantastic.

I absolutely LOVE the local recording of audio and video - and then the sound normalisation and noise reduction magic that happens in the background when I press those options is just fantastic.

The ease of use for both us as hosts and our guests that record with us. Our guests have never had a problem. And customer support is the best when have questions.

We have had no issues to date. And when we had any questions, the Riverside team was quick to help out.

There are two fo us on our podcast. We needed a way to record outside guests and both of us hosts. Riverside fit the bill perfectly.

The recording quality is excellent! I also appreciate the instructional videos. I'm new to podcasting - viewing them helped me create a great program.

I can only reserve each studio for a single recording session. I'd like to schedule more. Also, the invitation function doesn't allow me to use my local time zone.

I don't have a technical background. Using Riveraide enables me to record a quality podcast without worrying about the recording quality or other technical issues.

I'ts built with video interview for podcasts and youtube in mind and makes it incredibly easy to generate social media snippets of your content. The editing capabilities are pretty decent for basic editing as well. Today I recorded an interview and the connection was so poor I was terrified that I'd have to rerecord it. But thanks to Riverside's local recording the end result was perfect!

The only thing I'd improve is that when I have edited an interview for export and want to create another clip I have to edit every thing once again. I'd love to be able to reuse the edit and export it in different formats. But it's a minor inconvinience.

All I have to do is send a guest the studio link and in 90% of the cases it requires very little setup with the guest if they have a camera and microphone already set up. I can simply hit record and Riverside records each audio and video feed locally, uploading them as we record and after the interview is completed.

I had very specific requirements I needed met in order to consider Riverside. Customer service responded so thoroughly that I was excited to become a customer.

The only thing I'm waiting on is a demo to see if I should upgrade. I don't consider this a negative, simply a scheduling issue.

I wanted to be able to record my interviews in high resolution but I needed the user experience to be as easy as Zoom. One simple link to a room/ studio - not created each time I wanted to have a session. The quality is great and my interviewees have said it was very easy to log on (and in some cases re-log on).

I am very impresses with how well riverside works. As a podcaster recording internationally, it has always functioned well!

The cost... I am an undergraduate student learning from physicians about mission medicine and the price I pay to use this platform is a little steep...

None that I am aware of.

Incredibly simple to use. The functionality is great. We use this for all of our podcasts and I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for great software to use.

I honestly cannot think of anything that I do not like right now.

Easy to use interface to record podcasts

Riveriside is the tool you need if you are serious about high quality podcasting. Riverside is useful to record interviews remotely, produce solo content, and even host my travel podcast. Conducting interviews is easy because Riverside focuses on the quality for customers over everything else.

Riverside could benefit from more announcements to changes. I've had clients confused when some feature is moved from one place to another. I'm sure this is being addressed by their amazing team.

I can now record podcast interviews everywhere I go. It's easy to get high quality, 4k content without a ton of extra tools. I currently host podcasts locally, virtually and even travel across the United States! Riverside made it easy to record using my iphone camera and Shure Mv7.

We were recording Zoom sessions to interview our remote employees for presentations...the quality was always lagging until we switched to Riverside.FM The video and audio quality are definitely superior and easy to use. Upgraded our account to a yearly plan.

I'd like it if "producers" could also record the sessions, not just a HOST.

Riverside.fm gives me an easy way to conduct high-quality videos with our remote employees/interviewees. Having all of the videos available to download from the cloud is also very handy.

Riverside provides exceptional quality for audio and video recordings for my podcast!

nothing I can think of at the moment. Sometimes there is an occasional delay but that is expected with WiFi connections not always being stable.

I was using Zencastr before, and was very dissatisfied with the audio and video quality. Riverside provides great video and audio quality as well as other services..

I love the ease of sending a client a link and not thinking twice about if they will be able to navigate Riverside.fm It's truly one of the most seamless processes I use

I have yet to master it on my iPad! It would be awesome to be able to use it from multiple computers and have the same easy peasy process I have on my desktop.

My favorite part of using Riverside.fm is the ability to extract my portion of the audio and video. I record sessions that may be viewed as compromising to some, so being able to assure my clients that I will never use your image not voice is key