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Audio analysis · Field guide

Gemini audio analysis

Analyze broadcast audio to locate and cut advertisement segments.

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What it does

Gemini accepts audio and produces summaries, transcripts, speaker labels, and analysis of timestamped segments. Advertisement-boundary detection is an application of those capabilities, not an officially guaranteed ad-cutting product.

A useful first task

Find sections in a recording

Ask for a transcript and timestamps on a short recording. If you are locating advertisements, compare every proposed boundary with the audio.

How to start

  1. Use the Gemini API audio-upload workflow; larger files use the Files API. Build or connect a separate cutter using the returned segment boundaries.
  2. Ask for a transcript and timestamps on a short recording. If you are locating advertisements, compare every proposed boundary with the audio.
  3. Check the result before relying on it.

Where it falls short

Audio analysis does not automatically edit audio. Ad-boundary detection needs your own workflow and checking; no production-quality cutting result has been established here.

What remains your job

Validate transcript and timing; perform actual cuts in an audio editor.