Reddit Reddit reviews Express Scribe Transcription Foot Pedal Bundle

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Express Scribe Transcription Foot Pedal Bundle
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u/RuskiesInTheWarRoom · 8 pointsr/editors

Ahh, transcription. I've always found this to be the grindiest of the "grind" work. Do it for free this time, but get ready to demand some rates.

  • To be efficient at transcription, you really really have to develop skills yourself. It ain't easy. First off, make sure you know exactly what they want in the end, so you don't have to go back and re-do certain work that will take a tremendous amount of time later. Do they want every "uh, uhm, hmm." transcribed? Is there a specific format? How often do they want time-stamps, and how do they want them formatted?
    Make sure you are locked in with that NOW, because going back and re-doing that work, particularly if you have HOURS of interviews to transcribe, will be a significant burden later. Do a couple minutes of it (a few pages) and do the back and forth with them on format now so that from here, you just do it once.

  • Bone up on your typing skills and tricks. Specifically, consider setting up a set of shortcut words, and learn them. You can set up keyboard shortcuts to instantly translate various word combinations into full words in your word processor. For instance, when you type "mky" it would then autocorrect it to "monkey." If you have major, long, difficult words that keep repeating, this will save you significant time and energy, even if you are a fast typist.

  • Bite off small chunks, particularly at the beginning. Break your clips up into 15 minute pieces, or even less. As your skill and speed improves, you'll be able to go through all this stuff more accurately in larger chunks.

  • If this is, in fact, something you think you'll pursue for any amount of time and money, I strong suggest getting a footpedal and perhaps software for transcribing. The footpadal makes it so much easier - you aren't taking your fingers off the keyboard to stop and rewind. Here's what I'm talking about: http://www.amazon.com/Express-Scribe-Transcription-Pedal-Bundle/dp/B009V62AMU

    Start slow, take it easy, be patient, figure out how to create an efficient system that will help you to be accurate the first go-around so that you can start tearing through the material.
u/symbiotic242 · 2 pointsr/mturk

There is nothing in that respect that will help. People have tried various voice-to-text and speech recognition software and universally report that it takes longer to fix or repair all the errors the software makes than it would to just transcribe the audio in the first place.

If you are serious about transcription, it might be worth looking into some hardware that will assist, such as a transcription foot pedal