@Swell
The Swell Team
@Swell · 1:25

Welcome to Swell!

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Maybe you'll get sparked by something you knew nothing about, or by someone who makes you laugh or even cry. It's all here. Swell is an amazing place to feel the buzz of humanity. If you're listening to a conversation and you realize that you have something to say, maybe you want to agree with the speaker, or maybe you want to add your own unique perspective. Just go ahead and hit the Reply button and add your thoughts

There’s nothing like the human voice - especially yours.

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@MarkR
Mark Francis Rahaman
@MarkR · 0:39
Hey, Deborah. So I just noticed that I've got a brand new app icon. The swell app icon has changed and loving it. And so far I pretty much love what I'm learning looking at here with this whole new design. Wow. Is anybody talking about this? What's new? Are there any new features or is it just a brand new design? I'm liking it very much. So far there's and there was something that I haven't seen before, a new feature
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@MarkR
Mark Francis Rahaman
@MarkR · 0:21
So I've noticed a new tab saying queue. What's the queue all about? This is brand new to swell, isn't it? The queue. Let me know let me know what features new and what the queue is all about. And yeah, so far I'm loving this update
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@Swell
The Swell Team
@Swell · 1:06

@MarkR New Swell Features in 3.0!

So the queue is a new feature and it helps you play a group of swell. So how do you get a group of swells? You'll notice that there's a play all button or a Play latest button on certain screens. For example, if you go to a station home page, the swell be a button that says Play all and that creates a queue of all the swell in that station and plays them for you one after another and they go into your queue. So play around with this
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@MarkR
Mark Francis Rahaman
@MarkR · 1:31
Alright. So I've had the Android version now for a couple of days. I'm eagerly awaiting this swell of letting us know what's new and it is then new. Is there lots of new features or has some of the old features gone, I wonder let us know. But I've got to say again, once again, after playing around with this for a little while, I really like it. It's exciting. The whole look of it, it's just really good
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@Solotrolololol
orre bretok
@Solotrolololol · 0:44
Hello. Thank you for the nice welcoming. I'm very new here. I think I'm still around an hour or and half to be here. Yeah. I think I like this place and hopefully it can be I a new home for me to express myself. Yeah. Thank you so much. You're
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@amandaz
Amanda Zeitawi
@amandaz · 0:16
Hey, thanks for the intro. I had a question about whether it's possible to add a station. Like, for example, I want to talk about things I learned today. I learned, is it possible to create a station for that so other people book can add on
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@Swell
Swell Team
@Swell · 0:15

Welcome to Swell!

@Diogenesherrera
Diogenes Herrera
@Diogenesherrera · 0:25
Hello people. I'm just new here. My English is not very good, but I will do my best. Okay, so this is the first time using this app. I hope to get the best from you guys. And thank you very much for assisting me
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@ssgolden
Keys Mayhew
@ssgolden · 0:06
Hello, swell. Nice to meet you. This is Sarah
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@ssgolden
Keys Mayhew
@ssgolden · 0:14
Hello. Thank you. I'm swell happy to be here. How are you doing today
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@gbbannister
Ben Bannister
@gbbannister · 0:33

#Swell #Music #Recording

Hi, and thanks for the welcome. I just had a quick question. I wanted to ask what type of equipment people are using to get quality recording in the swell because I am an independent recording artist and a music hobbyist, and I would love to upload or record some of my music first swell, but I want it to be good quality. How would you propose that I go about doing that? Can I get this program on my computer as well as on the phone? Just some general questions
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@Booey
Mike Competillo
@Booey · 0:32
I'm a new user as of this morning, so I don't know why I got your message that I'm not probably the one to ask, but I was wondering the same thing. I'm getting some low audio on my Android mic, which is normal, only very good. So I hope you figure out how to hook that up. I know I had one time seeing someone with a YouTube page on how to interface a good microphone into a phone. I myself, take care
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@ModernGentleman
Jordan Brown
@ModernGentleman · 0:24
Hey, guys, I'm new here. I'm just checking out the app and looking forward to meeting people. Engaging with people, talking about different topics, making a difference and having some fun and making some friends. Look forward to meeting people. Have a great rest of the day. Bye
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@clearsight
William Brandon
@clearsight · 0:25
Hey there. It's good to be here. This is definitely a unique concept. I love it. It reminds me of an app I used to use many, many, many years ago, but I totally forget the name. I think it's like Blip or something like that. But I always thought it was a cool concept, but they shut down, unfortunately. So I hope to see you guys succeed where they failed, not
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@Goldi1216
Cindy Gale
@Goldi1216 · 0:18
Hi the swell people. Thanks for the welcome and look forward to meeting people and talking about some serious subjects. As swell as finding fun. Everybody. Have a blessed day
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@DBPardes
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 0:22

