Zencastr

Zencastr records each guest on their own machine and uploads the file afterwards, so a bad connection ruins the live monitor rather than the recording. That is the whole reason to use a tool like this instead of a call recorder. Video is recorded the same way. Editing, transcription and distribution sit on top, which means a short interview show can start and finish in one place rather than moving files between four tools.

The free tier covers a first show. Above it the cards read $24 a month or $288 billed yearly, $40 or $480, and $80 or $960, each marked as saving 20 percent on the annual term. The tiers separate recording hours, transcription and the number of people who can be in a session. A 14-day free trial is offered on the first paid tier.

An interview show recorded remotely, where guests are not technical and will not install anything. The local recording is the reason to be here rather than on a call app, and it stops mattering if you record everyone in the same room. A show that is already edited in a full DAW may only want the recording half of this.