Riverside
Studio-quality remote recording with AI clip extraction — the capture layer of the comms audio stack
Riverside records remote podcasts and video interviews at high quality by capturing each participant locally (up to 4K video and separate audio tracks) rather than relying on the call connection, so the output survives patchy internet. After recording, its AI transcribes the conversation and Magic Clips scans the transcript to pull the most engaging short clips for social — scoring segments on keywords, sentiment and speaker energy. In the Comms With AI audio stack, Riverside is the recording layer — pair it with Descript for editing and ElevenLabs for voice generation and multilingual voiceover.
For comms teams: comms teams running executive podcasts, interview series or video thought leadership.
Best for
- • Comms teams running executive podcasts, interview series or video thought leadership
- • Teams recording remote guests who need broadcast-usable quality
- • Practitioners producing a record-then-clip workflow for social
- • Anyone burned by low-quality video-call recordings
Pricing
Free plan (2 hours/month, 720p); Standard $19/month (annual) or $24 month-to-month, 15 hours recording and 1080p; Pro $29/month (annual) for 4K; Business from $59/editor/month with SSO and support.
USD, verified July 2026 — check riverside.com/pricing for current rates. Annual billing saves up to ~35% versus monthly.
Pricing last verified Jul 2026 – check vendor site for current rates.
What works well
- + Local per-participant capture delivers quality that survives poor connections
- + Magic Clips closes the record-to-social loop automatically
- + Up to 4K video with separate audio tracks
- + Clean, accessible interface for non-technical hosts
Watch out for
- - Leads on recording, not deep editing — pair with Descript for editing depth
- - Local recording relies on each participant's device and browser behaving
- - AI-selected clips still need a human eye before publishing
- - Recording-hours caps on lower tiers can constrain heavy users
When to choose this
Choose Riverside when your priority is capturing high-quality remote interviews and podcasts — especially with guests on variable connections — and you want AI to pull social clips straight from the recording.
Who should look elsewhere
If your priority is editing and repurposing existing recordings rather than capturing new ones, Descript's edit-by-transcript workflow goes deeper. If you need generated or multilingual voiceover, ElevenLabs is the better fit. And for simple internal calls where broadcast quality is not required, a standard meeting recorder or notetaker may be enough.
Key features
- • High-quality local recording (up to 4K video, separate audio tracks per participant)
- • Resilient to poor connections — records locally, not over the call
- • AI transcription with speaker labelling
- • Magic Clips: AI clip extraction scoring moments on keywords, sentiment and speaker energy
- • Text-based editing and screen recording
Governance & data
Governance information is based on publicly available vendor documentation. Verify with your vendor before procurement decisions.
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