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Here are the tools that I use daily:
Piezo - record any audio source on your mac with the click of a button. This is always open on my computer. Incredibly easy to record and to choose input sources.
Descript - edit audio as a text document. This is an app that works the way I always have. It automatically transcribes audio into a text document. Any changes you make to the text apply to the audio. Basically cut and paste audio editing. This is maybe my favourite app I've ever used.
Mindful (chrome extension) - A word document that lives on the "new tab" in Chrome. It's where all my ideas are. Other people use it for to-do lists and organization. I use it for little bits of text (ideas and sentences) that are still marinating.