Transcribe your own Recordings
We sometimes get researchers and academics from a range of universities contacting us to ask us for a quote to complete a series of transcriptions or a one…
Top tips for recording an academic research interview
Recording academic research interview should be a fairly straightforward process if you follow these top 10 tips from University Transcriptions: 1. Put your subject at ease. There is…
Where should I conduct my interview to ensure accurate transcription? Some bad examples
This was a question we put to our transcribers this week, as to where they thought the worst places to put a recording device for recording an academic…
Personalised Transcription – going the extra mile with our customer service
We offer a bespoke personal service to our clients. If we cannot complete a transcription due to the standard of the recording we will always let our clients…
Conversational Analysis Transcription – what’s it all about?
Transcribing in most cases is a matter of instinct and expertise on the part of the transcriptionist. A transcriber will listen to an audio recording and make a…
Do you use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to complete transcriptions?
No we don’t. All our transcription is done by humans, listening carefully to your recording and typing it out as they hear it. There are other services available…
What does a Transcriptionist do?
A transcriptionist is also known as a transcriber. It seems that the term ‘transcriptionist’ is used more in the USA and Canada, and the term ‘transcriber’ is more…
How to eliminate background noise in transcription
8 Top Tips for avoiding, eliminating and reducing background noise when making recordings for transcription, written by the technical team at www.universitytranscriptions.co.uk. Check out the room you will…
Tips for Recording Groups of People from an Expert Transcriber
Recording a group of people and getting an effective written record of that recording, i.e. a transcription, is usually fairly straightforward, provided you follow these simple five top…
The Definition of Audio Transcription
What is audio transcription? Audio transcription is the notation in writing or symbols of a sound file of some sort, whether this is analogue or digital. It is…