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Launch HN: Wondercraft (YC S22) – Use text-to-speech to create podcasts easily

Aug 11, 2023 - news.ycombinator.com
Dimitris and Youssef, founders of Wondercraft, have developed a platform that uses AI voices to simplify podcast creation. The platform integrates realistic text-to-speech with an infrastructure that allows users to integrate music, publish their podcast, generate a video for their episode, assist in script generation, auto generate show notes and transcripts, and translate their podcast. The technology is best suited for news rundowns and narrational format podcasts, and is not intended for fully AI generated content.

Since its launch, Wondercraft has attracted over 13,000 users, including businesses repurposing their blogs, writers reaching audiences through another medium, news outlets adding a news rundown podcast, businesses creating internal educational material, and podcast studios serving client needs faster. The founders are currently testing an "Async Podcasts" feature, which allows interviewees to respond to questions asynchronously in writing, with the option to share a photo and a clip of their voice, and a podcast will be created from it.

Key takeaways:

  • Wondercraft is a platform that uses AI voices to simplify podcast creation, integrating realistic text-to-speech with an infrastructure that simplifies various aspects of podcast creation such as integrating music, publishing, generating videos, script assistance, and translation.
  • The platform was created in response to the challenges of traditional podcast creation, including the need for equipment and software, editing, technical difficulties, and logistical planning.
  • Since its launch, Wondercraft has attracted over 13,000 users, with use cases including businesses repurposing blogs, writers reaching audiences through another medium, news outlets adding a news rundown podcast, and podcast studios serving client needs faster.
  • Wondercraft is not for fully AI-generated content, but rather for transferring existing content to another medium. The technology is best suited for news rundowns and narrational format podcasts, and they are testing an "Async Podcasts" feature for interview and conversational formats.
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