PROMPTER
Response from developer
Thanks for reaching out. I'm sorry the Reader has been giving you trouble since the update. I want to get this in front of my developers so we can figure out what's going on. Please contact support@slatable.com and we'll get it sorted from there. David CEO Slatable Inc.
Fixed!
Garbled audio and wasted time
Response from developer
Thanks for reaching out. I'm really sorry about the frustration with the garbled audio. There's nothing worse than nailing a take only to discover it's unusable on playback. That's genuinely awful, especially when you're already working without a reader. We just released an update that fixes a bug causing audio issues on certain devices. If you're still experiencing problems after updating, lowering the volume or using a Bluetooth speaker can help. On the camera framing issue, you're right, and we've been working on improvements there. I'd love to have you test the update before we launch it if you're interested. Just reach out at support@slatable.com and I'll get you set up. Best David CEO Slatable Inc.
The bugs are so terrible
I might just go make my own.
Immense Potential but quite a few issues
1. I should be able to film with the camera on either the left or the right side, currently itās only the left side.
2. All too often either audio doesnāt convert or muted audio is not actually muted when recording.
3. Several times when recording the App will crash and not record at all.
4. I wish there was a way where you could have multiple voices in the same audition rather than just one.
Teleprompter
Trying to change the speed is so miserable. The slider is a disaster. Not only is it impossible to tell what speed youāre changing it to, but it resets every time you open and close your prompter or do a different take.
Simplest fix would be a +- button.
Itās very difficult to balance the speed with recorded audio and sync up your spoken lines because of this.
Aside from that, another star off because recording and voice mods are so buggy. Itās been in ābetaā for over a year and still not one update to it.
Iāve honestly started using chatgpt to be my reader because the time I spend trying to get your app, that I pay full price, to work. cost about the same price tbh.
Response from developer
Thank you for taking the time to write this detailed feedback on the teleprompter. I completely understand your frustration with the speed controls. Your suggestion for +/- buttons makes perfect sense for more precise and consistent control. Please reach out to us at support@slatable.com about the specific issues you're experiencing. I'd love to help get those resolved for you. Best, David CEO, Slatable Inc.
Adjusted After Customer Service
Original post: The voice changer (almost) NEVER WORKS. It feels like Iāve spent hours and hours trying to convert the audio to one of the female voices to read the other lines (of a female character) and it either uses a male voice or it just emits loud clanging noises. It is a disaster.
Response from developer
Thank you so much for updating your review!! So glad I could get you back on track. And always happy to help! Best David CEO Slatable Inc.
Just what I need
Update: ok, Iāve used it for like 15 auditions now and itās still great but I struggle when the sides are many pages long and dialogue heavy. I like to keep it as a pdf to preserve the formatting (easier to read) but the timing of the teleprompter and the reader voices can be a challenge sometimes. I wish there was a way to keep the PDF but have it remove the page breaks. Waiting for it to scroll to the next page kills the whole take. Or if it could let me edit the teleprompter text in the middle of a take then I wouldnāt mind using the import feature. Then I could remove some of the dialogue and action lines to match the pacing I need. I would also love if the voices could play back when we are done talking (like the cold read memorization app does) clicking the remote can be heard in my self tape and I have to remove the sounds myself. I donāt use the new AI voice because it takes much longer to record and doesnāt seem any better (yet).
Response from developer
Reply to update: Thank you for the valuable feedback! Please drop me an email at support@slatable.com so I can update you on your concerns. Thank you so much for the lovely review! Iām so happy the app has made self tapes easier for youāitās exactly why we built it. Itās great to hear youāre finding the features and flexibility so helpful. Break a leg with your auditions and feel free to reach out any time! āØ David CEO Slatable Inc.
No option to try before buying
Lacking to be truly useful
I could get over all of this but the one thing that rendered this app useless: You canāt mirror your screen or use an HDMI into a monitor while the app is in use! It completely deactivates the app until you stop screen mirroring!
What is the point of a teleprompter to help you self tape by yourself if you canāt even mirror your screen to another monitor? Seriously this is a HUGE mistake. It would make the app incredibly useful if that were allowed.
