Transcribe long audio files in one piece
Workshops, lectures, hearings, all-day sessions, up to 8 hours per file, in one transcript.
To transcribe long audio you mostly need a tool that doesn't make you cut the file first. voxnoto takes recordings up to 8 hours and returns a single transcript with speakers and timestamps, rather than five fragments you have to stitch back together.
How to transcribe a long recording
Upload the whole file
Up to 8 hours in one piece, with no need to split it first.
Close the tab
Long files take longer to process. The transcript waits in your account.
Read one transcript
Speakers and timestamps run through the whole recording, start to finish.
Why splitting a recording is the problem
The seams lose words. Every cut falls somewhere, and usually mid-sentence. Rejoining the parts leaves gaps exactly where someone was making a point.
Timestamps stop matching. Each fragment restarts at zero, so a reference to 1:12:40 means nothing without arithmetic.
Speakers get renamed. Split a recording into five and you label the same four people five times, differently each time.
What counts as long
One to three hours. Workshops, training sessions, long interviews, recorded classes. The ordinary case, and the one most tools quietly cap.
Three to 8 hours. Conference days, hearings, panel sessions, all-hands meetings. Still one file here.
Longer than 8 hours. Split it by natural breaks, morning and afternoon, or session by session, rather than at an arbitrary time.
What you get back
One transcript. Speakers labelled once, timestamps running from the start of the recording to the end.
A summary. The part that matters most on a long file: a seven-hour day condensed into something readable.
A translation. 99 languages in, translation out, useful for multi-day international sessions.
Practical notes for long recordings
- Processing takes longer for longer files. Close the tab; the transcript will be waiting.
- Upload the original rather than a compressed export, over several hours, compression artefacts add up.
- Charge the device or keep it plugged in. Most failed long recordings die at 5% battery, not at the transcription stage.
- For all-day events, record session by session anyway, not because of a limit, but because it's easier to find things later.
- Say the session name at the start of each recording; it becomes the label you'll recognise.
Questions and answers
How long a file can I transcribe?
Up to 8 hours per recording on Premium.
Do I need to split a long recording?
No, not under 8 hours.
How long does a long file take to process?
Longer than a short one, but you can close the tab and come back.
Is there a limit on how many long files I can upload?
No. Premium has no monthly cap.
Do timestamps run across the whole recording?
Yes, from start to end.
Can I get a summary of a very long session?
Yes, and on long files it's usually the part people read.
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