I agree that the automatic transcriptions aren't likely to be very good. If you want transcriptions, I would suggest using a service, such as http://www.rev.com/.
Marc On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 10:40 AM, craig harris <[email protected]> wrote: > hi detlef, > > > > i’m not aware of any software that i would even remotely > > trust to transcribe anywhere near accurately a research interview . . . > > > > this is partly because voice transcription programs have to be trained > > to each individual speaker, > > something that is not feasible with 25 different interviewees . . . > > > > in addition, i would argue that actually hearing the tone and inflection > > of what the interviewee says > > is an important aspect of coding and analysis . . . > > > > cheers, > > > > craig > > > > craig k harris > > associate professor > > department of sociology > > michigan agbio research > > center for regional food systems > > michigan state university > > east lansing michigan usa > > www.msu.edu/~harrisc > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Detlef Sprinz > Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2014 8:58 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [gep-ed] Software to record and transcribe interviews? > > > > Dear colleagues, > > I will conduct some 20-25 semi-structured interviews with experts, in > English, in the coming weeks. My plans are to digitally record these > interviews with my iPhone 5S and transcribe the interviews for analysis. > > Are you aware of suitable software, apps, etc. that can both record the > interviews and transcribe them? Siri supposedly can be used as a dictation > device, but appears not to be suitable for the dual task of recording plus > transcription. > > Best regards, > Detlef > > -- > > ________________________________ > > > > Detlef F. Sprinz, Ph.D. > Professor — Potsdam Institute (PIK) & University of Potsdam > > PIK - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research > Voice: +49 (331) 288-2555 > [email protected] > www.sprinz.org > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "gep-ed" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "gep-ed" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
