Upload and transcribe university lectures into study tools, notes, and quizzes
Instantly transcribe university lectures into structured notes, flashcards, and practice tools. Turn long audio into a searchable learning brain with Duetoday.
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Why transcribing university lectures isn’t enough
Recording a professor is a great first step, but a raw text file is just a digital wall of words. Students often find that even with a full transcript, they still spend hours highlighting, re-reading, and trying to pull out the actual exam material. Without structure, a transcript is just another chore on your to-do list.
Information Overload: Sifting through 60 minutes of talk to find one 2-minute explanation is inefficient.
Lack of Context: Transcript text doesn't automatically connect to your textbook or past seminar notes.
Passive Learning: Simply reading a transcript doesn't help you recall information during a high-stakes exam.
Quick win: Use the search function to jump straight to specific keywords like "formula" or "definition" immediately after the lecture ends.
Common mistake: Thinking that owning the transcript is the same as understanding it. You need to transform the text into active study materials.
What you get in Duetoday
Duetoday is a retention-first learning workspace. It is designed to be your external brain, turning every recorded word into a system for instant recall and deep understanding.
Searchable transcript
Never scrub through audio again. Every word is indexed, allowing you to click any sentence to play the corresponding audio. This makes verifying complex terms or names mentioned in university lectures incredibly fast.
Best for: Fact-checking and verifying professor quotes.
Best for: Navigating long 3-hour seminars.
Smart summary
Get the big picture without the fluff. Duetoday strips away the filler words and tangents, leaving you with a high-level overview of the lesson’s core themes and objectives.
Best for: Pre-exam review sessions.
Best for: Catching up when you missed a class.
Study guide
Our AI organizes the chaos. It groups related concepts together, creating a logical flow that mirrors a textbook chapter, making it easier to digest heavy academic content.
Best for: Organizing semester-long modules.
Best for: Building a foundation for essay writing.
Flashcards (spaced repetition)
The system identifies key terms and definitions from your university lectures and generates flashcards. These are designed for spaced repetition to move info from short-term to long-term memory.
Best for: Memorizing vocabulary and dates.
Best for: Daily study habits and quick drills.
Practice quiz (active recall)
Don't just read—test yourself. Duetoday generates multiple-choice and short-answer questions based directly on the lecture content to simulate exam conditions.
Best for: Identifying knowledge gaps.
Best for: Building confidence before finals.
Key questions / action items
Know exactly what to do next. Duetoday extracts explicit assignments, reading suggestions, and potential exam questions mentioned by your professor during the lecture.
Best for: Staying on top of deadlines.
Best for: Prioritizing your weekly study schedule.
Quick win: Generate a summary and a quiz immediately after class while the info is still fresh in your mind.
Common mistake: Ignoring the 'action items' section, which often contains the specific instructions for your next paper.
How it works
Upload your audio: Drag and drop your lecture recordings or paste a link from a recorded online session. Duetoday handles the heavy lifting of processing the file.
Review and Refine: Within minutes, you’ll have a full transcript. You can skim the text, search for key moments, and see the automated summary.
Generate Study Tools: Click a button to turn that transcript into flashcards, a structured study guide, or a practice quiz tailored specifically to your class.
Checklist before you upload
Ensure your recording is clear and audible.
Label your file by date and course name for easier organization.
Check that you have the required storage space for bulk uploads.
Have your supplemental PDFs ready to connect them to the lecture.
Quick win: Name your files using a consistent format (e.g., PSYCH101-Week-1) to make the AI search even faster.
Common mistake: Not connecting your lecture transcripts to your related PDF readings, which misses out on the 'Connected Context' feature.
Made for university lectures
The Pre-Med Student
Keep track of complex biological processes and dense terminology. Turn 2-hour anatomy lectures into bite-sized review segments.
You get: Precise medical terminology transcription.
You get: Rapid-fire flashcards for memorization.
The Law School Candidate
Capture every case study and legal precedent mentioned in passing. Use the searchable transcript to find specific rulings instantly.
You get: Organized case notes from oral lectures.
You get: Key point extraction for legal frameworks.
The Engineering Major
Convert technical explanations into structured guides. Ensure you don't miss a single step in a complex derivation or formula explanation.
You get: Step-by-step breakdown of methodologies.
You get: Action items for upcoming lab reports.
The Humanities Researcher
Transcribe long seminars and guest speaker events. Connect the transcript to your Notion research pages for a unified thesis database.
