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 a blog post in English
Recording with a microphone to a blog post 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 blog post in the sections Headline and lead, Outline, Draft; one file may be up to 30 minutes, and 3 files a day are free.
How to get the file and turn it into a blog post
- 1
Set the level
The input slider of the Recording Meter is moved until the maximum peak is around minus 6 dB
- 2
Hand the file over
The Recording with a microphone goes to the service through the upload widget; the speech is English, and the blog post comes back into the chat.
- 3
Ask for the blog post
The ready instruction reads the transcript of the Recording with a microphone as the author of the post, and the blog post comes in the sections Headline and lead, Outline, Draft.
- 4
Name 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 blog post 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 Recording with a microphone from the External microphone holds the voices and the order of the words. 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. From that text comes the blog post, in the sections Headline and lead, Outline, Draft.
Tips
Read the sections of the blog post before you send it on.
Set the language of the Recording with a microphone before you send the file.
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 a blog post
Which problems can come with 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 does not change the file of the Recording with a microphone; it reads it as it is and writes the blog post.
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 blog post is written from it.
What comes back after the English Recording with a microphone is read?
the blog post in the sections Headline and lead, Outline, Draft, with the time of every line of the recording of the Recording with a microphone.
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 blog post.
Where does the file of the Recording with a microphone wait?
On the External microphone. The facts of the table above name the place where the file of the Recording with a microphone is kept and the way it comes off.
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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
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3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps