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Great idea! Dealing with equipment (oh the headaches) alone is a barrier to entry.
It's probably a dumb question, but will there ever be a way to upload audio to the app? While we do some short episodes on the go, we usually do them in-studio and I'd prefer the audio quality of my studio setup.
Or, alternatively, while I love the drops section, it'd be nice to have my own show's shortened theme song so I can "brand" it.
Finally, one of the pillars of podcasting is the RSS feed so that the listener can use any subscription platform they choose, and they're not confined to a single app. Do you plan to implement RSS feeds?
@brewbloods Hi! Check out Opinion, which is another really simple podcasting studio for iOS. We engineered it to be as flexible as possible – Opinion lets you import audio from Dropbox or iCloud, and you can export to a ton of different apps and services. Looking forward to hear your feedback! https://www.producthunt.com/tech...
@iano I second your thoughts @brewbloods - I totally get the pain point of hours of audio editing to produce only a few minutes of truly good content. I struggle with this constantly on The Pitch. The concept of clicking to automatically cut a pause or umm is seriously groundbreaking. Would love to see a version of this app for iPad Pro or something so I can do some serious editing.
I've been looking forward to seeing this launch. I just recorded a bumper of my initial impressions of the app (I know, meta). Of course, it's similar to Anchor, "reinventing" podcasting to make it more accessible (and fun).
I love the addition of sound effects, smart editing, and their audio prompts are engaging (e.g. what's one thing everyone loves that you hate: my answer).
More details from @iano in his Medium post.
I love the addition of sound effects, smart editing, and their audio prompts are engaging (e.g. what's one thing everyone loves that you hate: my answer).
More details from @iano in his Medium post.
why not make an Android version (to beat AnchorFM and get the android users who like this concept) :P ?
too bad it does not work with skype recording. skype podcast are a major PITA. and dealing with sound editing after is just a nightmare. good for solo podcasting though
Here are my fav bumpers which is really what its all about:
https://bumpers.fm/e/56U7Va1Ihk
https://bumpers.fm/e/GnojrzyoFQ
https://bumpers.fm/e/atccjrpakjc...
https://bumpers.fm/e/atb7smoko3i...
I think we will see more voice-centered application and this is a great entry into the field. A few feedback:
- Really love the voice recorder and segmenter, it just lowers the anxiety of recording and makes the editing part so much easier. Great job there!
- The selfie camera will somehow do a horizontal flip of the picture (a bug?)
- The forced selfie at the end of recording seems to be a bit contrived to serve the design? Staring at an interesting image for 5 mins could still be boring and I don't think it needs to be required. Voice, unlike text, should not take too much space, take advantage of that.
- Not a big fan of the Snapchat like horizontal scrolling a.k.a anti tab-bar design. Low discoverability, harder to navigate etc.
- The most important part of voice since the dawn of civilization is communication, unlike Anchor, I think Bumper encourages broadcasting than voice interaction. There is no back-and-forth element, which I feel could be filled.
Congrats to the launch!
used this intermittently during the beta, and the interface is smooth as hell. you need to download it to fully understand how great the audio editing interface is :)
This solves a major problem, but the way you guys executed is what's most important. As intuitive and easy-to-use as you can get. This can really give a newfound voice to every single user out there. Seriously...great job!
OH also for the product hunters here is a bunch of emails i sent when i first started working on this (I turned it into a couple medium posts so I didn't keep spamming people) which kind of catalogs the VERY early days of the app struggle https://medium.com/an-audio-thing
Been a fan of this app since I first saw it in beta. The aesthetic of the app is really fun and I think translates to setting the tone for the content. I think this is a bigger deal in the success of social apps than ppl think. You're more likely to tinker with something and share with a friend something that's entertaining and funny and Bumpers is full of content that is.
This is honestly one of the best apps/products/things I've seen in a good while. It solves a real problem and does so in a remarkably simple way.
Hi producthunters,
Wanted to share this press we got in TechCrunch today as today is our ~official press launch.
Also wanted to take the opportunity to talk about a few new features we have since our last PH post. As usual looking forward to your feedback!
- save and label drafts for later editing or publishing
- combine drafts / import drafts into recordings (allows you to record over time and blend into 1 episode/ no longer 1 take recording)
- record new audio from within edit (add something you forgot, delete a section and re-do it, etc)
- layer music underneath audio (new music library made for this!)
https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/2...
I think the only problem I have with Bumpers is that while I'm listening to the content, all I can think about is wanting to see their faces.
@redboy A shame that you let something so trivial prevent you from enjoying Bumpers for the past year. Your flippant dismissal of this product suggests you (irrationally) feared Team Bumpers might misuse/sell your phone number. They did nothing of the sort with mine. Maybe try them again?
@al_boulley there is nothing “flippant” about my response. There is absolutely, positively no reason for an app like this to require my phone number for its use. There are plenty of other options out there and I have no desire to retry this until they change their policy. Thanks for your concern though.
@redboy Actually, there IS a reason for requiring a phone number to use a social media app/platform. It's called, "one person one account".
No—requiring a phone number does *not* perfectly limit people to one account. I have a Google Voice number in addition to my cellular provider-issued number; someone can own multiple phones and have a number for each. Yet for all intents and purposes, requiring a phone number will *vastly* reduce the number of people with multiple accounts. Personally, I think that's a good thing. It's no longer a big deal to give your phone number or email to 99.99% of the companies. Being hypervigilant about either of those is like cutting off your nose to spite your face.
And yes, you were flippant—your initial response was "not showing a serious or respectful attitude". Bumpers did nothing wrong, foolish, regrettable, or unfortunate by requiring a phone number.
@al_boulley Phone numbers are just as easy to fake as emails. If you don't realize this you're naive. To add it as a requirement to an app only does one thing - to scare off the privacy conscience. I wasn't flippant then, but I shall be now. Bugger off already.
@redboy Most people will never try to have more than one phone number, whereas it's common for people to have multiple email addresses. Most people don't know about Google Voice, or other reputable VOIP vendors, or the kinds of services you're probably talking about. Bottom line is that email addresses are easier to get than phone numbers. Bumpers using a phone number as an authentication method is smart, and quite safe. In fact, it prevents people from easily hacking into your account—they have to do much more than simply get access to your email account. Whenever you sign in to Bumpers from a new device, their system sends a 4-digit code to the registered phone number. Anyway, if you want to be super-private with your phone number, go ahead.
The 'discovery' element needs work. When I jumped in it looked like it was niches to US sports. No quick and easy way to find people by topic, find contacts from other networks, etc. Look forward to playing around with it more but not sure the average user would put the effort it and better discovery prompts would help with onboarding and engagement.
“Get it” directs user to a landing page with different offer each click. Potential fraud or phishing attempt!
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