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.
Audacity recording
Recording in Audacity to show notes in English
Recording in Audacity to show notes 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
With the Recording in Audacity the engine writes the show notes: the transcript first, then the sections Episode summary, Chapters, Quotes. 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 show notes
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Set the level
The recording level is set with the input slider of the Recording Meter, and the manual asks to aim for a maximum peak of around minus 6 dB
- 2
Upload the file
The file of the Recording in Audacity is attached in the widget of this page, and the speech is marked as English; the answer comes back as the show notes.
- 3
Give the transcript to the instruction
The instruction of the task asks for the show notes and puts the answer about the Recording in Audacity into the sections Episode summary, Chapters, Quotes; a claim that is not in the recording is not written.
- 4
Name 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 show notes.
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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
The WAV and AIFF files, including all PCM variants, are imported into Audacity with the standard uncompressed files importer.
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.
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.
The file of the recording is opened by the standard importer, or by the optional FFmpeg library if it is installed.
up to 30 minutes on the free plan, no minute limit on Pro
$0: 3 files a day, up to 30 minutes per file, no card
$10 a month when you pay yearly ($120 a year), or $20 a month
The case
What the recording does not give you
Before the show notes there is the file of the Recording in Audacity. 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. The English speech is read once, and the sections Episode summary, Chapters, Quotes are written from it.
Tips
The sections of the show notes are the same for every recording.
The language of the widget is the language of the Recording in Audacity.
The file of the Recording in Audacity stays on your own disk.
Questions about Recording in Audacity and show notes
What does the Audacity keep for the Recording in Audacity?
The WAV and AIFF files, including all PCM variants, are imported into Audacity with the standard uncompressed files importer. The file of the Recording in Audacity is the input of the engine, and the show notes is written from it.
What does the Audacity say about 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 engine reads the English speech of the Recording in Audacity and writes the show notes from that text.
Who reads the show notes after the Recording in Audacity is sent?
the producer of the episode. The transcript of the Recording in Audacity is read first, and the show notes comes out of it in the sections Episode summary, Chapters, Quotes.
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 show notes 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 show notes.
Related pages
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The same task on another recording, with the same steps and the same sections.
Podcast episode to show notesThe 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
Reading: 4 minutesUpdated Transcribsi editorial team
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