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It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it
A colleague once said to me, "I'd rather go to prison, than transcribe an audio file." A bit drastic, granted, but propitious for me in that I actually quite enjoy it. The world would be so boring if we were all the same.
I work with WAV, MP3 and MP4 file formats, to transcribe any non-specialist audio. For example:
- Scripts and narration (TV/Radio/Film production)
- Interviews
- Videos
- Dictation
- Lectures/Speeches
- Podcasts
'Clean verbatim' (RECOMMENDED): I will tidy up the narrative as I type. Content will not be altered, some paraphrasing where appropriate, all hesitations removed and slang corrected: 'dunno', 'gonna', replaced with 'I don't know', 'going to', etc.
'True verbatim': I will type exactly what is in the audio. No paraphrasing. All ums, ers, stutters and slang speech (dunno, wanna, gonna etc) will remain.
If additional copy-edits are required, the total word count will be calculated and an additional copy-editing charge applied.
Confidentiality guaranteed.
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*The minimum rate of £1 per minute assumes the following:
- A clean verbatim transcription (true verbatim takes longer)
- Maximum two speakers
- Good audio quality
- No background noise
- No heavy regional or international accents
- Native or highly proficient English speakers
- If transcription is not necessary for the full file, clear instructions will be required to clarify in and out points
- Turnaround of 10 working days
Final price will be subject to my review of the audio.
Short files of less than 10 minutes carry a minimum charge of £10.00.
Express turnaround can be arranged for an additional charge.
A deposit will be required prior to work starting.