§ Import audio
Import audio files
Drop existing audio into Dettivo from the app or via the CLI. Dictation imports land in History. Meeting imports, including recordings made on another device, become Meetings and run through the same local transcript, speaker-label, notes, analysis, search, export, and mirror flow as a meeting recorded in Dettivo.
Who this is for
Anyone with backlog audio, phone voice memos, podcast clips, old interview recordings, or meeting recordings captured on another device that should become searchable Dettivo history.
How to import
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Import a dictation file
Open History -> Import Dictation Audio. Pick the file. Choose the engine. The result appears in History as a dictation transcript.
History › Import Dictation Audio
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Import an external meeting recording
Open Meetings -> Import Meeting Audio. Pick a call recording from a recorder, phone, conference room device, or exported meeting app file. The result appears as a Meeting, not a dictation.
Meetings › Import Meeting Audio
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From the CLI
Run `dettivo transcript import --file call.m4a --target-kind meeting` for meeting recordings. Use `--target-kind dictation` for dictation-style file transcription.
Terminal
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Via REST
POST /v1/transcripts/import/stream?target_kind=meeting&filename=call.m4a for meeting recordings. Use target_kind=dictation for dictation imports.
Loopback REST
Supported audio
Dettivo accepts common audio and audio-bearing media files at a high level: m4a, mp3, wav, mp4, caf, aac, and aiff. Container details still depend on what macOS can decode.
For imported meetings, Dettivo stores the file with the meeting artifacts and runs the meeting transcription path locally first. Optional hosted meeting AI can be used later for notes, polish, and Q&A only if you configure it.
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