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Dictation into a recorder to show notes in English

Dictation into a recorder 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 Dictation into a recorder 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 it works

How to get the file and turn it into show notes

  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 file of the Dictation into a recorder is attached in the widget of this page, and the speech is marked as English; the answer comes back as the show notes.

  3. 3

    Run the instruction of the show notes

    The ready instruction reads the transcript of the Dictation into a recorder as the producer of the episode, and the show notes comes in the sections Episode summary, Chapters, Quotes.

  4. 4

    Name the language of the speech

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

  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

Before the show notes there is the file of 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 English speech is read once, and the sections Episode summary, Chapters, Quotes are written from it.

Tips

  • The instruction of the show notes is already written.

  • A recording of the Dictation into a recorder in English is read as English.

  • 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 show notes

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 engine does not change the file of the Dictation into a recorder; it reads it as it is and writes the show notes.

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 show notes from that text.

How is the show notes built from the Dictation into a recorder?

The engine reads the English speech and the instruction writes the show notes in the sections Episode summary, Chapters, Quotes; 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 show notes 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