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FLAC audio file to quotes with timestamps in Russian

FLAC audio file to quotes with timestamps in Russian: 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 FLAC stores is what the engine needs. The Russian 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 it works

How to get the file and turn it into quotes with timestamps

  1. 1

    Open it in an audio program

    The FLAC files are imported into Audacity together with MP3, Ogg Vorbis and MP2, without the FFmpeg library

  2. 2

    Attach the recording

    The file of the FLAC audio file is sent as an attachment; the language of the speech is Russian, and the list of quotations comes back in the export of the service.

  3. 3

    Ask for the list of quotations

    The instruction of the task asks for the list of quotations and puts the answer about the FLAC audio file into the sections Who spoke, Quotes with timestamps, Themes; a claim that is not in the recording is not written.

  4. 4

    Tell the engine what it hears

    The engine reads 99+ languages; this FLAC audio file is in Russian, so the language of the widget is set to Russian for the list of quotations.

  5. 5

    Check the file before the upload

    In the table of the codecs and the containers of OBS Studio the FLAC row names the MP4 and MKV containers

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 FLAC keeps, and what it says about it

Where FLAC keeps the file, and what it says about it
WhatWhat the platform says
Where the file isAudacity imports FLAC among the formats it reads with its own importer, together with MP3, Ogg Vorbis and MP2.
What the file isThe VLC player reads FLAC among the audio formats it plays: the list names FLAC next to ALAC and APE.
What can go wrongThe FLAC codec is used by OBS Studio with the MP4 and MKV containers.
What the platform saysFLAC stands in the list of the audio formats of VLC next to ALAC, Musepack, Wavpack and TrueAudio.
What the platform saysIn the table of the codecs and the containers of OBS Studio the FLAC row names the MP4 and MKV containers.
Length of one fileup 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

Audacity imports FLAC among the formats it reads with its own importer, together with MP3, Ogg Vorbis and MP2. the FLAC is only the place where the recording waits; the text and the list of quotations are made by the engine, in Russian.

Tips

  • The sections of the list of quotations are the same for every recording.

  • A recording of the FLAC audio file in Russian is read as Russian.

  • The file of the FLAC audio file stays on your own disk.

FAQ

Questions about FLAC audio file and quotes with timestamps

What does the FLAC say about the FLAC audio file?

The FLAC codec is used by OBS Studio with the MP4 and MKV containers. The engine reads the Russian speech of the FLAC audio file and writes the list of quotations from that text.

Which problems can come with the FLAC audio file?

A FLAC file that is DRM-protected to work only in a particular software cannot be opened with the FFmpeg library of Audacity. The engine does not change the file of the FLAC audio file; it reads it as it is and writes the list of quotations.

Who reads the list of quotations after the FLAC audio file is sent?

the editor of the interview. The transcript of the FLAC audio file is read first, and the list of quotations comes out of it in the sections Who spoke, Quotes with timestamps, Themes.

Is there a limit to the length of the FLAC audio file?

One file of the FLAC audio file may be up to 30 minutes on the free plan; the free plan gives 3 files a day.

Is a link enough for the FLAC audio file?

Bring the file of the FLAC audio file to your own disk and upload it here; the engine returns the list of quotations with the time of every line.

Related pages

Sources

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    Audacity manual: Importing audio (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