M4A file

M4A audio file to a task list in Russian

M4A 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.

3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps
In short

What the M4A 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 it works

How to get the file and turn it into a task list

  1. 1

    Open it in an audio program

    The FFmpeg library of Audacity imports a much larger range of audio formats, including AC3, M4A, MP4 and WMA, so an M4A of a phone is opened with it

  2. 2

    Attach the recording

    The widget takes the file of the M4A audio file as it is and marks the speech as Russian, so the engine does not have to guess what it is about.

  3. 3

    Give the transcript to the instruction

    The instruction of the task asks for the task list and puts the answer about the M4A audio file into the sections Topic, Tasks, Ideas for later; a claim that is not in the recording is not written.

  4. 4

    Set the language of the speech

    The recording of the M4A audio file is in Russian, and that is one of the 99+ languages the engine reads; the setting of the widget says Russian and the task list follows.

  5. 5

    Check the file before the upload

    A voice message of the Telegram Bot API is an .OGG file encoded with OPUS, an .MP3 file or an .M4A file

The result

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.

The facts

What M4A keeps, and what it says about it

Where M4A keeps the file, and what it says about it
WhatWhat the platform says
Where the file isAudacity opens an M4A file with the FFmpeg library: it allows the program to import and export a much larger range of audio formats, including M4A (AAC), AC3 and WMA.
What the file isThe Telegram Bot API takes an audio file only in the .MP3 or .M4A format, and it sends a voice message in the .OGG file encoded with OPUS, .MP3 or .M4A format.
What can go wrongGoogle Drive keeps the M4A among the files it stores: any file type can be stored in Drive, and the list of the audio formats it previews names MP3, MPEG, WAV, .ogg and .opus.
What the platform saysIn the FAQ of the FFmpeg library of Audacity the M4A is written next to the codec it carries: M4A (AAC), AC3 and WMA.
What the platform saysA voice message of the Telegram Bot API is an .OGG file encoded with OPUS, an .MP3 file or an .M4A file.
Length of one fileup 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 Telegram Bot API takes an audio file only in the .MP3 or .M4A format, and it sends a voice message in the .OGG file encoded with OPUS, .MP3 or .M4A format. The M4A audio file is read by the engine in Russian, and the task list is written from the text, not from a guess.

Tips

  • A name that was never said in the M4A audio file stays out of the task list.

  • A recording of the M4A audio file in Russian is read as Russian.

  • Take the file of the M4A audio file as soon as you have it.

  • Bots can currently send audio files of up to 50 MB in size, and the limit may be changed in the future.

FAQ

Questions about M4A audio file and a task list

What does the M4A say about the M4A audio file?

Audacity opens an M4A file with the FFmpeg library: it allows the program to import and export a much larger range of audio formats, including M4A (AAC), AC3 and WMA. The engine reads the Russian speech of the M4A audio file and writes the task list from that text.

Which problems can come with the M4A audio file?

Bots can currently send audio files of up to 50 MB in size, and the limit may be changed in the future. The engine does not change the file of the M4A audio file; it reads it as it is and writes the task list.

How is the task list built from the M4A audio file?

The engine reads the Russian speech and the instruction writes the task list in the sections Topic, Tasks, Ideas for later; every line comes from the transcript of the M4A 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 task list.

Where does the file of the M4A audio file wait?

On the M4A. The facts of the table above name the place where the file of the M4A audio file is kept and the way it comes off.

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Drop a recording — the text arrives in a minute

Speakers by name, a time on every line, export to TXT, SRT, VTT, CSV and Markdown.

3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps