Love Descript but here are a few workflow things that could make it even better. I would love your thoughts

Hey everyone. Long-time Descript user here. It saves me at least hours per edit when working on audio and video, and the direct YouTube export is genuinely brilliant. I wanted to share a few things I think could make it even better.

I'm partly hoping that there are ways already to solve these already that someone can share hoping this is useful feedback for the team too.

One thing worth flagging upfront: I edit heavily via the waveform and timeline as much as the transcript. I suspect some of these might be invisible to people who edit purely through the text, so curious whether other waveform-first editors have hit the same walls.

1. Keyboard shortcuts M for marker, easy track soloing -- these are standard in pretty much every DAW. Would love to see more shortcuts added for waveform-based editing.

2. Podcast templates Layouts are great but I'd love a proper template system -- drop in your main content and have the intro, outro and recurring segments pre-arranged around it. I edit the same podcast every week and this would be a game changer.

3. Persistent cover art on MP3 export Minor one, but having to re-upload cover art every single time adds unnecessary friction.

4. Clip grouping across timelines No way to group clips from different tracks and move them as a unit. You have to nudge them one by one. Basic grouping would make a real difference.

5. Auto gap removal sensitivity Sometimes cuts sections where someone has clearly spoken, even with "no harsh cuts" on. A sensitivity dial would make this tool genuinely transformative.

6. Waveform disappearing on zoom Zooming in and out sometimes causes the waveform to vanish entirely. Only fix is a full page refresh. Happens often enough to be a real workflow interruption.

Would love to know if others have experienced these -- and if anyone on the Descript team is reading, keep up the incredible work. The core product is outstanding.