Audiocards

An audiocard is a two-sided study item, like a flashcard for your ears. It has a front (the prompt) and a back (the response) — for example, “What's the capital of France?” followed by “Paris.” Each side has its own text, language, and audio, so you can pair any two languages you like.

Audiocards live inside an audiodeck, which mixes them into your daily sets on a spaced-repetition schedule.

Two ways to add audio

Every side of an audiocard needs audio. You can provide it in two ways, and you can mix both within a single audiodeck:

• Text to speech. Type the text for a side and Speedpast generates natural-sounding audio for you in the side's language.
• Your own audio. Upload a file or record yourself in the browser when you want a specific voice, pronunciation, or sound.

Once audio is attached to a side, that side's text is locked from edits, so its text and audio always stay in sync. To change the wording, remove the audio first or create a new audiocard.

Adding and organizing audiocards

You can add audiocards one at a time, use Fast Add to enter many in a row, or import a CSV or TSV file exported from a tool like Anki or Quizlet. You can also have audiocards drafted automatically from pasted source text, then review and approve them before they enter study.

Add tags to a audiocard to group or filter related material within an audiodeck.

For more on how often each audiocard is reviewed, see the FAQ.