Your narrators record. You review. Everyone stays on the same page.
Punch Track gives studios a single platform for audiobook production — from script upload to final export. No more email chains, file sharing headaches, or manual tracking.
Audiobook production shouldn’t require a spreadsheet army
Tracking chaos
Chapter statuses scattered across emails, shared drives, and spreadsheets. Nobody knows where anything stands without asking.
Pick-up notes nobody reads
Meticulous timecode notes in documents that narrators have to cross-reference manually. Corrections get missed. Cycles drag on.
File version hell
Downloading, re-uploading, and renaming audio files. “chapter3_final_v2_FINAL.wav” — we’ve all been there.
Every project, every chapter, at a glance
The dashboard shows you exactly where everything stands. See which chapters are recording, which are in review, and which are approved — all updated in real time across every team member.
- Multi-project overview with status indicators
- Chapter-level progress tracking
- Live updates across all team members as changes happen
Upload a PDF. Get chapters to record.
Drop in the manuscript and Punch Track extracts the chapter structure automatically. Real-time progress shows you exactly what’s happening. In seconds, your project is ready for narrators to start recording.
- Quick, automatic chapter extraction from PDF
- Set custom sample rate, bit depth, export format and loudness for the project
- All major publishing standards supported
- Correct from the start and maintained throughout the project lifespan
Invite your team. Assign roles. Get to work.
Add narrators and reviewers by email. Each person sees only what they need: narrators see their chapters and scripts, reviewers see submissions and can add pick-ups. Email notifications keep everyone in the loop automatically.
- Invite narrators and reviewers by email
- Role-based visibility and permissions
- Email notifications for status changes and invites
Precise feedback at the exact moment it matters
Drop pick-up markers on the script at the exact timestamp where something needs fixing. Each marker has its own discussion thread so reviewer and narrator can go back and forth until it's right. Markers are color-coded: yellow for open, green for resolved.
- Timestamped, precise pick-up markers on the page and in chapter overviews
- Threaded conversations on every pick-up
- Yellow (open) → green (resolved) workflow
- Real-time updates across all parties — no browser refreshing
A clear path from recording to approved
Each chapter follows a defined workflow. Status transitions are validated — you can’t submit an empty chapter, and you can’t approve without listening. Everyone knows what’s expected at every stage.
Built for production at scale
Multi-format export
Export chapters as MP3, WAV, or FLAC with industry-standard settings.
Email notifications
Automatic emails for submissions, approvals, pick-ups, and team invites.
Real-time sync
Instant sync across all team members. Every change lands in real time.
Script management
PDF uploading with chapter extraction and fine-tuning.
Secure storage
All audio encrypted at rest in the cloud with project-level access control.
Audio standards
Set sample rate and format requirements per project.
From manuscript to master in four steps
Create project
Upload the manuscript PDF. Punch Track extracts chapters automatically.
Invite your team
Add narrators and reviewers by email. They get instant access.
Review and refine
Listen to submissions. Add pick-ups with precision. Narrators re-record.
Export and deliver
Download approved chapters and pick-up in your required format. Import into any DAW.
What studios are saying
We used to manage everything in spreadsheets and Dropbox. Punch Track replaced all of that. Our narrators love it, and we can see exactly where every project stands.
Rachel T.
Studio Manager
The pick-up workflow alone saved us hours per project. Being able to drop a marker and record a quick audio note is a game-changer for our review process.
David L.
Audio Producer
Onboarding a new narrator used to take a full meeting to explain the process. Now we send an invite email and they're recording the same day.
Maria S.
Publisher
Frequently asked questions
There’s no limit during beta. We’ll announce team size tiers before launch.
Yes. Your dashboard shows all active projects with real-time status tracking across every chapter.
MP3, WAV, and FLAC. You set the standard per project to match your delivery requirements.
No. Punch Track is entirely browser-based. Narrators just need a modern browser and a microphone.
Notice an issue, pause, click on the page to add a marker, type your note. The narrator sees all pick-ups on their waveform and resolves them one by one. Each pick-up is a conversation so you can both chat about it further. Your narrator could even record a new version before you finish reviewing the chapter.
Not yet, but API access is on our roadmap for studio integrations and automated workflows.
Streamline your audiobook production
Start managing projects, narrators, and chapters in one place.
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