Audacity imports the WAV and AIFF files, including all PCM variants, and a raw PCM file without a standard header is imported with File > Import > Raw Data.
PCM file
PCM audio file to show notes in English
PCM audio file to show notes 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
One PCM audio file is enough for the show notes. The engine reads it in English and writes the sections Episode summary, Chapters, Quotes, and every line of the answer comes from the recording. The free plan gives 3 files a day.
How to get the file and turn it into show notes
- 1
Check the header
A file with a standard header is imported as an ordinary audio file; a raw PCM file is imported with File > Import > Raw Data
- 2
Send the recording to the bot
The recording of the PCM audio file is attached to the widget of the page with the language of the speech set to English, and the show notes comes back as a file of text.
- 3
Run the instruction of the show notes
The transcript of the PCM audio file goes to the instruction that is written for the show notes, and the sections of the answer are Episode summary, Chapters, Quotes.
- 4
Set the language of the speech
The engine reads 99+ languages; this PCM audio file is in English, so the language of the widget is set to English for the show notes.
- 5
Check the file before the upload
In the table of the codecs and the containers of OBS Studio the PCM row names the MP4, MOV 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 PCM keeps, and what it says about it
The PCM codec is used by OBS Studio together with the MP4, MOV and MKV containers, as the uncompressed audio of the table.
The VoiceTracer of Philips records in the PCM (WAV) format, a stereo recording without compression.
LPCM stands in the list of the audio formats of the VLC player, next to AMR (3GPP) and ADPCM.
In the table of the codecs and the containers of OBS Studio the PCM row names the MP4, MOV 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
The case
What the recording does not give you
Audacity imports the WAV and AIFF files, including all PCM variants, and a raw PCM file without a standard header is imported with File > Import > Raw Data. That is the part that depends on the PCM; everything after it is the work of the show notes, and it is the same for every recording.
Tips
A name that was never said in the PCM audio file stays out of the show notes.
The engine does not translate the PCM audio file from English.
Rename the file of the PCM audio file before you send it.
Questions about PCM audio file and show notes
Which problems can come with the PCM audio file?
The VoiceTracer of Philips records in the PCM (WAV) format, a stereo recording without compression. The engine does not change the file of the PCM audio file; it reads it as it is and writes the show notes.
What does the PCM say about the PCM audio file?
A WAV file from a portable recorder with a proprietary compressed audio should be opened with the FFmpeg library, not as raw data. The engine reads the English speech of the PCM audio file and writes the show notes from that text.
How is the show notes built from the PCM audio file?
The engine reads the English speech and the instruction writes the show notes in the sections Episode summary, Chapters, Quotes; every line comes from the transcript of the PCM audio file.
Is there a limit to the length of the PCM audio file?
One file of the PCM 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 PCM audio file?
Bring the file of the PCM audio file to your own disk and upload it here; the engine returns the show notes with the time of every line.
Related pages
The same task on pcm raw audio to text voice memo to todo ru
The same task on another recording, with the same steps and the same sections.
Podcast episode to show notesThe 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
- OOBS Knowledge Base: Audio and Video Formats Guide (read 2026-10-25)obsproject.com · checked
- WPhilips: VoiceTracer audio recorder DVT4110 and DVT4115 (read 2026-10-25)www.dictation.philips.com · checked
- WVLC features: the formats it plays (read 2026-10-25)www.videolan.org · checked
- TTranscription service page (read 2026-10-25)transcrib.si · checked
Reading: 4 minutesUpdated Transcribsi editorial team
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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