Audacity takes the sound into the computer through the sound input control panel or through the mixer of the audio interface, and the source of the recording is chosen in the Audio Setup Toolbar.
microphone recording
Recording with a microphone to quotes with timestamps in English
Recording with a microphone 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 External microphone 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 to get the file and turn it into quotes with timestamps
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Keep the file
The recording is exported at once to WAV or AIFF as a safety copy, and the file is imported back into the program with the standard importer
- 2
Attach the recording
The engine takes the Recording with a microphone from the widget of the page; the speech is in English, and the list of quotations comes back with the timecodes.
- 3
Ask the task for the list of quotations
The text of the Recording with a microphone 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
Tell the engine what it hears
The engine reads 99+ languages; the speech of this Recording with a microphone is in English, and the widget carries that setting for the list of quotations.
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Check the file before the upload
The channels of the recording follow the channels of the track: a mono recording can be placed on a stereo track, and the mono audio is written to both channels
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.
What External microphone keeps, and what it says about it
A dictaphone with three microphones records a strong separation of the left and the right channel, so a person can be heard live, and a directional microphone records a talk at a distance.
When Stereo or Spatial Audio is selected, Voice Memos records with several microphones of the iPhone and with the right and the left audio channels.
The channels of the recording follow the channels of the track: a mono recording can be placed on a stereo track, and the mono audio is written to both channels.
When Stereo or Spatial Audio is selected, Voice Memos records using multiple microphones on the iPhone and with right and left audio channels.
up to 30 minutes on the free plan, no minute limit on Pro
$0: 3 files a day, up to 30 minutes per file, no card
$10 a month when you pay yearly ($120 a year), or $20 a month
The case
What the recording does not give you
When Stereo or Spatial Audio is selected, Voice Memos records with several microphones of the iPhone and with the right and the left audio channels. The Recording with a microphone from the External microphone is only the input: the engine reads the English speech and writes the list of quotations out of the transcript.
Tips
The instruction of the list of quotations is already written.
A recording of the Recording with a microphone 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.
The VoiceTracer has 2 omni-directional microphones for stereo recording and 1 directional microphone for distance zoom recording.
Questions about Recording with a microphone and quotes with timestamps
What does the External microphone say about the Recording with a microphone?
When Stereo or Spatial Audio is selected, Voice Memos records with several microphones of the iPhone and with the right and the left audio channels. The engine reads the English speech of the Recording with a microphone and writes the list of quotations from that text.
Which problems can come with the Recording with a microphone?
The VoiceTracer has 2 omni-directional microphones for stereo recording and 1 directional microphone for distance zoom recording. The engine does not change the file of the Recording with a microphone; it reads it as it is and writes the list of quotations.
How is the list of quotations built from the Recording with a microphone?
The engine reads the English speech and the instruction writes the list of quotations in the sections Who spoke, Quotes with timestamps, Themes; every line comes from the transcript of the Recording with a microphone.
Is there a limit to the length of the Recording with a microphone?
One file of the Recording with a microphone may be up to 30 minutes on the free plan; the free plan gives 3 files a day.
Is a link enough for the Recording with a microphone?
Bring the file of the Recording with a microphone to your own disk and upload it here; the engine returns the list of quotations with the time of every line.
Related pages
- The same task on external microphone recording meeting action items ruThe same task on another recording, with the same steps and the same sections.
- Interview to quotes with timestampsThe page of the task: the instruction that is written for it and an example of the answer.
- Transcribe audio to textWhat the service does with a file: the formats of the export, the limits and the plans.
Sources
- MAudacity manual: Recording (read 2026-10-25)manual.audacityteam.org · checked
- WPhilips: VoiceTracer audio recorder DVT4110 and DVT4115 (read 2026-10-25)www.dictation.philips.com · checked
- SApple iPhone User Guide: Make a recording in Voice Memos on iPhone (read 2026-10-25)support.apple.com · checked
- TTranscription service page (read 2026-10-25)transcrib.si · checked
- TPricing page (read 2026-10-25)transcrib.si · checked
Reading: 4 minutesUpdated Transcribsi editorial team
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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