Facebook Announces Audio Rooms and Podcasts

Facebook on your blog announced a variety of functions related to audio communication. Soon, she promises to improve the quality of sound and speech translation, so that users can feel the presence of interlocutors on the social network. In addition to this, the service has introduced a number of important innovations.

Audio editor

The first thing Facebook will offer is a suite of new audio creation tools. They will be powerful enough for professionals, but intuitive and fun for ordinary users. This kind of sound studio will allow you to use music as a background for your publications. Audio tracks can be mixed and applied with voice effects and filters.

Soundbites

The second innovation is Soundbites. It is a tool for creating short audio clips. Facebook suggests using it to record anecdotes, jokes, inspirations, or poetry. Soundbites will be tested over the next few months with a small number of contributors, and will later become available to everyone.

Podcasts

Also in the near future, Facebook promises to introduce support for podcasts so that you can listen to them both while using the application and in the background. Built-in search allows you to find podcasts by interest and share them with friends.

Audio rooms

Live Audio Rooms or Audio Rooms is an attempt to replace Clubhouse and empower users to use an isolated space for hobby or business discussions. Soon, such rooms will be tested in groups, and then in the messenger.

Monetization

In order for new formats of audio communication to develop, Facebook plans to provide content creators with convenient monetization. For example, in audio rooms, favorite speakers can be supported through the Stars function, and Soundbites users - through a special fund (Audio Creator Fund) for supporting novice authors. It will also be possible to charge a fee to access the room through a one-time purchase or subscription.