microphone recording

Recording with a microphone to file in English

Recording with a microphone to file 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

The Recording with a microphone from the External microphone becomes the minutes: the engine reads the English speech and the sections Attendees, Agenda, Discussion by item are written from the transcript. The free plan gives 3 files a day of up to 30 minutes.

How it works

How to get the file and turn it into file

  1. 1

    Set the level

    The input slider of the Recording Meter is moved until the maximum peak is around minus 6 dB

  2. 2

    Attach the recording

    The Recording with a microphone goes to the service through the upload widget; the speech is English, and the minutes comes back into the chat.

  3. 3

    Apply the instruction of the task

    The text of the Recording with a microphone is given to the instruction of the minutes, and the answer is written in the sections Attendees, Agenda, Discussion by item, one after another.

  4. 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 minutes.

  5. 5

    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

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 External microphone keeps, and what it says about it

Where the file is

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.

What the file is

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.

What can go wrong

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.

What the platform says

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 the platform says

When Stereo or Spatial Audio is selected, Voice Memos records using multiple microphones on the iPhone and with right and left audio channels.

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

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 Recording with a microphone from the External microphone is only the input: the engine reads the English speech and writes the minutes out of the transcript.

Tips

  • The instruction of the minutes is already written.

  • Set the language of the Recording with a microphone before you send the file.

  • Take the file of the Recording with a microphone as soon as you have it.

  • The VoiceTracer has 2 omni-directional microphones for stereo recording and 1 directional microphone for distance zoom recording.

FAQ

Questions about Recording with a microphone and file

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 minutes from that text.

What does the External microphone keep for the Recording with a microphone?

The VoiceTracer has 2 omni-directional microphones for stereo recording and 1 directional microphone for distance zoom recording. The file of the Recording with a microphone is the input of the engine, and the minutes is written from it.

Who reads the minutes after the Recording with a microphone is sent?

the person who keeps the record. The transcript of the Recording with a microphone is read first, and the minutes comes out of it in the sections Attendees, Agenda, Discussion by item.

What do I get without a card?

3 files a day of up to 30 minutes every day, and the export of the text in the formats of the service, so the minutes comes back in every one of them.

Do I need an account for the Recording with a microphone?

The file of the Recording with a microphone and the widget are enough: the engine reads the English speech and writes the minutes.

Related pages

Sources

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    Audacity manual: Recording (read 2026-10-25)manual.audacityteam.org · checked
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    Pricing page (read 2026-10-25)transcrib.si · checked

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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