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Dictation into a recorder to a task list in English

Dictation into a recorder to a task list 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

One Dictation into a recorder is enough for the task list. The engine reads it in English and writes the sections Topic, Tasks, Ideas for later, and every line of the answer comes from the recording. The free plan gives 3 files a day.

How it works

How to get the file and turn it into a task list

  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

    Send the file to the engine

    The recording of the Dictation into a recorder is attached to the widget of the page with the language of the speech set to English, and the task list comes back as a file of text.

  3. 3

    Turn the text into the task list

    The instruction of the task list is written for this task already: it reads the text of the Dictation into a recorder and asks for Topic, Tasks, Ideas for later, and it keeps every claim to the transcript.

  4. 4

    Name the language of the speech

    The engine reads 99+ languages; this Dictation into a recorder is in English, so the language of the widget is set to English for the task list.

  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 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 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. That is the part that depends on the Dictation; everything after it is the work of the task list, and it is the same for every recording.

Tips

  • Send the transcript to the instruction only once.

  • Mark the language of the speech of the Dictation into a recorder.

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

FAQ

Questions about Dictation into a recorder and a task list

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

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 task list.

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

the task list in the sections Topic, Tasks, Ideas for later, 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 task list.

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.

Related pages

Sources

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    Pricing page (read 2026-10-25)transcrib.si · checked

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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