Transcribing

Using Olympus DSS Player, Express Scribe, plus up-to-date digital audio equipment, we can transcribe your work from most format files (DSS, MP3, WAV, WMA, etc). Standard size audio cassette tapes and micro-cassettes can also be transcribed.

A typed transcription can be made of any of the following:

  • Articles
  • Authors' and writers' dictation
  • Business dictation
  • Conference calls
  • General correspondence
  • Interviews and lectures
  • Manuscripts and memoirs
  • Presentations and reports
  • Seminars and workshop recordings
...and much more.

It is worth mentioning that the time it takes to transcribe an audio file or tape is very much dependent on the quality of the recording and the clarity of the speaker or speakers.

The industry standard for transcription work is four times the length of a recording. For example, with a fifteen minute recording, one would need to allow approximately one hour for transcribing, and possibly longer for interviews and conference calls in which more than one person is speaking.

To transcribe your work as efficiently as possible, it would therefore help considerably, when recording, if you could speak clearly and keep background noise to a minimum. Also, use quality tapes, making sure your batteries have plenty of life, and where possible, allow for more than one microphone if there are several speakers.

Where, in the transcription any words or phrases appear ambiguous and are not clear, these will be colour highlighted or placed in brackets, indicating it needs client verification. We will also inform you as soon as possible if your recording is proving difficult, in order to prevent you incurring additional charges.