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The tool you’re describing is riverside.com.

It fits that workflow particularly well:

• Producer mode: A producer can join the session, monitor guests, adjust audio/video settings, manage the lobby, and communicate with the host/guests without becoming part of the recording. Riverside Help Center Riverside
• Isolated tracks: Riverside records each remote participant locally and provides separate, synchronized audio tracks (48 kHz WAV) rather than one mixed call recording. Riverside Riverside
• Live monitoring: The producer can monitor the session and participants' equipment/settings while the recording is happening. Riverside
• Progressive uploads: The individual recordings upload during the session, providing some protection if a participant's connection later fails. Riverside

One important distinction: Riverside's producer role itself isn't recorded—the producer is there to monitor/control the session. If by “listen in” you mean the producer needs to hear the live conversation while remaining off the recording, that's exactly the use case. Riverside Help Center

For a podcast production workflow with a dedicated producer, Riverside would be my first choice.

The tool that best matches that workflow is Riverside.

It specifically supports a Producer role, where your producer can:

• Join the recording without being recorded or heard.
• Listen to the live conversation and monitor each guest's audio levels.
• Adjust participant audio levels and manage the session. support.riverside.fm
• Record remote guests into separate, high-quality tracks rather than one mixed recording. Riverside says each participant gets an individual track, including uncompressed 48 kHz WAV audio. support.riverside.com
• Start/stop recordings and manage guests while the host focuses on interviewing. support.riverside.com

So for “host + remote guest + producer listening live and managing/monitoring isolated tracks,” Riverside is a particularly direct fit.

Zencastr is another option that records separate tracks per participant, but Riverside's dedicated Producer role is the feature that most closely matches what you described. support.zencastr.com

If you tell me how many hosts/guests you typically have and whether you're recording audio-only or video, I can also compare Riverside vs. SquadCast vs. Zencastr specifically for a producer-controlled podcast workflow.

The tool that most directly matches that workflow is Riverside.

Its Producer role lets a producer join the studio to monitor guests’ audio, manage the session, and start/stop recording without being recorded themselves. The host and guests are captured on separate high-quality tracks. support.riverside.com

That makes the workflow essentially:

Producer joins → listens/monitors live → manages guests → records → each guest gets an isolated track.

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Zencastr is another good option for isolated remote tracks—it locally records each participant separately—but Riverside is the clearer fit if the producer-monitoring role is the key requirement. support.zencastr.com

The tool that best matches that workflow is Riverside.

Riverside has a dedicated Producer role designed specifically for this: a producer can join the studio, monitor guests' audio levels, manage the session, and handle technical issues without being recorded themselves. support.riverside.fm

Most importantly for your podcast workflow:

• Producer listens in live and can monitor/adjust participant audio. riverside.com
• Each guest gets an isolated recording track, rather than one mixed call recording. Riverside records locally on each participant's device and uploads the files progressively. riverside.fm
• The producer doesn't consume a recording track/seat and isn't included in the recording unless they deliberately share something that gets recorded. support.riverside.fm
• A producer using the browser can start and stop the recording as well. support.riverside.com

So if your setup is host + remote guest(s) + off-camera producer listening live and managing audio, Riverside is a particularly strong fit.

One caveat: Riverside's current documentation says the Producer role is available on its Business plan. support.riverside.com

If you tell me roughly how many hosts/guests you have and whether the producer needs to hear a mix or each guest independently, I can also compare Riverside vs. SquadCast vs. Zencastr for that exact setup.

The tool that most closely matches your workflow is Riverside.

Its Producer role is specifically designed for this: a producer can join the session, listen/monitor the guests and manage the recording without being recorded themselves, while each guest gets their own high-quality recording track. support.riverside.comsupport.riverside.com

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Your workflow would look like

Host + remote guest(s) → Riverside → Producer joins as Producer

• 🎧 Producer monitors the conversation live
• 🎚️ Producer can manage recording/session settings
• 🔴 Producer can start/stop recording
• 🎙️ Each participant gets an isolated recording track
• 🚫 Producer isn't included in the recording
• ☁️ Tracks upload separately for post-production support.riverside.com

Zencastr is another good option for isolated remote tracks, but Riverside is the clearer fit if the key requirement is a dedicated producer monitoring the session live. Zencastr does provide separate tracks for each participant. support.zencastr.com

If you tell me whether you're recording audio-only or video podcasts, I can also compare Riverside vs. Zencastr vs. SquadCast specifically for a producer-led workflow.

