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Transcribe an Adobe Audition export to text.

Export the mixdown from Audition and drop it here. 16-bit, 24-bit and 32-bit float WAV files are all read directly, and the transcript's SRT lines up with your session timeline for captions in Premiere Pro.

Free preview and summary Up to 10 hours or 5 GB per file 99+ languages TXT · DOCX · SRT · VTT · JSON

The file you have

What to export from Audition.

Session file
A .sesx file. It is a description of the session, not audio, and cannot be uploaded.
Multitrack
File → Export → Multitrack Mixdown → Entire Session, as WAV or MP3.
Waveform view
File → Export → File, or simply Save As.
Size
An hour of 48 kHz 24-bit stereo WAV is about 1 GB. The same hour as MP3 is around 60 MB, with the same transcript.

There is no link to paste for this one. Get the file onto your phone or computer first, then upload it in the box above.

How it works

Three steps, the first one is the only one that takes any thought.

1

Export the mixdown

File → Export → Multitrack Mixdown → Entire Session. Choose MP3 for speech unless you need the WAV anyway.

2

Drop the export here

Files over 500 MB continue on the main upload page.

3

Caption the video

Export SRT and import it in Premiere Pro's Captions panel; timings match the mixdown you uploaded.

Good to know

What trips people up, and what to do about it.

Example. A 48-minute documentary voice session is mixed down as a 52 MB MP3. The transcript returns in about two minutes; the SRT imports into the Premiere Pro sequence and the DOCX goes to the director for paper edits. Checked 4 October 2026: a 24-bit WAV and a 32-bit float WAV uploaded through this site came back as text.

What comes back

More than a wall of text.

The same four things for every Audition recording, whatever its length.

A transcript with timestamps

Every line carries its time. Click a line to hear that second again, or search a name or phrase and jump to each place it was said.

A summary, chapters and key quotes

A brief with the takeaways, chapters with their start times, and the quotes worth keeping. Speakers are identified and named in the summary, key quotes and chapters.

Questions answered from the recording

Ask where a topic came up or what was decided, and get the answer with the time it was said, instead of scrolling the whole text.

Every export

TXT, DOCX, SRT, VTT, JSON from the same transcript: a document to edit, caption files for video, plain text to paste, structured data for your own tools.

Pricing

Free preview. Packs from $4, and the minutes never expire.

A 48-minute session is 48 minutes, so the $4 pack (500 minutes) covers it 10 times over. Every recording gets a free preview and a summary you can read before paying; a pack opens the full transcript and every export. Packs are one-time purchases with no subscription and no seat fee.

Pick a pack to open secure checkout. Workspace is $19 a month for unlimited transcription (300-hour fair-use mark). Full pricing

What we measured, last 30 days

1,901 recordings, 830 audio hours, 64 languages detected. An hour of audio came back in 3.7 minutes for half of the recordings and within 19.7 minutes for nine in ten, measured from the moment the file landed to the finished transcript. Refreshed 2026-10-02; method on how we test.

FAQ

Adobe Audition to text, answered.

Can I upload an Audition .sesx file?

No. A .sesx holds the session layout, not sound. Export a mixdown as WAV or MP3 and upload that.

Do 32-bit float WAV files work?

Yes. 16-bit, 24-bit and 32-bit float WAV files are read directly.

How do I use the transcript for captions in Premiere Pro?

Export the transcript as SRT, then import the SRT in Premiere Pro's Captions panel and place it at the start of the sequence.

What does transcribing Audition recordings cost?

The preview and the summary are free. A pack opens the full transcript: $4 for 500 minutes, $8 for 1,000 minutes, $12 for 2,000 minutes, $24 for 5,000 minutes. Packs are one-time, credits never expire, and Workspace is $19 a month if you transcribe every week.

How long can the recording be?

One file can run up to 10 hours or 5 GB. The box on this page takes files up to 500 MB; a larger file continues on the main upload page, which uploads it in parts. Most recordings come back in about two minutes per hour of audio.

Is the recording kept private?

Recordings are transcribed on our own servers and are never used for training. You can delete a recording and its transcript at any time.

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