Interview recording to quotes with timestamps in English
Interview recording to quotes with timestamps 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 Phone recorder stores is what the engine needs. The English 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 to get the file and turn it into quotes with timestamps
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Keep the audio
A meeting comes as an MP4 video or as an M4A audio, and the audio is the smaller of the two files
- 2
Send the recording to the bot
The engine takes the Interview recording from the widget of the page; the speech is in English, and the list of quotations comes back with the timecodes.
- 3
Apply the instruction of the task
The transcript of the Interview recording goes to the instruction that is written for the list of quotations, and the sections of the answer are Who spoke, Quotes with timestamps, Themes.
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Set the language of the speech
The speech of the Interview recording is English, one of the 99+ languages the engine reads, and the widget is left on English while the list of quotations is written.
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Check the file before the upload
A meeting recorded on Zoom comes as an MP4 video or as an M4A audio
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 Phone recorder keeps, and what it says about it
- Where the file is
The Voice Memos app of a phone records with the built-in microphone or with an external one.
- What the file is
A recorded phone call is kept in Call Recordings inside the Notes app, and both people hear a notice about it.
- What can go wrong
A meeting recorded on Zoom comes as an MP4 video or as an M4A audio.
- What the platform says
The recording of an interview is only as good as the microphone it was made with.
- 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
What the recording does not give you
The file of the Interview recording is what the Phone recorder keeps. A recorded phone call is kept in Call Recordings inside the Notes app, and both people hear a notice about it. The engine reads the English speech, and the sections Who spoke, Quotes with timestamps, Themes come out of it.
Tips
Send the transcript to the instruction only once.
Set the language of the Interview recording before you send the file.
Check who may download the file of the Interview recording.
The recording of an interview is only as good as the microphone it was made with.
Questions about Interview recording and quotes with timestamps
Which problems can come with the Interview recording?
The Voice Memos app of a phone records with the built-in microphone or with an external one. The engine does not change the file of the Interview recording; it reads it as it is and writes the list of quotations.
What does the Phone recorder keep for the Interview recording?
The recording of an interview is only as good as the microphone it was made with. The file of the Interview recording is the input of the engine, and the list of quotations is written from it.
Who reads the list of quotations after the Interview recording is sent?
the editor of the interview. The transcript of the Interview recording is read first, and the list of quotations comes out of it in the sections Who spoke, Quotes with timestamps, Themes.
What do I get without a card?
3 files a day of up to 30 minutes every day, and the export of the text in the formats of the service, so the list of quotations comes back in every one of them.
Do I need an account for the Interview recording?
The file of the Interview recording and the widget are enough: the engine reads the English speech and writes the list of quotations.
Related pages
The same task on another recording, with the same steps and the same sections.
Interview to quotes with timestampsThe 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.
Interview recording to textWhere Phone recorder keeps the file, what it holds and what the engine does with it.
Sources
- SiPhone user guide: make a recording (read 2026-10-24)support.apple.com · checked
- SiPhone user guide: record and transcribe a call (read 2026-10-24)support.apple.com · checked
- SZoom help: the files of a meeting (MP4, M4A, chat, CC.VTT) (read 2026-10-24)support.zoom.com · checked
- TTranscription service page (read 2026-10-25)transcrib.si · checked
- TPricing page (read 2026-10-25)transcrib.si · checked
Reading: 4 minutesUpdated Transcribsi editorial team
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