[[Projects]] "Vox" is a tiny script that transcribe voice snippets (short form) and add to daily Obsidian notes. The name "vox" was inspired by the label musicians use in place of "vocals" for recording. ## How it works ### Record A [macOS Shortcut](https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/shortcuts-mac/apd5ba077760/6.0/mac/13.0) records a voice snippet from my microphone. ![[2023-01-22 - Vox - Shortcut.png]] That audio file is saved into a designated folder ("Voice snippets") on my computer. ### Transcribe A [macOS Automator](https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/automator/welcome/mac) workflow executes a shell command (`vox`). It is triggered when a new file is added to "Voice snippets". ![[2023-01-22 - Vox - Automator.png]] `vox` uses [Whisper by OpenAI](https://openai.com/blog/whisper/) to transcribe the recorded audio snippet, generating a `.txt` file. ### Note `vox` reads the transcribe snippet from the `.txt` file and formats it - adding a timestamp and overall clean up of the text. It then adds at the end of my Obsidian daily note in a dedicated section entitled "Log". ## Source code The source code is private and the link below is for personal reference only. https://github.com/ItsJonQ/vox ## See also - [[Thunder]] - [[Grams]]