First episode in 30 minutes

This guide walks you from a fresh account to your first exported audio file in under 30 minutes.

Prerequisites

• Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge (latest version)
• A microphone connected to your computer
• Your guest's email address or a way to share a link

Step 1 — Create your account

Go to rebelaudio.org/login/signup.html and create your free account. No credit card required.

Step 2 — Create a session

From your dashboard, click New Session. Name your episode. The system creates a unique session room.

Step 3 — Invite your guest

Copy the guest invite link from the session page. Share it by email, Slack, or text. Your guest clicks the link and joins in their browser — no account needed on their end.

Step 4 — Allow browser permissions

Both host and guest must allow microphone access when the browser prompts. Chrome will ask once per session. If you accidentally deny, go to Chrome Settings → Privacy → Microphone and re-allow rebelaudio.org.

Step 5 — Hit Record

Click the amber Record button. You'll see your waveform meter start moving. Your audio is now writing to your local disk via the browser's IndexedDB API — not to a server. Your guest's audio is simultaneously writing to their own disk.

Step 6 — End session and upload

Click End Session when the interview is done. The browser packages each local track as a 48kHz / 24-bit WAV file and uploads it to your shared project. This may take 1–3 minutes depending on session length.

Step 7 — Export

Open the project in the editor. Click Export → Mixed-down master. Choose your format:

• WAV — lossless, for your DAW or distribution platform
• MP3 320kbps — for podcast hosting
• MP3 -16 LUFS normalized — Apple Podcasts / Spotify ready

Your first episode is done.

Next steps

• Recording Guide — advanced settings, gain staging, browser permissions
• Clips — turn your episode into vertical social clips
• Collaboration — invite an editor to the project