Hi Filippo, et al... I have heard tell of folks who listen to their interviews in one ear and then speak them verbatim - more or less in real time - into a software like Dragon Naturally Speaking (which as I understand it is only useful if you want to use your own voice). Word is that this allows you transcribe a 90-minute interview in something like 2-3 hours, rather than 5 or 6. I have never, however, actually met any of these people, I haven't tried it myself, and I would imagine that it takes as much getting accustomed to as does any other skill. Best of luck, r -- Robert Moses Peaslee, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Electronic Media & Communication Texas Tech University Research Chair, AEJMC Visual Communications Division Editorial Board, American Communication Journal College of Mass Communications, TTU Box 43082 Lubbock, TX 79409, USA e: robert.peaslee@ttu.edu p: 806.742.6500, x. 283 f: 806.742.1085 Chain of many mirrors, the cinema is at once a weak and a robust mechanism: like the human body, like a precision tool, like a social institution. And the fact is that it is really all of these at the same time. - Christian Metz On 6/24/11 12:02 PM, "FILIPPO TREVISAN" <f.trevisan.1@research.gla.ac.uk> wrote: Dear AoIR-ers, I'm currently transcribing interview recordings for my PhD and I was looking at voice recognition software as a possible way to speed up the process. however, I have struggled to find a piece of software that is reliable enough to do the job and was wondering whether any of you could recommend one? many thanks in anticipation. best, Filippo ------------- Filippo Trevisan Doctoral Candidate: Digital Politics & Disability Affiliate Researcher American Studies Program Georgetown University Car Barn 308A 3520 Prospect Street, NW Washington, DC 20007 office: 202-687-7878 cell: 703-225-9344 email: f.trevisan.1@research.gla.ac.uk web: http://www.gla.ac.uk/departments/urbanstudies/studentpages/filippotrevisan/ --------- UK contact details: School of Social and Political Sciences University of Glasgow 25 Bute Gardens Glasgow - UK G12 8RS tel: +44 (0)141 330 4377 mob: +44 (0)782 8567252 email: f.trevisan.1@research.gla.ac.uk _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/