tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407672901124805056.post6606579198194024331..comments2023-09-11T08:55:03.788-04:00Comments on Transcription Talk: Reader Question – Transcribing Rapid SpeakersTara @ Deal Seeking Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07332969490726946460noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407672901124805056.post-59110115694474416172008-09-09T10:20:00.000-04:002008-09-09T10:20:00.000-04:00My complaint is sometimes the reverse; people don'...My complaint is sometimes the reverse; people don't speak quickly enough for me.<BR/><BR/>Two answers here. <BR/><BR/>One, with QuikScribe, it has the option of speeding up/slowing down playback either without changing the pitch, or acting more like a "proper" tape recorder, when the pitch of the voice goes up or down. Using this function, it almost eliminates the "buzzing" sound caused by sampling software. With a good original recording I can go up as far as 40% overspeed when transcribing.<BR/><BR/>The second is a bit more technical, but as a musician myself, I've found that some software, such as "Audacity" (a freebie download) can be used to increase the amount of data (the "bit rate" etc) of a sound file (*.wav, *.mp3 etc) so that the sampling software of the transcriber has more data to work with and gives a much higher "quality" of sound so it can be sped up or slowed down more. This means that when I open it in QuikScribe the playback is much easier to listen to if I change the speed without changing the pitch.<BR/><BR/>http://audacity.sourceforge.net/<BR/><BR/>JoeProwordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09200983133954802018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407672901124805056.post-9288887217302936482008-09-09T02:41:00.000-04:002008-09-09T02:41:00.000-04:00There's also a program called "Transcribe!" by Sev...There's also a program called "Transcribe!" by Seventh String Software that slows down audio the best I've ever heard - that is it doesn't distort the sound as much. It is designed for musicians to transcribe MUSIC, but it works wonders on recorded voice, too!<BR/><BR/>Hope this helps!margilowryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495095577345811751noreply@blogger.com