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 flashcards for revision in English
Recording with a microphone 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 External microphone 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 to get the file and turn it into flashcards for revision
- 1
Set the level
The input slider of the Recording Meter is moved until the maximum peak is around minus 6 dB
- 2
Upload the file
The Recording with a microphone goes to the service through the upload widget; the speech is English, and the revision deck comes back into the chat.
- 3
Run the instruction of the revision deck
The instruction of the task asks for the revision deck and puts the answer about the Recording with a microphone into the sections Cards, Terms to define, Self-check questions; a claim that is not in the recording is not written.
- 4
Mark the language of the speech
The speech of the Recording with a microphone is English, one of the 99+ languages the engine reads, and the widget is left on English while the revision deck is written.
- 5
Check the file before the upload
When Stereo or Spatial Audio is selected, Voice Memos records using multiple microphones on the iPhone and with right and left audio 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
The file of the Recording with a microphone is what the External microphone keeps. 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. 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 Recording with a microphone stays out of the revision deck.
Set the language of the Recording with a microphone before you send the file.
The file of the Recording with a microphone stays on your own disk.
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 flashcards for revision
What does the External microphone keep for 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 file of the Recording with a microphone is the input of the engine, and the revision deck is written from it.
What does the External microphone say about 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 reads the English speech of the Recording with a microphone and writes the revision deck from that text.
How is the revision deck built from the Recording with a microphone?
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 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 revision deck with the time of every line.
Related pages
The same task on external microphone recording meeting minutes ru
The same task on another recording, with the same steps and the same sections.
Lecture to flashcards for revisionThe 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