# Interviews

> How journalists and researchers use CleanCut to create polished interview recordings with better pacing.

## The interview editing challenge

Interviews are conversational by nature, but raw recordings contain lots of dead air that disrupts flow: thinking pauses before answers, awkward silences between questions, technical setup and mic checks, and interruptions or off-topic moments. Manually editing to tighten pacing while preserving natural conversation flow is time-consuming.

## The CleanCut solution

CleanCut automatically detects and removes dead air while preserving the natural rhythm of conversation:

- **Faster editing** — edit interviews in minutes instead of hours.
- **Better flow** — tighter pacing while keeping natural conversation.
- **Professional quality** — publish-ready interviews with minimal effort.

## Typical workflow

1. Conduct your interview — focus on the conversation, don't worry about perfect pacing.
2. Import the recording into CleanCut.
3. Auto-detect silences: threshold -35dB, minimum duration 0.8s, to preserve natural pauses.
4. Review key moments — restore intentional pauses if needed.
5. Export and publish or share.

## Real results

- **15-25%** average reduction in interview length.
- **90%** time saved on editing.

## Related

- [Podcasts Use Case](https://cleancut.video/use-cases/podcasts.md)
- [Remove Dead Air from Podcasts (Guide)](https://cleancut.video/guides/remove-dead-air-podcast.md)
- [Download CleanCut](https://cleancut.video/download.md)