Audacity imports FLAC among the formats it reads with its own importer, together with MP3, Ogg Vorbis and MP2.
FLAC audio file to flashcards for revision in English
FLAC audio file 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.
What the FLAC 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
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Check the player
FLAC is in the list of the audio formats that the VLC player plays
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Send the recording to the bot
The file of the FLAC audio file is sent as an attachment; the language of the speech is English, and the revision deck comes back in the export of the service.
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Ask for the revision deck
The transcript of the FLAC audio file goes to the instruction that is written for the revision deck, and the sections of the answer are Cards, Terms to define, Self-check questions.
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Set the language of the speech
The engine reads 99+ languages; this FLAC audio file is in English, so the language of the widget is set to English for the revision deck.
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Check the file before the upload
FLAC stands in the list of the audio formats of VLC next to ALAC, Musepack, Wavpack and TrueAudio
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 FLAC keeps, and what it says about it
The VLC player reads FLAC among the audio formats it plays: the list names FLAC next to ALAC and APE.
The FLAC codec is used by OBS Studio with the MP4 and MKV containers.
FLAC stands in the list of the audio formats of VLC next to ALAC, Musepack, Wavpack and TrueAudio.
In the table of the codecs and the containers of OBS Studio the FLAC row names the MP4 and MKV containers.
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
What the recording does not give you
The VLC player reads FLAC among the audio formats it plays: the list names FLAC next to ALAC and APE. That is the part that depends on the FLAC; everything after it is the work of the revision deck, and it is the same for every recording.
Tips
A name that was never said in the FLAC audio file stays out of the revision deck.
Set the language of the FLAC audio file before you send the file.
The file of the FLAC audio file stays on your own disk.
Questions about FLAC audio file and flashcards for revision
Which problems can come with the FLAC audio file?
The FLAC codec is used by OBS Studio with the MP4 and MKV containers. The engine does not change the file of the FLAC audio file; it reads it as it is and writes the revision deck.
What does the FLAC keep for 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 file of the FLAC audio file is the input of the engine, and the revision deck is written from it.
What comes back after the English FLAC audio file is read?
the revision deck in the sections Cards, Terms to define, Self-check questions, with the time of every line of the recording of the FLAC audio file.
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 revision deck.
Where does the file of the FLAC audio file wait?
On the FLAC. The facts of the table above name the place where the file of the FLAC audio file is kept and the way it comes off.
Related pages
- The same task on flac audio file to text meeting minutes ruThe 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: Importing audio (read 2026-10-25)manual.audacityteam.org · checked
- WVLC features: the formats it plays (read 2026-10-25)www.videolan.org · checked
- OOBS Knowledge Base: Audio and Video Formats Guide (read 2026-10-25)obsproject.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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Speakers by name, a time on every line, export to TXT, SRT, VTT, CSV and Markdown.