WMA recordings can be summarized: send the lecture to Potok in Telegram and a short text digest comes back. Voices from the back of the room get lost, formulas are not kept, and protected files cannot be used. Read the summary against your notes to confirm 3 main points.
Transcribe a recording
Send your voice message, audio or video to @potok_now_bot on Telegram and the text comes back in the chat.
Write to @potok_now_bot in Telegram
About 30 languages · speaker labels and timestamps · files up to 2 GB · export to TXT, MD, DOCX, PDF, SRT and VTT
Key facts
- Windows Media Audio 9 Lossless creates a bit-for-bit duplicate of the original audio, so the WMA family includes a lossless codec.
- Windows Media Audio 9 offers CD quality at data rates from 64 to 192 kbps.
- The Windows Media ASF Writer gives audio-only output a .wma extension (DirectShow WM ASF Writer).
- Potok accepts .wma files up to 2 GB and reads them without a conversion step.
WMA at a glance
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Kind | Windows Media Audio in an ASF container |
| File extensions | .wma |
| Media types | - |
How to summarize WMA recordings
- Hand the file to the bot. Find @potok_now_bot in Telegram and add your .wma file as a message. The bot takes up to 2 GB; very long recordings are better uploaded with the mini app's Upload button.
- Mind this about the format. The Windows Media ASF Writer gives audio-only output a .wma extension (DirectShow WM ASF Writer).
- Ask for the digest. Use the summary button under the transcript for a short digest, and read it next to the full text before you share it.
- A useful detail. Windows Media Audio 9 offers CD quality at data rates from 64 to 192 kbps.
What a summary looks like
[1] Point: Radio talk about saving energy at home.
[2] Point: Tip: switch off standby devices at night.
[3] Point: Tip: wash laundry with cold water when possible.
[4] Point: The professor suggested reading the next chapters before the seminar.
Points written by us to show the layout. They are not output from a real WMA file.
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Typing by voice | For dictating into other programs there is a separate Potok desktop app that recognises Russian speech |
| Access | Telegram bot @potok_now_bot; large files go through the bot's mini app |
| Accepted | Audio, video and voice messages |
| Translating | No translation: the text stays in the language of the recording |
| File size | Up to 2 GB |
Common mistakes with WMA files
| Slip | Result | Remedy |
|---|---|---|
| Sending a WMA lecture with students talking in the back | Side talk adds noise and the summary drifts off topic | Place the recorder near the lecturer |
| Using a protected WMA file | The bot cannot read protected audio, so no summary appears | Send an unprotected WMA copy |
| Expecting the summary to keep a lecture's formulas | Spoken formulas get shortened or written in plain words | Check formulas in the full transcript |
| Sending a WMA with a different language mixed into the speech | Parts in the other language may be skipped or garbled | Split the file by language and send each part separately |
Keep going
The tools section has converters and calculators, the glossary explains the terms, and the download page covers the apps.
Common questions
Is WMA supported?
It is: the bot takes .wma files of up to 2 GB and decodes them itself, so you do not need to convert anything first.
Can I summarize long WMA recordings?
Files up to 2 GB are accepted. For a long recording, read the digest against the full transcript, because a short text leaves details out.
What kind of file is WMA?
An ASF file with Windows Media Audio content; the family includes a lossless codec Windows Media Audio 9 Lossless creates a bit-for-bit duplicate of the original audio, so the WMA family includes a lossless codec.
What do the specifications say about WMA?
Windows Media Audio 9 Lossless creates a bit-for-bit duplicate of the original audio, so the WMA family includes a lossless codec. Windows Media Audio 9 offers CD quality at data rates from 64 to 192 kbps.
Sources
The dates show when each source was opened. Pages are edited over time; read the original before you rely on a detail.
- Overview of the ASF format, Microsoft Learn · checked
- About the Windows Media codecs, Microsoft Learn · checked
- DirectShow and the Windows Media Format SDK, Microsoft Learn · checked
Try it on your own recording
Your recording goes to @potok_now_bot as a file or a voice message, and the transcript returns to you in Telegram.
Go to @potok_now_bot in Telegram