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Dictation into a recorder to flashcards for revision in English

Dictation into a recorder to flashcards for revision 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 revision deck in the sections Cards, Terms to define, Self-check questions; 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 flashcards for revision

  1. 1

    Record the dictation

    The source of the recording is chosen in the Audio Setup Toolbar, the level is set with the input slider of the Recording Meter, and the recording starts in a new track

  2. 2

    Upload the file

    The Dictation into a recorder goes to the service through the upload widget; the speech is English, and the revision deck comes back into the chat.

  3. 3

    Run the instruction of the revision deck

    The instruction of the task asks for the revision deck and puts the answer about the Dictation into a recorder into the sections Cards, Terms to define, Self-check questions; a claim that is not in the recording is not written.

  4. 4

    Mark the language of the speech

    The speech of the Dictation into a recorder is English, one of the 99+ languages the engine reads, and the widget is left on English while the revision deck is written.

  5. 5

    Check the file before the upload

    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

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

The file of the Dictation into a recorder is what the Dictation keeps. 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. The engine reads the English speech, and the sections Cards, Terms to define, Self-check questions come out of it.

Tips

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

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

  • The file of the Dictation into a recorder stays on your own disk.

FAQ

Questions about Dictation into a recorder and flashcards for revision

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 revision deck is written from it.

What does the Dictation say about 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 reads the English speech of the Dictation into a recorder and writes the revision deck from that text.

How is the revision deck built from the Dictation into a recorder?

The engine reads the English speech and the instruction writes the revision deck in the sections Cards, Terms to define, Self-check questions; every line comes from the transcript of the Dictation into a recorder.

Is there a limit to the length of the Dictation into a recorder?

One file of the Dictation into a recorder may be up to 30 minutes on the free plan; the free plan gives 3 files a day.

Is a link enough for the Dictation into a recorder?

Bring the file of the Dictation into a recorder to your own disk and upload it here; the engine returns the revision deck with the time of every line.

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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