Yes, ExpressScribe is great! I have the foot pedal unit (and several years medical transcription experience), so that was what I always used, and still keep as a backup. However, due to physical issues (RA), I have to baby my hands a lot more than in the past, so I'm looking for a more "hands off" way to do it. For my dissertation, I'm planning on doing mostly video capture, and not so much transcription, but I do have some Skype interviews that I want to transcribe to be able to mark up and take quotes from, so I'll likely do the "listen - repeat to Dragon" method and see how it goes. Suellen Rader Regonini, M.Ed. Ph.D. Student, Applied Anthropology University of South Florida sregonin@cas.usf.edu -----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org on behalf of Meryl Krieger Sent: Tue 1/27/2009 5:46 PM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: Re: [Air-L] Transcription Software Hi Stephanie: Here is what was suggested to me and has been the most useful software (free!) I've found - ExpressScribe. You can download it from the web, it's totally legal shareware, for free. They sell basically the footpedals and equipment parts that go with it to businesses. I've been using it to transcribe interviews and field sessions for years now, and it's been invaluable - you can speed up and slow down your recording, once you upload it into the software, and it tracks your recording to the second. You can also restart from exactly where you left off when you stop transcribing for a day, which has also been invaluable. The catch is you need digitized recordings, but somehow I doubt that's an issue in this community :) Hope this is helpful! Meryl Krieger Ph.D. Folklore & Ethnomusicology Associate Instructor, Indiana University Adjunct Instructor, Ivy Tech Community College kriegerj@indiana.edu
-----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of laudone@fordham.edu Sent: Monday, 26 January 2009 20:23 To: air-l Subject: [Air-L] Transcription Software
Hi all,
I am in the beginning stages of my dissertation research, which involves in-depth qualitative interviews and am looking into transcription software packages (such as Dragon). I am aiming to have about 50-75 interviews, so transcribing them myself isn't the best option for me. I haven't heard too much about the software however. Does anyone have experience with this? Any insight is greatly appreciated!
Many thanks, Stephanie Laudone _______________________ Stephanie Laudone, MA PhD Student, Teaching Associate Dept. of Sociology Fordham University Laudone@fordham.edu
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