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CC Audio

Studio-quality audio transcoding to HLS. Adaptive bitrate, any format in, broadcast-grade out—delivered CDN-ready.

FFmpeg HLS/DASH Streaming Docker AWS
Broadcast-grade

Run this API from the dashboard

Create an account, generate an API key, and buy credits when you are ready to process media.

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Prepaid credit packs

Buy credits, then spend them on jobs

1 credit = $0.01. Credits do not expire. There is no monthly Media API plan.

Pack Price Credits
Starter $5 500
Basic $10 1,000 + 100 bonus
Plus $25 2,500 + 500 bonus
Professional $50 5,000 + 1,750 bonus
Work Credits USD
SD transcode (360p, 480p) 0.75 / minute $0.0075 / minute
HD transcode (720p–1440p) 1.0 / minute $0.01 / minute
4K transcode (2160p) 2.5 / minute $0.025 / minute
Transcription 1.5 / minute $0.015 / minute
Audio transcode 0.01 / minute / quality $0.0001 / minute / quality
Images from 0.20 / variant from $0.002 / variant

HD encode is $0.01 per output-minute. Mux Plus 720p encode starts at $0.025/min (Sept 2026). AWS MediaConvert Basic HD is about $0.015/min at list. AWS HD at high volume is lower. Cloudflare Stream has no encode fee; you pay storage and delivery instead. Cost calculator.

Why CC Audio?

Audio is everywhere—podcasts, music, courses, live shows—but delivering it reliably across every device and connection is hard. CC Audio takes any source file and turns it into adaptive-bitrate HLS that streams smoothly from broadband to spotty mobile.

Built on the same battle-tested transcoding pipeline as CC Encode, CC Audio is tuned for broadcast-grade audio quality at scale.

For Developers

RESTful API for dropping transcoding into your audio pipeline.

curl -X POST https://services.closedcircuit.io/api/audio/transcode \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"input": "s3://bucket/track.wav", "output": "hls", "bitrates": [64, 128, 256]}'

Webhook notifications for async processing completion.

Features

  • Any format in: AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, WAV, and more
  • HLS + M3U8 output: Adaptive bitrate for smooth playback everywhere
  • Adaptive bitrate: Multiple renditions from a single upload
  • CDN-ready delivery: Segmented output built for edge caching

Prepaid credit packs

Buy credits in the dashboard, then spend them on jobs. Packs and per-job rates are in the table above.

Adaptive Bitrate HLS

Generate multiple renditions from a single upload so playback stays smooth from broadband to spotty mobile.

Any Format In

Ingest AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, WAV and more. One API, broadcast-grade output regardless of source.

CDN-Ready Delivery

Segmented M3U8 output built for edge caching—fast first-byte and low bandwidth cost at scale.

Credit-Based Pricing

Prepaid credit packs from $5. Audio transcode from 0.01 credits per minute per quality. Credits do not expire.

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