MP3 to Text

Upload an MP3 podcast, interview, or meeting recording. Review the spoken words in an editable transcript and download TXT, Word, or PDF.

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Excerpt from an MP3 podcast transcript

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Host: You switched the open studio from Friday to Sunday. What changed? Guest: On Sundays, people stayed longer. Families came in after lunch and asked to see how the prints were made. Host: So the schedule changed the kind of visit you could offer.

How it works

Upload your file
In Speechyou Notes, select Upload, choose your recording, and select Upload & transcribe.
Review the transcript
Open the finished note and check the text against the recording. Use Edit transcript to correct names, terminology, or misheard words.
Export Text (.txt)
Open Export in the transcript and choose the file type. Save the file or share it with your team.

Accepted extension .mp3

Transcription guide

Upload the episode or the original interview

For a transcript that follows a published podcast, start with the final episode MP3. Its timestamps will follow the intro, edits, and breaks in the published file. If you need quotes from an interview before editing, upload the raw interview MP3 instead and keep that transcript with the source recording.

Find quotes without replaying the entire MP3

Turn on Identify speakers before transcribing a host and guest. Search the resulting text for the topics you need and check the passages against playback. Write down the time of the quote if you want to return to it while editing the episode or preparing show notes.

Match the export to the handoff

Download TXT to move quotes into a content editor. Choose Word for an editing pass with a producer or enable Section timestamps when your reviewer needs to return to the audio. For a timed caption track, export SRT or WebVTT when timed segments are available.

Build show notes from a podcast MP3

Use the finished episode for timestamps that match the public audio. Search the transcript for the turning points in the conversation, then listen from a few seconds before each quote to confirm its context. Keep a list of chapter starts and guest names beside the transcript as you revise. An episode with an intro or ad break can still make a good transcript, but check the raw interview if you need wording that was cut. For social clips, generate captions from the audio in the final clip so the cues align to the new start.

Prepare an MP3 episode or interview

Choose the published episode for show notes or the source interview for raw quotes.
Check the first spoken line after music and any transition into a mid-roll.
Turn on Identify speakers before processing a host and guest recording.
Save the finished MP3 and its TXT or SRT under matching filenames so editors can pair them.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to convert MP3 to WAV first?

You can upload the MP3 directly. If compression has made words hard to hear and you still have the uncompressed source, use that original file. Saving the MP3 as WAV cannot bring back detail lost during compression.

Which file should I use if I need timestamps for a published podcast?

Use the final MP3 that listeners hear. A transcript from the raw interview will have different timecodes if the episode cuts sections or adds music and ads.

Can Speechyou tell which person is speaking in an MP3?

Enable Identify speakers in Transcription settings to label speaker changes. Review overlapping speech and listen back before attributing a quote to a named speaker.

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