How Open Uses Notetracks to Review Daily Meditation Audio Faster and Reduce Revision Cycles by 50%
50%
time savings for content producers
30%
time savings for content editors
Open is a mindfulness studio and startup producing daily audio and video content across web and iOS. In the last six months, Open shifted toward a more audio-first content strategy, with Daily Meditations delivering three new audio practices every day: a 10-minute meditation, a 20-minute meditation, and a breathwork session.
As audio volume increased, Open’s review workflow remained built on a video-first tool. This created friction for producers reviewing audio content where pacing, silence, and precise timing matter. Notetracks gave Open a review experience designed specifically for audio.
Open’s production team records and edits content in Pro Tools, then sends bounced versions to producers for review. While this worked technically, the review stage was inefficient. For less guided meditations especially, producers had to listen linearly just to find where dialogue resumed.
After searching for an audio-specific alternative, Open discovered Notetracks through podcast and audio production case studies and began testing it inside their real workflow. Notetracks allowed Open to:
This removed guesswork from audio review and aligned the feedback process more closely with how editors work in Pro Tools.
Since incorporating Notetracks into their audio production workflow, Open has reduced review time on silence-heavy meditation content by an estimated 30–40% and cut revision cycles between producers and audio engineers by 20–30%. The team is able to move daily meditation content through post-production faster, without sacrificing pacing, clarity, or quality.
For Nate and the production team, Notetracks reduces cognitive load by making audio review visual and precise. Seeing waveform structure removes the need to listen linearly through long pauses, while range markers and timeline-based comments eliminate unnecessary back-and-forth.
“Just being able to see the waveform is huge for us. It lets us understand spacing immediately and give better notes.”
Nate sees Notetracks as a natural extension of professional audio tools, especially for teams working closely with Pro Tools. The ability to pinpoint edits visually helps ensure changes are made correctly the first time, avoiding repeated revisions and saving hours across the team.
“It almost matches up, visibility-wise, to the standards of Pro Tools.”
As Open continues to scale its daily audio output, Notetracks supports both speed and consistency. Producers can review content with confidence, editors receive clearer instructions, and the overall workflow feels calmer and more controlled.
Beyond features, Nate highlighted the value of Notetracks’ openness and responsiveness as a key differentiator. Seeing the public roadmap and having direct feedback acknowledged gave the team confidence they were investing in a product that evolves alongside their needs.
“Seeing your roadmap and how receptive you are to feedback was a big plus for us.”
For Open, Notetracks is more than a review tool. It is a reliable part of their production pipeline, helping the team deliver high-quality meditation and breathwork content every day with less friction and more focus.
Thinking about improving your audio review process? Notetracks could be a powerful addition to your production workflow.
