In a message dated 98-10-21 22:37:17 EDT, you write:
[log in to unmask] (G.S. Hamilton) wrote:
> I have 20+ (analog) tapes about to be transcribed for subsequent textual
> analysis via aquad or some other text base package.
> My question is: if I had these tapes converted into digital sound, then
> could I circumvent transcription by having the (largish)sound files coded,
> categorized and what have you, directly by a package that allows it from
that
> form of file.
> Basically then, I could listen to the tapes on the computer, and 'parse' my
> points of interest, by making the categorizations as I go. For presentation
> purposes (presumably if it can be done), I could then use the marks to
> instantly jump and play the relevant parts of the file IN ITS ORIGINAL
SOUND.
Several of the qualitative data analysis software packages available now
support analysis of audio files. (Atlas/TI, Code-A-Text, and NUD*IST all
currently support audio files; HyperRESEARCH 2.0, scheduled for release in
early 1999, will also support audio/video (.mov) files as well as text and
graphics.) The downside is that audio files can take up quite a bit of hard
disk space, so having an up-to-date computer with plenty of memory and hard
disk space is essential.
Best regards,
Ann Dupuis
ResearchWare, Inc.
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