WAV to text
WAV to text works best on short recordings: drop the file here, and save long ones as MP3 first so they fit.
Transcription is free within your daily minutes
A subtitle file dropped here is converted instead.
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- Cues
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WAV is uncompressed, which makes it the format studios and field recorders like and size limits don't. Ten minutes of CD-quality stereo WAV is about 106 MB. The limit here is 95 MB. So a WAV longer than about nine minutes needs shrinking first. Saving it as MP3 at 128 kbps cuts it to around a tenth of the size and makes no real difference to the transcript.
Questions
How do I convert a WAV file to text?
Drop it above. Under 95 MB it works as it is; over that, save it as MP3 first and drop that instead.
How long a WAV can I transcribe?
It depends on the quality. CD-quality stereo WAV reaches the 95 MB limit at about nine minutes, while a mono voice recording at 16 kHz lasts about 50 minutes. Anything over 90 minutes is refused whatever its size.
Will saving WAV as MP3 hurt accuracy?
Not noticeably. Speech saved as MP3 at 128 kbps transcribes about as well as the WAV it came from.
Can I get SRT subtitles from a WAV?
Yes. Download the result as SRT or VTT and the timings come with it.