When planning to outsource the transcription of your research interviews it may be a good idea to invest some time in writing out a clear set of instructions for your transcriptionist because research transcription is quite different from regular transcription. Here are a few points to get you started - Identify the Transcription Style In research interviews the HOW of what’s being said is almost as important as the WHAT. For this reason the preferred style of transcription for these interviews is Verbatim [...]
Using Directional Microphones for Recording Speech
A microphone can pick up sounds from all directions or a specific direction depending on its technical built. This sensitity to sound from one or more directions is called Directionality. Based on this property, there are 3 main types of microphones available - Omnidirectional Microphones Unidirectional Microphones Bidirectional Microphones Omnidirectional Microphones These microphones pick up sounds from all directions and are generally used only when there are multiple speakers involved in a recording (as would be in the case of [...]
What is clean read transcription?
Clean read or intelligent verbatim transcription focuses on typing out the essence of what’s being said on a recording rather than the absolute and exact words. This means that the transcript is edited to remove any fillers (ums, ahs, you knows, etc.), false starts, repeated words, side conversations, interruptions, and other speech/sounds irrelevant to the transcript. For e.g., Original transcript- “The idea you know is to take…is to place your umm.. business er…right at the…where your customers can you know [...]
Microphones: Reading the spec sheet
Are you planning to record an interview, lecture, teleseminar, conference, or some other event involving speech? It’s been said that a recording can only be as good as the microphone that’s used – and the statement is absolutely true. Choosing the right microphone is as crucial as choosing the right recording device. The choice of microphone for a recording depends on several factors such as location (indoors/outdoors), number of speakers, distance of the microphone from the speaker/s, etc. In this [...]