@clearsight

Hey, William, great to hear your voice here on the welcome station. It's Deborah, vice President of Stories and Voices, and it was great to hear your thoughts in comparison to other platforms that gave you some joy, and I hope we succeed. There are a lot of here to follow and to enjoy, so I look forward to listening to your voice. I'll look out for it and welcome as well. Bye
@DBPardes
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 0:27

@Goldi1216

Hey, Cindy, great to hear your voice here. Sometimes I come to this particular Swell conversation to check out new voices, and I heard yours, and I wish I could answer everybody, but we can all answer each other because that's how it works here on Swell. We're all connecting in different threads of conversation. And I look forward to listening to your voice in some conversations that are happening now or in the future. And welcome to swell
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@ModernGentleman
Jordan Brown
@ModernGentleman · 1:03

Hi. Good evening

I hope everybody had an awesome Easter weekend and enjoyed themselves, whether with friends, family, or if you just spent it on your own. This is going to be a new platform for me. It's been a while since I've actually talked about issues that actually really impacted me or really riled me up or really made me want to give my two cent in. I want anybody to have an awesome evening and yeah, I'll be more active on here
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@AngieC
Angie Clark
@AngieC · 1:03

#newbie

I had some life events several years back that have just kind of made me into the recluse I am today. And so I know it's important to interact and I just don't do it enough. And so I saw this. It's all voice based and I thought it was cool. So anyways, I'm going to try it out. If anybody has any tips or advice for me, me, I will gladly take them. Thanks
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@siona
Siona Francesca van Dijk
@siona · 0:34
Hello. Thank you so much for that sweet introduction. I'm new here, just mostly trying out the reply function. And so if anyone is else is listening to this, I hope you do the same. Am I love the concept for this app. I love voices. I love listening to just this course of other human beings. And so it feels like a really sweet and wonderful thing to be a part of. I am going to dive into to explore
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@DBPardes
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 0:21

@siona

Hey, Siona, it's Deborah, and it's an honor and a pleasure to hear your voice. I love when we find people who love voice and conversation, and it is a really great place to be. So I'm so looking forward to hearing your voice more here, sharing that space with you, where we connect and talk. Looking forward. Thanks
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@Stoenem
Cole Yelton
@Stoenem · 0:04

@MarkR

Hi. I think it's a brand new design. This should be a brand new design
@alobird
Lois O
@alobird · 0:12
Hey everyone. It's really exciting to be able to be a part of this. I hope to have many interesting conversations in times to come
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@JohnM
John Michlig
@JohnM · 0:24

Hello and a bit of a test.

Hello. Swell. This may be my incremental first step into podcasting because every third person in the world has to have a podcast. So this will be be the way, I guess, to dip my toes into it. Thank you very much for the opportunity and looking forward to seeing what's interesting
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@DBPardes
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 0:37

@JohnM

Hey, John, I just caught that you said Hi here and our welcome Swell. And I happen to be walking by metaphorically. It's Deborah, and I want to welcome you here. And it's a great place to develop your voice, for sure. I was just having a conversation with someone here on Swell about that very thing, the ability to use as a place to find what your passions are. Develop conversations around them
@JohnM
John Michlig
@JohnM · 1:00

@DBPardes

So it may be nice in the steps leading up to an actual podcast to have an outlet like this where I find people who are equally focused on one or more topics and throw them back and forth a bit without causing turmoil within the family. So it'll be a fun experiment. And thanks again for the welcome
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@MonaG
Ramona G
@MonaG · 0:22
Thank you so much for the invite. I was scrolling, of course, on social media, and I came across this app and I think it's a great app and exciting and I'm looking forward and posting it in getting to know the community. So thank you for creating this app. Make it a great day. Bye
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@danajae33
Dana Jae
@danajae33 · 1:58
I will certainly tell everyone I know and especially my audio students, because I'm going to tell them, well, there's now social media that's wrapped around audio, which is recording your voice and talking to the world. Thank you for this
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@DBPardes
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 0:31

@danajae33 🙏🙏🙏

Dana J. Oh, my God. So great to hear your voice and your affirmation means so much to me. It's a great time for us to actually just do the thing that's most guess what's? The word authentic and raw and real, which is the voice. No production needed. And I know you're so good at that. So it's so great to hear that you love this medium. Happy to hear your voice on switch. Big smile
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@SmileCurlyGirl
GirlBehindTheCurls
@SmileCurlyGirl · 1:57
Well, hello, swell team. I must tell you, this app truly is swell. I love the word. I absolutely love that. You know, one of the things you stayed it was there's nothing like a human voice. Gosh, I can't even begin to tell you how special I feel about that statement. This has been needed. I'm the mum of three boys and I'm 52 years old. My children range from almost 30 22 and my baby just turned 16
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@DBPardes
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 0:39

