How to use Notetracks as an audio review software

Often, when working with audio, creators, such as podcast editors, audio engineers, and the like, find the need to review their audio projects. Whether a review is focused on editing out mistakes, improving project quality, analyzing and listening to the final product, or otherwise, utilizing an audio review software is an essential practice for audio creators to finalize and assess audio projects. Notetracks is an online tool that allows users to comment, review audio, and collect feedback collaboratively right on the waveform and timeline—similar to a blend of Google Docs and SoundCloud. By using Notetracks as an audio review software, audio creators from podcast editors to music producers can review, analyze, and evaluate their audio creations with ease.

To begin using Notetracks as an audio review software, open your Notetracks homepage and select the ‘New Project’ button. Make sure to click ‘Audio’ as your project type. Give your audio project a name and press ‘Done’.

You’ll be greeted by the Notetracks interface next. To upload your audio, select either of the two ‘Add Track’ buttons on the left side of the workspace or drag and drop your audio from your computer.

You can also import your file directly from Dropbox or Google Drive.

To begin reviewing your audio project, utilize the playback tools at the bottom of the workspace to listen to your audio. Ensure that it’s the correct file and version.

You can use Notetracks as an audio review software through our ‘Commenting’ feature. You can leave comments on the waveform and treat them like notes to leave during an audio review, conveniently placed along the waveform in one easy-to-use, cohesive platform. Some of these notes can refer to various audio notes, such as pointing out sound quality, speech clarity, general flow of the piece, equalization, transitions, and the like.

To begin leaving notes on your audio project, navigate to where in the audio you’d like to review, and click the ‘New Comment’ button in the toolbar of Notetracks. Make sure you’re in the ‘Comment’ pane at the top middle of the workspace. You can also double-click on the waveform to leave comments and notes.

You’ll see the comment box appear where you can jot down notes, analyze, and review your audio. Type in your feedback and press ‘Post’ when you’re done.

Your comment and/or note will now appear in the workstation alongside your audio.

Notetracks can also leave stamps, markers, and labels on an audio track. To leave a marker on your audio, which is a simple line and empty text box to mark specific timestamps where review needs to happen, click the ‘Add Marker’ button in the top left of the toolbar.

You’ll see a marker appear on your audio project.

Next, if you’d like to use labels or tags to review your audio project in a more visual fashion, switch over to the ‘Draw’ tab in the top middle of the workstation. You’ll see a new toolbar that has a variety of new tools to try out.

To leave labels to denote certain podcast sections, verses and choruses of music projects, or otherwise, click on the waveform what timestamp you’d like to place the label and press the ‘Text’ icon.

You can feel free to select a colour for your label. Type in the title of your label and press ‘Enter’ when you’re finished. Your label is now published!

To place tags, which can help annotate and review instrumentation such as vocals, piano, drums, and more, select the symbol you’d like to use and drag it down into the workspace. You can also change the colour of these tags if wanted. Once dragged and dropped, you’ll be able to see the tags visible alongside your previously made notes, comments, markers, labels, and audio.

Using Notetracks as an audio review software can be an excellent tool to perform in-depth reviews, all in one convenient, cohesive, and powerful space. Audio review is especially important for audio creators to perform to ensure their projects are distributed with the highest quality, intention, and execution. Check out Notetracks for free today and begin reviewing your audio projects with ease.