Response from developer
Hi Kaynerama, Thanks for the feedback. Based on suggestions like yours, we just released version 3.5, which now supports screen mirroring to a Mac or Apple TV. If youāre open to sharing more about your experience with the voice changer, Iād love to hear it. Just reach out via support. Iād also love to learn more about your experience with the reader. Timing can vary depending on how itās used, so any details youāre willing to share would help us improve it. For more consistent control, we recommend using a small Bluetooth media remote to cue lines. I appreciate you giving the app a try and hope the update makes it more useful for you. Best, David CEO
Could be a great App
1) the teleprompter does not support a speed slow enough for any standard script or pace. The āteleprompterā app I have is basically paused when itās at its lowest speed. It also uses numbers instead of a dial and you can increase or decrease by 1 number at a time which is helpful in getting to exactly the speed you need.
2) I canāt seem to save individual takes. I canāt even seem to be able to save the whole audition. The share button that is available at the audition setting screen is always disabled. I have to go to settings and choose export all audition files to save anything. Being able to save individual takes would be amazing.
3) There is a bug in the audio converter in both the beta and classic versions where I will convert all lines to a different voice, but some lines will be converted to a completely different voice. So, it sounds like I am speaking to multiple people when I should only be speaking to one. I have tried to correct this multiple ways without deleting the audio, but the only thing that works is deleting the audio and recording again, but even sometimes that will not work. I have had to resort to using the unconverted audio, which is irritating because the voice-changing capabilities is why I chose this app.
4) There is another bug where I will add a new scene to the same audition, record audio, and convert the audio. Then, when I go to do a take, I select the audio button and an error message pops up saying I have no audio and must record it. But, if I leave the take and go back to where I record the audio, the audio is there. Again, I have tried to fix this multiple ways but the only thing that worked was deleting the second scene and starting a whole other audition for that scene.
This app in theory is amazing. But I had three auditions to do yesterday that took me four hours to get on tape when they really could have taken me one, all because of these issues. I have every intention of sticking with it in hopes that it will just keep improving. I am thankful that someone out there has recognized the unique need for this app. Please donāt give up on it š
Response from developer
Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts and detailing your experience with the app. I really appreciate your honest feedbackāitās invaluable for helping us improve. I did receive your support email and replied a couple of times, so I hope youāll have a chance to check those out. Please feel free to reply there if youād like to continue troubleshooting! Iād like to understand your teleprompter experience a bit better. Can you share what speed youāre running at and whether youāre using a scanned script or text? It sounds like the current slowest speed might not be meeting your needs. As a premium subscriber, you can save individual takes by tapping the More menu (ā¢ā¢ā¢) on the Takes screen in the top right, then āSelect,ā choosing the takes you want, and finally tapping the save icon at the bottom right. We even name them and add S1T1, etc.! If this isnāt working as expected, please let me know so we can look into it. And you just need to tap on the "like" heart icon top right in the Take icon to add your Takes to create an audition. Please let me know if this is not happening. Regarding the audio converter issue, generative AI sometimes produces results that arenāt 100% consistent. We made a tweak in a recent update to improve stability. Thanks again for your detailed feedback and for sticking with us. Feel free to reach out anytime with more questions or suggestions. In the Settings screen there are buttons for our support pages and to create a support ticketāI do try to respond as quickly as possible since I know auditions are often time-sensitive. Best, David CEO/Founder
Reviews too high
I select a tail slate, upload a slate, and itās not included in the recording for some reason.
Also, the frame you see while filming is NOT the frame that ends up shown in the recording. Pretty important.
The app should have a full editing tool at premium price. I still have to export the files to editing software to formulate a proper audition, even though the takes and slate are recorded in the app.
I recommend Audition Pro (free) over this app, to be honest. Especially when you need another character. The audio CRACKS loudly before your readerās lines, but itās free, and you can edit out that initial crackle if you edit/time correctly.
I feel like this app really focuses on the title cards/info and doesnāt have enough knowledge of and attention to the details of whatās actually needed for an audition.
Get more actors and casting directors testing your software, Slatable!!