@SmileCurlyGirl

And I just can't wait to hear what you have to contribute to the conversation. I'm interested in moms, actually, and I we have a few that have Ben coming on lately, and I hope you all find each other. I'll make sure I invite you to the latest mom conversation so that you can enjoy it. Welcome to slow
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@designertm
Jay Kay
@designertm · 1:04
I've always thought of in anticipated of a platform where we can speak organically, by which I mean whatever, wherever you feel like, come out with that, speak up. So, yes, well, has finally given us an opportunity to speak about that, and I'm sure looks a little messy for now, maybe. But the more I'll get into it, I think it will make me organized and synergies with it
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@DBPardes
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 0:23

@designertm

Hey, Jay, thanks for your comments, and thanks for your enthusiasm. And I think it's really interesting to think about how swell grows with the people inside of it and how they use it. So I'm looking forward to watching you here and waiting for your swells. And it's just such a great beginning with such a great community. And I just appreciate that you're here and you're contributing. So welcome
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@Lovejonestie
Tie Jones
@Lovejonestie · 1:42

Hello from Tie Jones @Lovejonestie26 on IG

Well, this is brand new for me, but I really am enjoying Swell and I'm so happy to be a part of it. There was a time in life when I studied communications for a living and didn't realized how powerful the voice could be. My voice used to be the voice of the people on the campus of Virginia State University where I played The Quiet Storm
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@readsyou
Ledney Jones
@readsyou · 0:53

#newbie #storytelling #podcasts #documentaries

Good afternoon. I'm so glad I found this app. I was looking on social media, ran across an ad for this app and downloaded it. It I love hearing the stories and people talk about their different interests. My two interests currently are documentaries and podcasts and kind of getting more into becoming a podcaster. So this gives me a chance to put my voice out there, allow other people to hear my stories and my interests. Thank you. Thank you for creating this app
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@DBPardes
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 1:05

@Ledney

I saw that you just followed the podcast form, which is great because we're discussing a lot of different Cindy of best practices there and things that pertain to that whole area of it's growing so much. It's changing so much that I think it deserves lots of conversations. So we're trying to support that here, and there's always room for storytelling, and I don't think we do enough of it sometimes
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@Theyluv_diamond
Diamond UwU
@Theyluv_diamond · 0:08

Hello and thank you for having me here on this amazing app

@thebookcoach
Stuart Wakefield
@thebookcoach · 0:38

@Swell

Hello, everyone. My name is Stuart. I am an author Accelerator certified book coach. If you don't know what a book coach is, think writing coach. But on steroids. Not like gym steroids, Mike. Figurative metaphorical steroids. Why did I join? Swell. Well, I believe in the power of words and not just the written word. So I'm here to really talk to people. People understand people and have some meaningful debate
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@DBPardes
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 0:37

@thebookcoach

Hey, I just heard this and got so excited. There are so many writers here and so many people, I think, feel there's multiple ways of going about creating books these days. And some feel a little bit of clickbaity when you go out there and you do searches around self publishing. And there's such a vast group of servers and providers. And I'm so looking forward to your expertise in this, from the vehicle writing aspect to the actual distribution and publishing aspect
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@rjramsir
ram sir
@rjramsir · 0:02
Great
@corinneisabella
corinne isabella
@corinneisabella · 2:28
Wow, what a great intro to swell. And the purpose behind it in the, in the area that I'm currently working in, I'm in central Iraq and it's so hard to ever get a goldi good connection. Everything's usually no more than four G here and I have to use a VPN and it's always something, but voice calls are very challenging through the internet and it's always been an issue
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@DBPardes
Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 0:41

@corinneisabella @LadyO

Particularly interested in your work in Iraq and how you are connecting to people and the fact that you love voice is so moving to me. I'm going to tag aelia here because she is in Doha in Qatar and working for Al Jazeera and I just wanted to jay have you guys say hi because you're both people living overseas and it might share some common stories about trying to connect to people you love that are so far away. So welcome. Karen and hey, Philip
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@crystal_powerfu
Powerful Crystal
@crystal_powerfu · 0:20

Sharing my spiritual beliefs

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@corinneisabella
corinne isabella
@corinneisabella · 1:09
Maybe that'll be the name of my swell. That's a riot. But thank you so much. All the blessings and good things come your way starting this week. It's a Monday here. It is almost 1330 and I got 7 hours left for my day, for my workday and then onto my quiet time. So much appreciated and have a happy weekend. Thank you so much. I'm going to hook up with Lady
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