Use every Audio workspace with confidence.

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Know which catalog you are using.

READER AND LISTENER GUIDE

Build and use your daily listening library.

Import a public podcast

1. Sign inOpen My Audio and choose Sign in. Cross-device features require one Leone Connect account.
2. Copy the RSS addressUse the publisher’s public HTTPS RSS feed—not an ordinary episode page or a private paid-feed address.
3. Validate and addPaste the address under Add an Open Podcast. Leone Connect checks the host, XML size, format and audio entries.
4. Review the badgeThe imported show must display Open Podcast · External publisher. Report a misleading or unsafe record to Leone Connect.

Follow, listen and synchronize

1. Follow deliberatelyFollow adds a show to the dedicated My Audio workspace and its new releases to your private update feed. It does not enable email automatically.
2. Follow an author from an episodeOn an approved Leone Connect episode, find the author under Explore the connected record and choose Follow this author. If signed out, sign in and return to the episode first. The author joins your existing private My Audio follows across signed-in devices. Following this author shows the saved state; choose it and confirm a second time to unfollow. Escape cancels that confirmation. This does not join an email mailing list.
3. Use Play Next and SavePlay Next prioritizes an episode. Save keeps it in your library. Removing either requires a second click.
4. Continue from an episode to its bookUnder Explore the connected record, choose Explore this book. If an approved public excerpt is available, Read sample opens it in a new tab so the episode stays available. You do not need to sign in to open a public sample. If no sample is available, use the book profile instead; no file is generated automatically.
5. Resume across devicesSigned-in progress, completion, bookmarks and notes synchronize. Anonymous browser state stays on that browser.
6. Use transcripts and chaptersVerified transcripts appear inside Leone Connect. Open Podcast resources link to the external publisher and retain the Open label.
7. Choose notificationsIn-app updates are standard. Enable a daily email separately per Open Podcast. Browser alerts work only while the web experience is available.

VERIFIED AUTHOR GUIDE

Propose Audio without bypassing editorial review.

1. Enter the Author WorkspaceSign in through Partner Access. Your account must be connected to exactly the author identity you control.
2. Open the Audio production areaChoose the connected show or propose a new show brief. Select only books and identities your workspace is authorized to represent.
3. Keep your finished audioUpload your finished recording in a supported format. If your MP3 already sounds good and plays correctly, do not convert it to WAV just for submission. Leone Connect can verify and use it unchanged; transcript and waveform tools do not require a replacement audio master.
4. Prepare the episode briefProvide the public title, summary, format, participants and connected book. Add the accessible transcript draft, time-coded chapter plan, HTTPS source cards, rights holder, permission reference, decision date, territories, formats, access model and community proposal.
5. Submit privatelySubmission creates a review request, not a public episode. Keep the reference for follow-up.
6. Review episode-origin followsIn Author Workspace, open Audience & conversion and read From listening to following. Expand View follows by episode for the breakdown. Counts begin with Core 2.41.0 and include newly saved author follows from your connected episode pages, not earlier or profile-page follows. Re-follows count as actions, not unique people or net growth. Multi-author episode totals combine their connected authors. Sample reading, newsletter registrations and book purchases are not yet attributed here; book clicks do not prove sales.
7. Review staff questionsUse the workspace activity record for corrections. Do not email replacement files unless Leone Connect requests a governed route.
8. Return the editorial proofOpen Publishing → Editorial proof review, compare the private proof with the transcript, chapters and source cards, then submit one approval or exact correction package. The response stays private and cannot schedule or publish the episode.
9. Complete the final release handoffAfter Leone Connect records your exact proof approval as reviewed, open Publishing → Release approval. Confirm the visible identity and credits, choose ready or hold, and propose a preferred date and local window. Leone Connect separately verifies rights and controls the actual schedule.
10. Review sample-link interestIn Audience & conversion, open From listening to book samples and expand View sample opens by episode. These are sample-link clicks from Core 2.42.0 onward, not confirmed reading, unique readers or book sales. Counts may miss blocked or failed requests. No reader identity or activity on the sample destination is recorded.
11. Approve the final presentationCheck your name, portrait, book links, credits, transcript, sources, rights statement, artwork and private contact routing before release.

VERIFIED PUBLISHER GUIDE

Manage a governed Audio program around your catalog.

1. Confirm workspace authorityUse the Publisher Workspace connected to your verified organization. Review users, represented titles, editions, formats and territories.
2. Choose a book and showStart from an approved catalog title. Connect the correct authors, edition publisher and territorial context.
3. Submit the production briefPropose the episode and its complete editorial package: transcript, chapters, sources, participants, rights holder, permission reference and date, authorized countries and formats, intended access model and moderated community choice.
4. Review the public packageCheck customer-facing copy, citations, transcript accuracy, book routes, commerce, correction contact and accessibility before approval.
5. Configure commercial termsUse an agreed offer and a complete 100 percent allocation plan. Beneficiary routing must be verified before payout batching.
6. Use reports responsiblyAudience and Conversion reports are aggregated and tenant-scoped. They do not expose individual listeners, searches, notes, orders or another publisher’s data.

