NotizAIListen to your lecture notes on the move
On the train, at the gym, on a walk: have the note read to you, or turn it into a podcast episode where speakers talk the topic through.
A lot of study time is lost in between: the commute, the walk across campus, the queue in the cafeteria. You can't open a textbook there, but you can listen. NotizAI gives you two ways to listen to lecture notes, and both are made from the note itself rather than from the original recording.
Read aloud is the simple one. NotizAI turns the note into audio and a compact player sits right on the note page. Because it reads the structured note, you hear the condensed version of the lecture, not ninety minutes of the original with every pause and digression. If you edit the note, the app shows that the audio can be updated to match.
The podcast goes further. NotizAI writes an episode script from your note and voices it with speakers you choose, from more than ten natural voices and in several languages. Instead of hearing the note read out, you hear the topic discussed, which many students find easier to follow on the move. Turning notes into a podcast this way works well for topics with an argument or a story, such as the history of a style or a debate in a field.
Podcasts are part of the subscription and use credits based on their length. Before generating, the app shows you an estimate of the credits the episode will use, so there are no surprises.
Text to speech for studying is not a replacement for active work. It's a way to fit an extra round of exposure into time that would otherwise be empty, before you test yourself properly with flashcards or the quiz.
Art history · Gothic cathedrals
Gothic architecture uses pointed arches, rib vaults and flying buttresses to build higher walls with large windows.
Flying buttress: an external arch that carries the outward thrust of the vault away from the wall.
Thinner walls made room for large stained-glass windows, which changed the light inside the church.
Remember: the pointed arch spreads load more steeply than the round Romanesque arch.
Watch out: rib vaults alone don't define Gothic; it's the combination of features.
Read aloud or podcast?
Read aloud stays close to the note: good for revising a sheet you've already read once. The podcast retells the content as a conversation: good for a first encounter with a topic or for when you're too tired to concentrate on a straight reading. Read aloud is part of every note; podcasts use credits from the subscription.
Choosing voices and language
Pick the speakers from more than ten natural voices. You can also have the episode in another language, which is a gentle way to practise course vocabulary in the language you're studying in.
Making listening count
Listen with a question in mind, such as "what are the three features I need to know?". Afterwards, without looking, say the answer out loud. Listening plus a short recall check is much more effective than listening alone.
How it works
Open a note
From any lecture, reading or video.
Start read aloud
Play it from the compact player on the note.
Or create a podcast
Choose the speakers and language for the episode.
Check the credit estimate
Before generating, NotizAI shows roughly how many credits the episode will use.
Listen on the way
Then test yourself with the flashcards when you arrive.
In your semester
Commutes
Turn the train ride into a revision session for this week's lectures.
Revising on the move
Walk and listen to the note of a topic you've already studied once.
Auditory learners
If you understand better by hearing, make the podcast your first pass through a topic.
Tired eyes
After a long day of reading, listen instead of staring at another screen.
Good to know
- Podcasts are a subscription feature and use credits depending on the episode length; the app shows an estimate before you generate.
- Listening is good exposure, but testing yourself afterwards is what makes the material stick.
- After you change a note, the app shows when the read-aloud audio can be updated.
Questions
Can I listen to my lecture notes?
Yes. Every note can be read aloud with a compact player on the note, and you can also turn it into a podcast episode.
How do I turn my notes into a podcast?
Open the note, create a podcast, choose the speakers and language, and NotizAI writes and voices an episode from the note.
Is the podcast free?
Podcasts are part of the subscription and use credits based on the episode's length.
How many voices are there?
More than ten natural voices, in several languages.
Is text to speech useful for studying?
As extra exposure, yes, for example on a commute. Combine it with flashcards or a quiz to check what you remember.
Does the audio update when I edit the note?
The app shows when the audio can be updated after the note has changed.
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Try it on your next lecture
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