AIFF file

AIFF audio file to quotes with timestamps in Russian

AIFF audio file to quotes with timestamps in Russian: 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 Russian 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

    Record with the safety copy

    In Audacity the recording is exported immediately to WAV or AIFF as a safety copy before the editing starts

  2. 2

    Upload the file

    The AIFF audio file goes to the service through the upload widget; the speech is Russian, and the list of quotations comes back into the chat.

  3. 3

    Give the transcript to the instruction

    The transcript of the AIFF audio file goes to the instruction that is written for the list of quotations, and the sections of the answer are Who spoke, Quotes with timestamps, Themes.

  4. 4

    Name the language of the speech

    The speech of the AIFF audio file is Russian, one of the 99+ languages the engine reads, and the widget is left on Russian 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. Audacity imports the AIFF files, including all PCM variants, with the standard uncompressed files importer. The engine reads the Russian 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.

  • Mark the language of the speech of the AIFF audio file.

  • 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 keep for the AIFF audio file?

Audacity imports the AIFF files, including all PCM variants, with the standard uncompressed files importer. The file of the AIFF audio file is the input of the engine, and the list of quotations is written from it.

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 Russian 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.

How long may the file be, and how much is free?

One file may be up to 30 minutes on the free plan, and the free plan gives 3 files a day for the list of quotations.

Where does the file of the AIFF audio file wait?

On the AIFF. The facts of the table above name the place where the file of the AIFF audio file is kept and the way it comes off.

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