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 a blog post in English
PCM audio file to a blog post 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
What the PCM stores is what the engine needs. The English speech becomes the blog post in the sections Headline and lead, Outline, Draft; 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 blog post
- 1
Choose the import
The WAV and AIFF files, including all PCM variants, are imported into Audacity with the standard uncompressed files importer
- 2
Attach the recording
The file of the PCM audio file is sent as an attachment; the language of the speech is English, and the blog post comes back in the export of the service.
- 3
Give the transcript to the instruction
The text of the PCM audio file is given to the instruction of the blog post, and the answer is written in the sections Headline and lead, Outline, Draft, one after another.
- 4
Tell the engine what it hears
The engine reads 99+ languages; this PCM audio file is in English, so the language of the widget is set to English for the blog post.
- 5
Check the file before the upload
The VoiceTracer of Philips records the PCM (WAV) format at 22 kHz/16 bit, 44.1 kHz/16 bit and 48 kHz/16 bit
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
The PCM codec is used by OBS Studio together with the MP4, MOV and MKV containers, as the uncompressed audio of the table. the PCM is only the place where the recording waits; the text and the blog post are made by the engine, in English.
Tips
Read the sections of the blog post before you send it on.
Set the language of the PCM audio file before you send the file.
Rename the file of the PCM audio file before you send it.
Questions about PCM audio file and a blog post
What does the PCM say about the PCM audio file?
The VoiceTracer of Philips records in the PCM (WAV) format, a stereo recording without compression. The engine reads the English speech of the PCM audio file and writes the blog post from that text.
What does the PCM keep for 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 file of the PCM audio file is the input of the engine, and the blog post is written from it.
Who reads the blog post after the PCM audio file is sent?
the author of the post. The transcript of the PCM audio file is read first, and the blog post comes out of it in the sections Headline and lead, Outline, Draft.
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 blog post comes back in every one of them.
Do I need an account for the PCM audio file?
The file of the PCM audio file and the widget are enough: the engine reads the English speech and writes the blog post.
Related pages
- The same task on substack audio to text interview to quotes ruThe same task on another recording, with the same steps and the same sections.
- Video to a blog postThe 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
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