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Dictation into a recorder to quotes with timestamps in English

Dictation into a recorder 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 Dictation 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

    The recording is exported at once to WAV or AIFF as a safety copy, and the dictation is uploaded to the transcription service

  2. 2

    Give the file to the service

    The engine takes the Dictation into a recorder from the widget of the page; the speech is in English, and the list of quotations comes back with the timecodes.

  3. 3

    Turn the text into the list of quotations

    The instruction that is set for this task goes through the transcript of the Dictation into a recorder and writes the list of quotations in the sections Who spoke, Quotes with timestamps, Themes; nothing is added that was not said.

  4. 4

    Tell the engine what it hears

    The engine reads 99+ languages; the speech of this Dictation into a recorder is in English, and the widget carries that setting for the list of quotations.

  5. 5

    Check the file before the upload

    The dictation of the VoiceTracer is written in the MP3 format, and the memory of the recorder holds 2147 h of MP3 at 8 kbps

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 Dictation keeps, and what it says about it

Where Dictation keeps the file, and what it says about it
WhatWhat the platform says
Where the file isThe preset scenes of the VoiceTracer adjust the audio settings of the recorder depending on what is recorded: notes, audio for speech recognition, interviews, lectures, meetings, music or a custom scene.
What the file isThe Standard mode of the Voice Recorder of a Galaxy phone captures a balanced sound and is best for the voice memos, and the Interview mode captures the sound directed at the top and at the bottom of the phone.
What can go wrongThe 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 platform saysThe dictation of the VoiceTracer is written in the MP3 format, and the memory of the recorder holds 2147 h of MP3 at 8 kbps.
What the platform saysRight after the recording it is strongly recommended to export it at once to WAV or AIFF as a safety copy before the editing starts.
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

Before the list of quotations there is the file of the Dictation into a recorder. 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 Who spoke, Quotes with timestamps, Themes are written from it.

Tips

  • A name that was never said in the Dictation into a recorder stays out of the list of quotations.

  • The engine does not translate the Dictation into a recorder from English.

  • Rename the file of the Dictation into a recorder before you send it.

FAQ

Questions about Dictation into a recorder and quotes with timestamps

What does the Dictation keep for the Dictation into a recorder?

The preset scenes of the VoiceTracer adjust the audio settings of the recorder depending on what is recorded: notes, audio for speech recognition, interviews, lectures, meetings, music or a custom scene. The file of the Dictation into a recorder is the input of the engine, and the list of quotations is written from it.

Which problems can come with the Dictation into a recorder?

If the recording is interrupted by a drop-out, Audacity inserts zeroes to keep the other parts synchronized and adds a label track called Dropouts. The engine does not change the file of the Dictation into a recorder; it reads it as it is and writes the list of quotations.

What comes back after the English Dictation into a recorder is read?

the list of quotations in the sections Who spoke, Quotes with timestamps, Themes, with the time of every line of the recording of the Dictation into a recorder.

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 Dictation into a recorder wait?

On the Dictation. The facts of the table above name the place where the file of the Dictation into a recorder is kept and the way it comes off.

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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