WAV is the file a field recorder writes when nothing is being thrown away: interview rigs, lavalier kits, board feeds and archive masters. Send one up and download cues built from word-level timestamps. Beyond 500 MB, continue at the upload page. Your opening transcript is free any length · preview with no account · $8 buys 1,000 minutes and they do not lapse.
How it works
Straight off the card, with no conversion step in between.
Pull the file off the recorder’s card and drop it in. Up to 500 MB here; a long session goes through the upload page instead.
Every word returns with its own timestamp, generally a few minutes of waiting per hour recorded. The preview opens without an account.
Or VTT, or TXT, DOCX, JSON and Markdown. One job, every format, nothing extra to pay for the ones you did not plan on.
WAV specifics
Nothing in a WAV is compressed, so the size is simple arithmetic: 48 kHz at 24-bit in stereo runs to about a gigabyte an hour. That puts the 5 GB ceiling at roughly five hours — the one common case where file size, not runtime, is the limit you meet. Recorded mono at 16-bit, the same five gigabytes stretches to well over fifteen hours, so the 10-hour cap takes over again.
Two options, both fine. Make a compressed copy with the free compress audio tool and upload that, leaving the master untouched; or split the session at a natural break. A compressed copy reads back the same words — accuracy is decided by the room, the microphone placement and how much people talk over each other.
Onto whatever the audio ends up inside: a still-image video of an interview excerpt, a caption track beside a web player, or a text layer on an editor timeline. See also audio to SRT, video to SRT for a file with picture, YouTube to SRT for a public link, the caption generator for anything else, and the WAV format page.
Where the file goes
A single quote from a two-hour interview becomes a short film, with cues already timed to the take.
A VTT track beside an embedded player gives visitors the words, which matters for anyone who cannot use the audio.
Bring the SRT into Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve as a caption track when the location sound is being cut against picture.
The same job exports DOCX and TXT, giving a deposited recording a searchable companion document.
Pricing
Your opening transcript is free in full at any length. Beyond it, 1,000 minutes cost $8, 2,000 cost $12 and 5,000 cost $24, bought once.
| Recording | $8 pack | $12 pack | $24 pack |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25-minute interview | $0.20 | $0.15 | $0.12 |
| 1-hour panel | $0.48 | $0.36 | $0.29 |
| 2-hour field session | $0.96 | $0.72 | $0.58 |
| 5-hour conference feed | $2.40 | $1.80 | $1.44 |
Figures show the share of a pack each recording consumes. Length, not format, sets the price. See pricing.
FAQ
Upload the WAV here, look over the preview without signing up, open the full transcript with a free account, and download the SRT from the export list.
Either make a smaller copy with the free compress audio tool and upload that, or split the session into parts and caption each one. The original master stays untouched either way.
Not in any way you would notice. Accuracy is governed by the recording itself: microphone placement, room noise and how often people speak across each other.
No. Speakers are separated in the transcript you read on screen. Caption and document exports, meaning SRT, VTT, TXT and DOCX, carry only words and timings; JSON is the one that holds speaker information.
About five hours at 48 kHz stereo before you meet 5 GB, and considerably more if the recording is mono. The other ceiling is 10 hours per file, whichever you reach first.
A two-hour field recording uses $0.96 of the $8 pack, $0.72 at the $12 rate, or $0.58 at the $24 rate. Credits are bought once and never expire.
Instant preview, no signup. Your opening transcript is free at any length.