Recording in Audacity to action items in English
Recording in Audacity to action items 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.
With the Recording in Audacity the engine writes the table of action items: the transcript first, then the sections Summary, Decisions, Action items. The speech is in English, the free plan gives 3 files a day, and one file is up to 30 minutes.
How to get the file and turn it into action items
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Export the safety copy
The recording is exported at once to WAV or AIFF as a safety copy, before the editing of the file starts
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Hand the file over
The engine takes the Recording in Audacity from the widget of the page; the speech is in English, and the table of action items comes back with the timecodes.
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Give the transcript to the instruction
The ready instruction reads the transcript of the Recording in Audacity as the project manager, and the table of action items comes in the sections Summary, Decisions, Action items.
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Mark the language of the speech
The engine reads 99+ languages; the speech of this Recording in Audacity is in English, and the widget carries that setting for the table of action items.
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Check the file before the upload
The file of the recording is opened by the standard importer, or by the optional FFmpeg library if it is installed
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.
What Audacity keeps, and what it says about it
- Where the file is
The recording of Audacity is taken from the sound input of the computer or from a mixer, and the source is chosen in the Audio Setup Toolbar or in the Audio Settings Preferences.
- What the file is
The WAV and AIFF files, including all PCM variants, are imported into Audacity with the standard uncompressed files importer.
- What can go wrong
The recording is paused with the Pause button or with the P shortcut, and the recording continues when the Pause button is released or when P is pressed again.
- What the platform says
Right after the recording it is strongly recommended to export it at once to WAV or AIFF, ideally to an external drive, as a safety copy before the editing starts.
- What the platform says
The file of the recording is opened by the standard importer, or by the optional FFmpeg library if it is installed.
- Length of one file
up 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
What the recording does not give you
Before the table of action items there is the file of the Recording in Audacity. The recording is paused with the Pause button or with the P shortcut, and the recording continues when the Pause button is released or when P is pressed again. The English speech is read once, and the sections Summary, Decisions, Action items are written from it.
Tips
Send the transcript to the instruction only once.
Mark the language of the speech of the Recording in Audacity.
Rename the file of the Recording in Audacity before you send it.
Questions about Recording in Audacity and action items
Which problems can come with the Recording in Audacity?
The WAV and AIFF files, including all PCM variants, are imported into Audacity with the standard uncompressed files importer. The engine does not change the file of the Recording in Audacity; it reads it as it is and writes the table of action items.
What does the Audacity keep for the Recording in Audacity?
A recording that is not exported at once can be lost with a crash of the computer: the manual calls the export a safety copy. The file of the Recording in Audacity is the input of the engine, and the table of action items is written from it.
Who reads the table of action items after the Recording in Audacity is sent?
the project manager. The transcript of the Recording in Audacity is read first, and the table of action items comes out of it in the sections Summary, Decisions, Action items.
What do I get without a card?
3 files a day of up to 30 minutes every day, and the export of the text in the formats of the service, so the table of action items comes back in every one of them.
Do I need an account for the Recording in Audacity?
The file of the Recording in Audacity and the widget are enough: the engine reads the English speech and writes the table of action items.
Related pages
- The same task on audacity recording to text sales call summary ruThe same task on another recording, with the same steps and the same sections.
- Meeting to action itemsThe page of the task: the instruction that is written for it and an example of the answer.
- Transcribe audio to textWhat the service does with a file: the formats of the export, the limits and the plans.
- Recording in Audacity to textWhere Audacity keeps the file, what it holds and what the engine does with it.
Sources
- MAudacity manual: Recording (read 2026-10-25)manual.audacityteam.org · checked
- MAudacity manual: Importing audio (read 2026-10-25)manual.audacityteam.org · checked
- TTranscription service page (read 2026-10-25)transcrib.si · checked
- TPricing page (read 2026-10-25)transcrib.si · checked
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