BenchCast - Podcasts & friends

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Turn any room into a podcast studio. BenchCast records everyone on their own iPhone at full quality, then mixes it into one polished, ready-to-share episode — no mics, no mixers, no cables, and no internet required. Each guest joins the session from their own phone and records their own crystal-clear local track. When you finish, BenchCast automatically gathers every track to the host, lines them up, and blends them into a single stereo podcast. It's the pro "double-ender" workflow — made effortless. HOW IT WORKS • The host taps Start and names the session • Friends tap Join — phones find each other nearby over Wi-Fi and Bluetooth • Everyone records locally, in full quality, at the same time • Tracks are collected, aligned, and mixed into one finished episode • Export and share straight from your library FEATURES • Multitrack recording — every voice on its own track • Local-first capture — full quality on each device, immune to network dropouts • Nearby connect — no accounts, no internet, no setup • Host controls — start, stop, and pause recording for everyone at once • Automatic sync — a sync tone aligns all tracks to the exact moment • One-tap mixdown — a single, balanced stereo episode, ready to publish • Studio sound — echo cancellation plus a broadcast "radio voice" EQ and compression • Loud and clean — automatic level normalization • Recording library — play back, export, and manage past sessions • Beautiful dark interface with live, per-person level meters PERFECT FOR • Co-hosted and panel podcasts • In-person interviews and roundtables • Capturing conversations, meetings, and ideas on the fly PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your recordings stay on your devices. BenchCast works entirely over the local network — nothing is uploaded to the cloud and no account is required. Gather your co-hosts, hit record, and sound like a studio. Download BenchCast and start your first session in seconds.