# Ask: Audio

The **Ask: Audio** node variant is used to ask for an audio fragment. On chat channels it will ask to upload an audio file (WAV or MP3). On phone channels it will record the user's speech until the hash (#) key is typed in.

It also offers the ability to transcribe the (uploaded) audio fragment and to store it in a variable.

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| Property                | Description                                                     | Explanation                                                                                                     |
| ----------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Question                | The original question                                           |                                                                                                                 |
| Assign to               | To assign the result to a variable in the conversation          |                                                                                                                 |
| Remember                | To also store the variable in the user object                   | The variable name in the 'Assign to' will be used to store the value in the user object.                        |
| Assign transcription to | To store the transcribed text in a variable in the conversation |                                                                                                                 |
| Remember transcription  | To also store the transcribed variable in the user object       | The variable name in the 'Assign transcription to' property will be used to store the value in the user object. |

{% hint style="info" %}
This node will also set a user tag using the assign to value. Don't forget to manually create this tag in the [Tags](https://manuals.dialox.ai/settings/app-settings/tags) page.
{% endhint %}

## Resources

* [tags](https://manuals.dialox.ai/settings/app-settings/tags "mention")