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Dictation into a recorder to quotes with timestamps in Russian

Dictation into a recorder 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 Dictation 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

    Choose the scene

    The scene for the speech recognition is chosen in the preset scenes of the recorder before the dictation starts

  2. 2

    Hand the file over

    The Dictation into a recorder goes to the service through the upload widget; the speech is Russian, and the list of quotations comes back into the chat.

  3. 3

    Run the instruction of the list of quotations

    The text of the Dictation into a recorder 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

    Name the language of the speech

    The speech of the Dictation into a recorder 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 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 the file is

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.

What the file is

The 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 wrong

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 platform says

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.

What the platform says

Right 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 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

The case

What the recording does not give you

The file of the Dictation into a recorder is what the Dictation keeps. 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 engine reads the Russian speech, and the sections Who spoke, Quotes with timestamps, Themes come out of it.

Tips

  • The instruction of the list of quotations is already written.

  • Set the language of the Dictation into a recorder before you send the file.

  • A file over 30 minutes has to be cut into parts; the Pro plan takes a recording of any length.

FAQ

Questions about Dictation into a recorder and quotes with timestamps

Which problems can come with 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 stays as it is, and the list of quotations is written from the text.

What does the Dictation keep for 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 file of the Dictation into a recorder is the input of the engine, and the list of quotations is written from it.

What comes back after the Russian 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.

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 list of quotations comes back in every one of them.

Do I need an account for the Dictation into a recorder?

The file of the Dictation into a recorder and the widget are enough: the engine reads the Russian speech and writes the list of quotations.

Related pages

Sources

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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