Transcription
Turning what is said in an audio or video recording into written text, word for word or with light tidying for readability.
A transcription (or transcript) is the text of what’s said in a recording. It can be verbatim, keeping every hesitation, repetition and filler word, or clean, removing the “ums” and half-finished sentences so it reads better without changing the meaning. Clean is usually enough for meetings, interviews and lectures; legal or research work sometimes needs verbatim.
A good transcript isn’t just text: it shows who is speaking and at what minute, so you can go back to the audio whenever you need to check a sentence.
- Meetings: the basis for minutes, decisions and actions.
- Interviews and research: lets you quote and analyse what was said.
- Videos: the starting point for subtitles.
- Accessibility: people who can’t hear the audio can read it.
Echo transcribes automatically and you can correct the result in the editor, with the audio synced word by word. The transcription page explains it in detail, and you can try it without an account with the audio to text tool.
