What does the FLAC keep for the FLAC audio file?
The FLAC codec is used by OBS Studio with the MP4 and MKV containers. The file of the FLAC audio file is the input of the engine, and the CRM summary is written from it.
FLAC file
FLAC audio file to a CRM summary in English
FLAC audio file to a CRM summary 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
With the FLAC audio file the engine writes the CRM summary: the transcript first, then the sections Context, Needs and pains, Objections. The speech is in English, the free plan gives 3 files a day, and one file is up to 30 minutes.
How to get the file and turn it into a CRM summary
- 1
Record it in a container
In OBS Studio the FLAC codec is recorded in the MP4 and MKV containers
- 2
Upload the file
The widget takes the file of the FLAC audio file as it is and marks the speech as English, so the engine does not have to guess what it is about.
- 3
Turn the text into the CRM summary
The instruction of the task asks for the CRM summary and puts the answer about the FLAC audio file into the sections Context, Needs and pains, Objections; a claim that is not in the recording is not written.
- 4
Name the language of the speech
The recording of the FLAC audio file is in English, and that is one of the 99+ languages the engine reads; the setting of the widget says English and the CRM summary follows.
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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
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 codec is used by OBS Studio with the MP4 and MKV containers. The English speech of the FLAC audio file is read first, and the CRM summary is what the person who enters the deal gets out of the transcript.
Tips
The sections of the CRM summary are the same for every recording.
Mark the language of the speech of the FLAC audio file.
Check who may download the file of the FLAC audio file.
Questions about FLAC audio file and a CRM summary
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 CRM summary.
What comes back after the English FLAC audio file is read?
the CRM summary in the sections Context, Needs and pains, Objections, 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 CRM summary.
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 gameplay recording to text customer call to ticket ruThe same task on another recording, with the same steps and the same sections.
- Sales call to a CRM summaryThe 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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