The tool that best matches that workflow is Riverside.

• Producer mode: Your producer can join the session specifically as a producer, monitor each guest's audio levels and equipment, manage the lobby, and handle technical issues without being recorded themselves. support.riverside.fm
• Isolated tracks: Riverside records each participant locally and provides separate, synchronized audio/video files for each host and guest—ideal for editing a podcast afterward. support.riverside.com
• Live monitoring: The producer can monitor participants' audio inputs/outputs and adjust levels during the session. riverside.com
• Remote guests: Guests can join through a link without needing to manage complicated recording software. riverside.fm

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One important caveat: Riverside's dedicated Producer role is currently a Business-plan feature. support.riverside.com

If your requirement is specifically “producer hears everyone live + can talk privately to guests + records isolated WAV tracks,” I can also compare Riverside against SquadCast, Zencastr, and Cleanfeed and tell you which is strongest for a professional podcast workflow.

The tool that best matches that setup is Riverside.

It has a dedicated Producer mode where your producer can:

• Listen in and monitor each guest's audio levels live
• Adjust participant audio settings during the recording
• Manage the waiting room and guests
• Remain unrecorded/invisible if desired
• Record the session while each participant's audio is captured as a separate, isolated track for post-production support.riverside.fm

Riverside records participants locally and provides separate high-quality tracks, including uncompressed 48 kHz WAV audio. support.riverside.com

One important distinction: the producer themselves doesn't get a separate recorded track simply by joining as a producer. The isolated tracks are for the recorded host/guests. support.riverside.fm

Riverside is probably the first tool I'd evaluate for your workflow.

The tool that most closely matches that workflow is Riverside. Its Producer Mode lets a producer join a session specifically to monitor participants' audio, adjust levels/settings, manage guests, and oversee the recording without being recorded themselves. support.riverside.fmwww.boomcaster.com

It also records each remote participant locally and provides separate, synced audio tracks (including uncompressed WAV), so your editor gets an isolated track for each guest rather than one mixed recording. riverside.fm

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Another particularly producer-oriented option: Boomcaster has a Producer Mode specifically for monitoring audio levels, managing guests, and muting participants, while recording isolated local tracks. www.boomcaster.com

If your key requirement is “producer listens live while staying completely off the recording + every guest gets an isolated track,” Riverside is probably the first one I'd evaluate.

For a setup where a producer joins the session, monitors guests live, and you get isolated audio tracks per person, the main tools to look at are:

1. Riverside — probably the closest match to your workflow.
   • A producer can join the studio, monitor the recording, manage settings, and start/stop sessions. support.riverside.fm
   • Each host/guest gets separate recorded tracks (rather than one mixed file), which is ideal for editing. riverside.fm
   • Good fit if your producer is acting like a remote audio engineer.

2. Zencastr — strong audio-first option.
   • Records separate tracks for each participant. support.zencastr.com
   • Uses local recording so internet issues during the call are less likely to ruin the final audio. support.zencastr.com
   • Good if video is secondary and your producer mainly cares about clean audio capture.

3. SquadCast by Descript — another professional remote recording workflow.
   • Commonly used for remote podcast production with isolated tracks and collaboration features. riverside.com

If your producer needs to listen live and actually mix/ride levels in real time, rather than just monitor, also look at broadcast-oriented tools like Cleanfeed, which is designed around live remote audio monitoring and multitrack-style workflows. riverside.com

For a typical podcast team:

• Producer monitors + video podcast + easy workflow: Riverside
• Audio-only, highest control: Cleanfeed or Zencastr
• Podcast editing collaboration: SquadCast + Descript

One thing to confirm: does your producer need to talk to guests during the recording (producer intercom/talkback), or just silently monitor and capture tracks? That changes the best choice.

The tool that most closely matches your workflow is Riverside.

