ONLINE SPECIAL.... 6 online transcription services that will make your life easy

 6 online transcription services that will make your life easy

Transcribing audio to text is no more a laborious task on these platforms

Transcription is the process of turning audio into written text. This is useful in plenty of situations — from personal voice memos, to generate a searchable text from a long speech or professionals looking for a written record of a meeting. Whatever the scenario, having the written text is often more convenient to work with than an audio recording. This is where a transcription service comes in, which can convert that audio file into written prose on demand. Here are some of the best transcription services you can choose from:

1. Scribie

Highly accurate transcribing with a choice of plans Scribie is an impressive transcription service that delivers accurate results, but its interface could be streamlined. Scribie says it delivers 99 per cent accuracy with its incorporated proofreading and absolute confidentiality. For jobs that are less sensitive, there is also an automated service, which is free.

2. Rev

Fast transcription turnaround with great accuracy Rev’s accurate and reasonably priced humanbased transcription service makes it easy to transform your recorded content into a usable format. Its web interface is average and it lacks a subscription model (you have to pay by the minute), but these are only minor drawbacks to an otherwise outstanding service. It recently released Rev Call Recorder app for iOS that lets you record and submit your phone calls to Rev for transcription.

3. Cassette

Apple’s iOS does transcription

Cassette takes a smartphone voice recorder approach to transcription. Available for the iOS platform, this app records voice, and transcribes it in real-time, with the option of bookmarking sections of interest. The user then stops it, and then the text and/or audio file can be saved, which is ready to be used by the application of your choice. Cassette says designers at the tech giants Google, Apple, Netflix and Facebook among others use it, so its service seems to be useful.

4. Temi

A premium, automated transcription service

Temi provides quick and affordable transcripts, but it doesn’t offer many customisation options. Their service is reportedly used by ESPN and The Wall Street Journal, among its more than 10,000 customers. Via its ‘advanced speech recognition software’, it can transcribe voice to text via an uploaded audio or video file in five minutes. The accuracy claimed is 95 per cent for clear audio with minimal accents, and minimal background noise.

5. Speechnotes

Lightweight web-based transcription

Speechnotes is a lightweight voice transcription service that transcribes in real time, which works in a browser, or via their Android app. Simply click on the microphone, and start dictating right into the browser-based Notepad page. The service is free, autosaves while being used, and the text can be downloaded to the computer, emailed or saved to Google Drive.

6. Otter

Turn voice into sharable, smart notes

Otter is more accurate than most automatic services, but it’s still a lesser alternative to human-based services at this point. Otter offers both a free and paid plan. With the free plan, users get 600 minutes of transcriptions per month. The premium account lets users transcribe 6,000 minutes of audio per month. Otter offers apps for both Android and iOS, as well as a web interface that features the same clean and modern design of its mobile apps.

— Agencies