LEONE CONNECT STAFF GUIDE

Operate the control plane without confusing metadata with authority.

1. Open the episode Release PassportFrom Podcasts → Verified Catalog, search or filter the release candidates and open the passport for the exact episode. Print it for review only when a fixed evidence copy is useful.
2. Prepare the episode in the Release WorkbenchFor a Draft, Pending or Private episode, open the workbench from its passport. Review the show, book, authors, publisher, rights scope, access intent and only the next allowed production stage. Confirm the save, then return to the passport for recalculated release truth.
3. Review identity and authorityVerify the correct author and publisher accounts, catalog scope, rights holder, permission evidence, editions, formats and territories.
4. Review the media packageVerify the private master, processing outputs, transcript completeness, chapters, sources, artwork, credits and accessibility.
5. Use the Media Desk task tabsUsing the Media Desk task tabs: Recording, Transcript, Chapters & sources, Episode settings and Review & release each show one task. The original recording player remains above the tabs, with native seek, volume and play controls plus Back 15s, Forward 30s and playback speed. Switching tabs does not restart playback or save edits. On short screens the controls scroll naturally instead of occupying most of the screen. Chapters and sources remain editorially reviewed entries; generation is not included. Show all sections restores the full view. Arrow keys, Home and End move between tabs; invalid fields reveal their tab and containing details. Existing optional-processing confirmation and all release checks still apply.
6. Import a completed transcript draftIn the Podcast Media Desk, choose Transcript > Import a completed transcript draft. Download the completed private transcript-draft.json for this recording from Audio Operations, then select it in the importer. Choose Accessible transcript only (default, preserving timed edits), Timed transcript only, or Both transcripts. Inspect the displayed draft and replacement description; confirm the recording identity before Use selected draft text. The complete text is the worker result, not a summary. Correct names and quotations, identify speakers and add meaningful sound descriptions before accessibility review. Timed words are grouped into segments with whole-second starts. Intervening edits to either transcript invalidate the candidate. This tool never uploads the JSON, saves the episode, approves anything, starts processing or replaces audio. Review against the recording and save normally when ready.
7. Keep suitable original audioOpen Podcasts and choose Media Desk beside the episode readiness status. This opens the recording tools inside that episode editor, not a separate dashboard. Release checks includes guidance for the last saved production stage and a Review production workflow link, with a return link at the stage controls. Guidance is not approval and never advances a stage. Under Searchable timed transcript, Preview timed transcript displays the entered segments locally for search and review; it is not a publication proof. Load the original with its player before using timestamp jumps. Jumps do not start playback, and edited text requires a fresh preview. Use Jump to a section to move between Recording, Transcript, Episode details and Release checks. These are navigation links, not approval or completion badges. Back to sections returns to the same navigation. Listen under Your recording and leave Use original selected. Continue moves to Transcript & chapters without saving or publishing. Advanced details contains verification guidance. A suitable MP3 needs no WAV conversion or extra processing approval.
8. Prepare an approved book sampleEdit the connected book record. Use its existing Public excerpt field for the HTTPS address of the approved public sample. Record Approved excerpt permission, the genuine approval date and private evidence reference; never assign consent retroactively. Check that the destination opens without private credentials. Both book and episode must meet the existing public-release rules before an episode can show Read sample. This does not upload, create or publish a sample, and the private evidence is never displayed to readers.
9. Request only useful optional workChoose Improve audio to reveal volume adjustment or smaller MP3 copies. Volume adjustment creates a larger WAV candidate. Waveform and transcript tools are separate companion tasks under Transcript & chapters > Optional tools. Review the selected-task summary, confirm and save normally. Originals are preserved; existing queued jobs are not canceled. Noise/echo cleanup and sample comparison are not yet available.
10. Listen to the prepared Drive copyIn Podcasts → Audio Operations, find the technically passed candidate marked Prepared in Drive and choose Review Drive copy. Play and seek through the uploaded copy, then listen in full. This staff-only player rechecks privacy and file identity; it does not replace the master, record a listening pass or publish. If access or the file changes, playback stops until staff investigate.
11. Record a private scheduling reviewAfter accepting every connected author handoff, use Podcasts → Scheduling review. Confirm the current package, choose a future local slot and planned channels, and retain any superseded proposal. This is coordination evidence, not a WordPress schedule.
12. Authorize the future releaseUse Podcasts → Publication control only when the exact scheduling plan remains current. Review automatic website, RSS and selected social effects, type SCHEDULE and confirm twice. Before publication, an authorized editor can return the episode to Draft with a recorded cancellation reason.
13. Review distribution and accessConfirm free, membership or paid access; feed, embed and download choices; correction route; and scheduled release timing.
14. Record acceptance evidenceTest keyboard, screen reader, desktop, mobile, cross-device state, feed import, payment lifecycle, tenant isolation and rollback before launch.
15. Make one human publication decisionNo readiness panel, feed import, partner submission, processing callback or payment confirmation publishes content automatically.

PRIVACY, SECURITY AND RIGHTS

Controls readers and partners can understand.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Recover without losing work.

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