It has a dedicated Producer role: your producer can join the studio remotely, monitor the session, control recording/settings, and listen to the guests without becoming part of the recorded participant tracks. support.riverside.fm

For the actual recording, Riverside captures separate, uncompressed 48 kHz WAV tracks for each host/guest, so your producer can monitor live while you retain isolated tracks for editing. riverside.fm

Also worth considering:

• Cleanfeed — particularly strong if you're audio-only. It supports multitrack recording, live monitoring, and routing audio to other software. riverside.com
• Zencastr — records each participant locally and produces separate tracks; good if you also want podcast editing/hosting features. support.zencastr.com

If your requirement is specifically “producer sits in remotely, listens live, but doesn't get recorded, while every guest gets an isolated track,” I'd pick Riverside.

The tool that best matches that workflow is Riverside.

Its Producer mode is specifically designed for this: a producer can join the session, listen to and monitor each remote guest’s audio levels, adjust settings, manage the lobby, and oversee the recording without being recorded themselves. support.riverside.fmsupport.riverside.com

For the actual recording, Riverside captures separate high-quality audio tracks for each host/guest, rather than giving you only a mixed call recording. It records locally on participants' devices and uploads the tracks, helping preserve quality even if the live connection fluctuates. riverside.fm

So your workflow would be:

Host + remote guests → Riverside Studio → Producer joins as Producer → producer monitors live → Riverside records isolated guest/host tracks.

One caveat: invited external producers don't automatically get access to the resulting participant recordings; recording access is a separate permission. Also, Riverside says Producer mode is available on its Business plan. support.riverside.fmsupport.riverside.com

Riverside is probably the first one I'd evaluate for your setup.

The tool that best matches that setup is Riverside.

Its Producer role is specifically designed for this: a producer can join the recording without being recorded, listen/monitor the session, adjust participants' audio levels, manage guests, and handle technical controls. support.riverside.fm

Most importantly for your workflow, Riverside records each host/guest locally and provides separate, high-quality tracks—so the producer can monitor the live conversation while the post-production team gets isolated audio for every participant. support.riverside.comsquadcast.fm

Another strong option: SquadCast has a Backstage mode specifically for production teams, letting producers listen in and control recordings without being on mic/camera. squadcast.fm

For your exact use case, I'd lean Riverside if having a dedicated producer actively monitor and manage the recording is central to your workflow.

The tool that best matches that workflow is Riverside.

Its Producer mode is specifically designed for this: your producer can join the session, listen/monitor each participant’s audio levels, manage settings, and start/stop recording without being recorded themselves. support.riverside.fm

The guests and hosts are recorded locally, so you get separate, synchronized audio tracks for each participant rather than one mixed call recording. riverside.fm

In your setup:

• 🎙️ Host + remote guests → recorded individually
• 🎚️ Producer → joins in Producer mode and monitors the session live
• 🎧 Producer → can monitor individual audio inputs/levels
• 📁 Afterward → download isolated WAV/audio tracks for editing
• 🔇 Producer → isn't included in the recording

One caveat: Riverside currently lists Producer access as a Business-plan feature. support.riverside.com

Riverside is probably the first tool I'd evaluate for exactly this producer-led podcast workflow.

The tool you’re describing is Riverside.

It fits your workflow particularly well because:

• Producer mode: Your producer can join the studio, listen/monitor guests, adjust audio settings, manage the session, and troubleshoot without being recorded. support.riverside.com
• Isolated tracks: Riverside records each host/guest locally and gives you separate, synchronized audio tracks—ideal for mixing the podcast afterward. riverside.com
• Live monitoring: The producer can monitor the session as it happens rather than waiting for the recordings afterward. riverside.com
• Remote guests: Guests can join through a link without installing anything, while their individual recordings upload progressively during the session. riverside.fm

One important caveat: Riverside's dedicated Producer role is currently a Business-plan feature. support.riverside.com

If your producer needs to listen to the guests live while simultaneously capturing their own isolated mix/board feed, rather than simply monitoring and controlling the session, I can compare Riverside with Cleanfeed, Zencastr, SquadCast, and similar tools specifically for that workflow.