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 minutes.
FLAC file
FLAC audio file to file in Russian
FLAC audio file to file 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. The engine reads 99+ languages.
3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps
In short
Transcribsi reads the FLAC audio file in Russian and writes the minutes. The file comes off the platform as it is, one file may be up to 30 minutes, and the free plan gives 3 files a day.
How to get the file and turn it into file
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Record it in a container
In OBS Studio the FLAC codec is recorded in the MP4 and MKV containers
- 2
Hand the file over
The file of the FLAC audio file is attached in the widget of this page, and the speech is marked as Russian; the answer comes back as the minutes.
- 3
Give the transcript to the instruction
The text of the FLAC audio file is given to the instruction of the minutes, and the answer is written in the sections Attendees, Agenda, Discussion by item, one after another.
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Name the language of the speech
The speech of the FLAC audio file is Russian, one of the 99+ languages the engine reads, and the widget is left on Russian while the minutes is written.
- 5
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
| What | What the platform says |
|---|---|
| Where the file is | Audacity imports FLAC among the formats it reads with its own importer, together with MP3, Ogg Vorbis and MP2. |
| What the file is | The VLC player reads FLAC among the audio formats it plays: the list names FLAC next to ALAC and APE. |
| What can go wrong | The FLAC codec is used by OBS Studio with the MP4 and MKV containers. |
| What the platform says | FLAC stands in the list of the audio formats of VLC next to ALAC, Musepack, Wavpack and TrueAudio. |
| What the platform says | In the table of the codecs and the containers of OBS Studio the FLAC row names the MP4 and MKV containers. |
| 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
The FLAC audio file holds the voices and the order of the words. The FLAC codec is used by OBS Studio with the MP4 and MKV containers. From that text comes the minutes, in the sections Attendees, Agenda, Discussion by item.
Tips
The sections of the minutes are the same for every recording.
Set the language of the FLAC audio file before you send the file.
Rename the file of the FLAC audio file before you send it.
Questions about FLAC audio file and file
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 minutes is written from it.
How is the minutes built from the FLAC audio file?
The engine reads the Russian speech and the instruction writes the minutes in the sections Attendees, Agenda, Discussion by item; every line comes from the transcript 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 minutes.
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 voice memo to todo enThe same task on another recording, with the same steps and the same sections.
- Meeting minutes ready to fileThe 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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3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps