Smart speed is such an absolutely amazing feature that I wish more audio apps had it (e.g., Audible). For those unaware, you set the speed to something like 1.

Smart speed is such an absolutely amazing feature that I wish more audio apps had it (e.g., Audible). For those unaware, you set the speed to something like 1.75x. It analyzes the audio and shortens the time within dead space (e.g., the natural pause between sentences, words, etc) You can see this happen in real time as the smart speed display updates and you see the rate you’re listening to the podcast goes up to like 2.5x, 3x and even 4x. All because of reducing dead space. It’s insane. Discussed previously on HN [1]. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22852489 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22852489