You get: Summaries of complex theoretical discussions.
You get: Seamless integration with your existing research tools.
The Distance Learner
Turn recorded Zoom calls into interactive study workspaces. Make remote learning feel as structured as being in the classroom.
You get: Instant recall across all digital recordings.
You get: AI-tutor chat to explain missed concepts.
Quick win: Use the AI tutor chat to ask, "Explain the concept at the 15-minute mark like I'm five."
Common mistake: Keeping your transcripts in a separate folder from your notes; keep them in Duetoday to maintain context.
The result: study faster, remember longer
Total Recall
Stop stressing about what you might have missed. When you transcribe university lectures, you own the material forever, searchable in seconds.
What changes: No more frantic page-turning during revision.
What changes: Deep confidence that you have 100% of the class data.
Active Mastery
Move beyond passive reading. The automated quizzes force your brain to retrieve information, which is the most effective way to learn.
What changes: Better performance on actual exams.
What changes: Reduced study time due to higher efficiency.
All-in-One Organization
Your lectures, PDFs, and notes live together. Duetoday connects the dots between a professor's comment and a textbook paragraph.
What changes: A centralized 'learning brain' for your entire degree.
What changes: Zero time wasted jumping between different apps.
"I used to spend more time organizing my notes than actually studying them. Now, I just upload the recording and start practicing."
Quick win: Set a schedule to review your generated flashcards once every three days for maximum retention.
Common mistake: Waiting until finals week to generate your study scripts. Do it weekly to avoid a mountain of work later.
Trust & workflow fit
Duetoday is designed to fit into the modern student's workflow without adding friction. We focus on privacy, speed, and connectivity.
Flexible Inputs: Support for lecture audio, Zoom recordings, and even voice memos from study groups.
Everything Centralized: Your transcripts, Notion links, and Google Calendar all influence your learning schedule.
Reliable Privacy: Your recordings and data belong to you; we prioritize secure, private processing.
Export Ready: Move your summaries and notes to other platforms if you need to, though you’ll likely love having them in our AI Canvas.
How accurate is the transcription for complex academic subjects?
Duetoday uses advanced AI models to transcribe university lectures with high accuracy, even in technical fields like medicine, law, or engineering. While no AI is 100% perfect, it handles academic terminology and various accents extremely well. You can always edit the text directly if a highly specific niche term is misspelled.
Can I upload multiple recordings at once?
Yes, Duetoday supports bulk uploads. You can upload several recordings from a week of classes at once. This allows you to build a comprehensive learning brain where different lectures can be cross-referenced and searched simultaneously.
How are flashcards generated?
Once you transcribe university lectures, the AI scans the text for definitions, key facts, and important concepts. It then formats these into a Q&A style that you can use for active recall. You can customize them or add your own notes to each card.
Does it create quizzes automatically?
Absolutely. After transcription, you can trigger the 'Practice Quiz' feature. It uses the specific context of your professor’s lecture to create questions, ensuring you are testing yourself on what was actually taught in class rather than generic online info.
What file types can I upload?
We support most common audio and video formats, including MP3, WAV, M4A, and MP4. Whether you recorded on your phone, a dedicated recorder, or took a screen recording of a Zoom lecture, Duetoday can process it.
Can teachers share these transcripts with students?
Yes, Duetoday makes it easy to export or share the generated study sets. Teachers can transcribe university lectures once and then distribute the summaries, notes, and quizzes to their entire class to ensure everyone is on the same page.
How is this different from a raw transcript?
A raw transcript is just text; Duetoday is a workspace. We provide the transcription plus the AI-driven layer of summaries, flashcards, and a searchable 'brain' that connects your lectures to your PDFs and YouTube research.
How do I get the best results?
For the best transcription quality, ensure your recording device is close to the sound source and try to minimize background noise. Clear audio results in near-perfect text and much more effective AI-generated study tools.
Is there a free trial or version?
Duetoday offers various ways to get started, including the ability to try out examples. You can explore the core features like transcription and summary generation to see how they fit into your university workflow before committing.
Can I organize transcripts by course?
Yes, the unified content library allows you to categorize your university lectures by subject, semester, or module. This keeps your learning materials organized and makes the AI chat even more context-aware when you ask it for help.
Duetoday is an AI-powered learning OS that turns your study materials into personalised, bite-sized study guides, cheat sheets, and active learning flows.
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