Response from developer
Hi there, Thank you for your honest review and for taking the time to share your experience. Iām sorry to hear about the issues you encountered. Could you please email us at support@slatable.com with more details? Specifically, weād like to know if youāre using the new beta version of SceneAudio or the classic one, and whether you have the tail slate selected and toggled on. Also, any additional details about the volume settings on your device would be helpful. We truly value your feedback as it helps us improve the app for all users. Best, David
Everything locked behind a paywall
Response from developer
Thank you for sharing your feedback. Weāre sorry you felt frustrated with the appās costs. We actually offer a free plan that includes basic features and might better suit your needs if you donāt require unlimited or advanced functionalities. As a small, independent team, we do our best to keep our paid plans affordable while covering the costs of continuous improvements and support. We truly appreciate your inputāif you have specific suggestions or would like help making the most of the free plan, please reach out to our support team. Thank you again for trying Slatable.
Can't try before you buy
Response from developer
I hear you! Itās completely fair to want to try an app before committing. Thatās why we offer a free plan, which lets you record one audition per monthāso you can see if itās a good fit before upgrading. If you need more than that, the Basic plan gives you 3 auditions per month, and Premium unlocks unlimited recordings, plus the AI voice and teleprompter features. Let us know if you have any questions at support@slatable.com we're happy to help!
Just what I need
Response from developer
Thank you so much for the lovely review! Iām so happy the app has made self tapes easier for youāitās exactly why we built it. Itās great to hear youāre finding the features and flexibility so helpful. Break a leg with your auditions and feel free to reach out any time! āØ David
Not What You Want/Need
The audio of the other reader playing while recording a video muffles the video and distorts the sound. The built in AI voices pick up the hum or buzz in a room and translates it to random words and louder noises. But even if you get a smooth audio recording once again, it wonāt work on the self tape because of how the audio is playing from the device that is also recording. I spent hours trying to get this to work and wasted great takes because of this.
The AI voices only come with four options, thereās no text to speech option so you have to speak the script first how you want it and the convert it to AI, and thereās no way to download the AI audio after either.
The video trimming is hard to use, and has auto snap so it doesnāt let you edit precisely.
This app is a glorified Voice Memo, you still have to time out your piece to the second for it to make sense.
Also the teleprompter does not scroll over the video being recorded like a teleprompter would in the field. The Teleprompter feature is just a slow scroll on a document you have to copy and paste, or uploaded PDF. You canāt record yourself at the same time, so whatās the point unless you hold your phone or iPad with you?
Another thing, I canāt log in again on a separate device. It only wants me on one device, so I canāt even have the audio play from my iPad because there is no login screen. Just a sign up screen, which is a user pain point and a UX nightmare.
I wouldnāt have written this review if this was free app, but now Iām out $10. I had this app for 5 hours total and have already cancelled the subscription, and had two mental breakdowns because of it.
All in all I did my self tape without this app entirely at the end. Caused more headaches than it solved.
Response from developer
Hi, So sorry you had issues with the app. We have a new version on the AppStore which fixes a bug related to the muffled sound. Unfortunately reviews sometimes take a while to post so a support ticket might have helped with this. Iām happy to answer your review here: We actually have 16 AI voices to choose from. If you scroll down the popup list you can see all of them, play a small audio clip to hear what they sound like, and then choose from the list. I'd love to know what you're experiencing with the trimmer. We've not included auto-snap so you should have fine-grained control over where you trim. There is a teleprompter in the camera. Just tap on the Scroll icon and it will overlay the camera and then tap on Record as you usually would. The other Teleprompter is for rehearsing your lines or using with a teleprompter beam splitter. Sorry if that wasn't clear in the UI. I'll definitely make a note of that for future versions. You should be able to log into your account on multiple devices. Slatable is not cloud based, for security reasons, so you'd need to set up each device separately. If you could send me a screen shot of what you're seeing to support@slatable.com I'd love to know as obviously that's not great if you can't log in. I appreciate your feedback. I do wish you had contacted us at support as we're always happy to help and figure out workarounds if something is not working as it should. best David CEO Slatable.
Good idea - POOR EXECUTION
So Many Bugs
Good idea, terrible quality
I must have her self-taped auditions
Another huge Plus is the excellent customer service. I had a few questions when I first started using the app and the support team was incredibly responsive and helpful that they quickly resolved my concerns and insured that I had a seamless experience.
For any actor needing a self tape without a reader available, Slatable is an invaluable tool. It saves time, provides amazing flexibility, and has become an essential part of self-tape auditions.
Response from developer
Lia, thank you so much for your review! I'll make sure to pass it on to the team. We're really excited about the new AI voice changer so I'm happy to hear how helpful it is! Break a leg!! David CEO Slatable
