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.
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Recording with a microphone to show notes in English
Recording with a microphone 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
What the External microphone stores is what the engine needs. The English speech becomes the show notes in the sections Episode summary, Chapters, Quotes; one file may be up to 30 minutes, and 3 files a day are free.
How to get the file and turn it into show notes
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Choose the input
The sound input of the computer or the mixer of the interface is chosen, and the recording source is picked in the Audio Setup Toolbar or in the Audio Settings Preferences
- 2
Give the file to the service
The recording of the Recording with a microphone is attached to the widget of the page with the language of the speech set to English, and the show notes comes back as a file of text.
- 3
Give the transcript to the instruction
The instruction that is set for this task goes through the transcript of the Recording with a microphone and writes the show notes in the sections Episode summary, Chapters, Quotes; nothing is added that was not said.
- 4
Tell the engine what it hears
The recording of the Recording with a microphone is in English, and that is one of the 99+ languages the engine reads; the setting of the widget says English and the show notes follows.
- 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
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
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. The English speech of the Recording with a microphone is read first, and the show notes is what the producer of the episode gets out of the transcript.
Tips
A name that was never said in the Recording with a microphone stays out of the show notes.
The engine does not translate the Recording with a microphone from English.
Rename the file of the Recording with a microphone before you send it.
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 show notes
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 show notes 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 show notes from that text.
Who reads the show notes after the Recording with a microphone is sent?
the producer of the episode. The transcript of the Recording with a microphone is read first, and the show notes comes out of it in the sections Episode summary, Chapters, Quotes.
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 show notes 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 show notes.
Related pages
- The same task on external microphone recording voice memo to todo ruThe same task on another recording, with the same steps and the same sections.
- Podcast episode to show notesThe 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