Audacity imports FLAC among the formats it reads with its own importer, together with MP3, Ogg Vorbis and MP2.
FLAC audio file to a task list in Russian
FLAC audio file to a task list 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.
What the FLAC stores is what the engine needs. The Russian speech becomes the task list in the sections Topic, Tasks, Ideas for later; 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 task list
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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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Hand the file over
The engine takes the FLAC audio file from the widget of the page; the speech is in Russian, and the task list comes back with the timecodes.
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Ask for the task list
The text of the FLAC audio file is given to the instruction of the task list, and the answer is written in the sections Topic, Tasks, Ideas for later, one after another.
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Mark the language of the speech
The engine reads 99+ languages; the speech of this FLAC audio file is in Russian, and the widget carries that setting for the task list.
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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. The FLAC audio file is only the input: the engine reads the Russian speech and writes the task list out of the transcript.
Tips
Send the transcript to the instruction only once.
The language of the widget is the language of the FLAC audio file.
Rename the file of the FLAC audio file before you send it.
Questions about FLAC audio file and a task list
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 task list.
What does the FLAC say about 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 reads the Russian speech of the FLAC audio file and writes the task list from that text.
Who reads the task list after the FLAC audio file is sent?
the person who made the memo. The transcript of the FLAC audio file is read first, and the task list comes out of it in the sections Topic, Tasks, Ideas for later.
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 task list with the time of every line.
Related pages
- The same task on gameplay recording to text lecture to notes enThe same task on another recording, with the same steps and the same sections.
- Voice memo to a task listThe 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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