recording with timecodes

Recording with timecodes to a blog post in English

Recording with timecodes 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 Audacity 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 it works

How to get the file and turn it into a blog post

  1. 1

    Read the time of the head

    The Time Toolbar shows the position of the record head in the hh:mm:ss format, and the format of the display is changed with its context menu

  2. 2

    Send the file to the engine

    The Recording with timecodes goes to the service through the upload widget; the speech is English, and the blog post comes back into the chat.

  3. 3

    Give the transcript to the instruction

    The instruction of the blog post is written for this task already: it reads the text of the Recording with timecodes and asks for Headline and lead, Outline, Draft, and it keeps every claim to the transcript.

  4. 4

    Name the language of the speech

    The speech of the Recording with timecodes is English, one of the 99+ languages the engine reads, and the widget is left on English while the blog post is written.

  5. 5

    Check the file before the upload

    Right after the recording it is strongly recommended to export it at once to WAV or AIFF as a safety copy, before the editing starts

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 Audacity keeps, and what it says about it

Where Audacity keeps the file, and what it says about it
WhatWhat the platform says
Where the file isA Label Track is an additional track of the project: the labels in it mark points or regions of the audio tracks, and the label track itself holds no audio.
What the file isThe Time Toolbar is read-only and shows the current position of the play head or of the record head, and while the recording runs it follows the record head.
What can go wrongThe recording of Audacity is taken from the sound input of the computer or from a mixer, and the source is chosen in the Audio Setup Toolbar or in the Audio Settings Preferences.
What the platform saysAudacity labels a point, a single moment of the audio, or a region, a span with a start and an end time; a point label is a region label with the same start and the same end.
What the platform saysThe labels are imported and exported as text label files, and the text of a label can be kept for annotation or for transcription.
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 Recording with timecodes from the Audacity holds the voices and the order of the words. The Time Toolbar is read-only and shows the current position of the play head or of the record head, and while the recording runs it follows the record head. From that text comes the blog post, in the sections Headline and lead, Outline, Draft.

Tips

  • The sections of the blog post are the same for every recording.

  • The engine does not translate the Recording with timecodes from English.

  • Take the file of the Recording with timecodes as soon as you have it.

  • A very large number of labels in one project, hundreds or thousands, can make Audacity noticeably sluggish.

  • The Time Toolbar is read-only, so the audio position cannot be reset with it: the Selection Toolbar is needed for that.

FAQ

Questions about Recording with timecodes and a blog post

What does the Audacity say about the Recording with timecodes?

A Label Track is an additional track of the project: the labels in it mark points or regions of the audio tracks, and the label track itself holds no audio. The engine reads the English speech of the Recording with timecodes and writes the blog post from that text.

What does the Audacity keep for the Recording with timecodes?

A very large number of labels in one project, hundreds or thousands, can make Audacity noticeably sluggish. The file of the Recording with timecodes is the input of the engine, and the blog post is written from it.

Who reads the blog post after the Recording with timecodes is sent?

the author of the post. The transcript of the Recording with timecodes 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 Recording with timecodes?

The file of the Recording with timecodes and the widget are enough: the engine reads the English speech and writes the blog post.

Sources

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    Audacity manual: Label Tracks (read 2026-10-25)manual.audacityteam.org · checked
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    Audacity manual: Time Toolbar (read 2026-10-25)manual.audacityteam.org · checked
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    Audacity manual: Recording (read 2026-10-25)manual.audacityteam.org · checked
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    Pricing page (read 2026-10-25)transcrib.si · checked

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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