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AIFF audio file to quotes with timestamps in English

AIFF audio file to quotes with timestamps in English: send the file and get the text with the timecodes. One file may be up to 30 minutes on the free plan, no minute limit on Pro.

3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps
In short

What the AIFF stores is what the engine needs. The English speech becomes the list of quotations in the sections Who spoke, Quotes with timestamps, Themes; one file may be up to 30 minutes, and 3 files a day are free.

How it works

How to get the file and turn it into quotes with timestamps

  1. 1

    Keep the file in the account

    Google Drive stores any file type, and the audio formats it previews name MP3, MPEG, WAV, .ogg and .opus

  2. 2

    Attach the recording

    The engine takes the AIFF audio file from the widget of the page; the speech is in English, and the list of quotations comes back with the timecodes.

  3. 3

    Ask the task for the list of quotations

    The text of the AIFF audio file is given to the instruction of the list of quotations, and the answer is written in the sections Who spoke, Quotes with timestamps, Themes, one after another.

  4. 4

    Set the language of the speech

    The speech of the AIFF audio file is English, one of the 99+ languages the engine reads, and the widget is left on English while the list of quotations is written.

  5. 5

    Check the file before the upload

    The AIFF files are imported into Audacity together with the WAV files and all the PCM variants

The result

What comes back from the engine

  • TXT

    One segment per line, the way a person wrote it down. It is the format to paste into a ticket, a chat or a document.

  • TXT, CSV

    The start and the end time of every segment, and the speakers named separately when you ask for it.

  • SRT, VTT

    SRT and VTT with the time of every line, so the recording can carry its own subtitles.

  • Markdown, DOCX

    The transcript is edited through the API and exported as Markdown for a wiki, or as DOCX for a review.

The facts

What AIFF keeps, and what it says about it

Where AIFF keeps the file, and what it says about it
WhatWhat the platform says
Where the file isAudacity imports the AIFF files, including all PCM variants, with the standard uncompressed files importer.
What the file isAfter a recording in Audacity the recording is exported at once to WAV or AIFF, ideally to an external drive, as a safety copy.
What can go wrongThe WAV and AIFF files are imported with the standard uncompressed files importer of Audacity.
What the platform saysThe AIFF files are imported into Audacity together with the WAV files and all the PCM variants.
What the platform saysThe safety copy of a recording in Audacity is written as a WAV or an AIFF file.
Length of one fileup to 30 minutes on the free plan, no minute limit on Pro
Free plan$0: 3 files a day, up to 30 minutes per file, no card
Pro plan$10 a month when you pay yearly ($120 a year), or $20 a month
The case

What the recording does not give you

The file of the AIFF audio file is what the AIFF keeps. The WAV and AIFF files are imported with the standard uncompressed files importer of Audacity. The engine reads the English speech, and the sections Who spoke, Quotes with timestamps, Themes come out of it.

Tips

  • A name that was never said in the AIFF audio file stays out of the list of quotations.

  • The engine does not translate the AIFF audio file from English.

  • Rename the file of the AIFF audio file before you send it.

FAQ

Questions about AIFF audio file and quotes with timestamps

What does the AIFF say about the AIFF audio file?

Audacity imports the AIFF files, including all PCM variants, with the standard uncompressed files importer. The engine reads the English speech of the AIFF audio file and writes the list of quotations from that text.

Which problems can come with the AIFF audio file?

A file that is not a standard uncompressed WAV or AIFF, for example a raw PCM file, is normally imported with File > Import > Raw Data. The engine does not change the file of the AIFF audio file; it reads it as it is and writes the list of quotations.

How is the list of quotations built from the AIFF audio file?

The engine reads the English speech and the instruction writes the list of quotations in the sections Who spoke, Quotes with timestamps, Themes; every line comes from the transcript of the AIFF audio file.

Is there a limit to the length of the AIFF audio file?

One file of the AIFF audio file may be up to 30 minutes on the free plan; the free plan gives 3 files a day.

Is a link enough for the AIFF audio file?

Bring the file of the AIFF audio file to your own disk and upload it here; the engine returns the list of quotations with the time of every line.

Sources

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    Audacity manual: Importing audio (read 2026-10-25)manual.audacityteam.org · checked
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    Audacity manual: Recording (read 2026-10-25)manual.audacityteam.org · checked
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    Pricing page (read 2026-10-25)transcrib.si · checked

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Drop a recording — the text arrives in a minute

Speakers by name, a time on every line, export to TXT, SRT, VTT, CSV and Markdown.

3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps