I know I have seen this addressed in previous posts, but I'm still not
clear, and would love the benefit of the collective wisdom of the List. Is
there any way around spending a lot of time and money transcribing tapes to
make them ready for qualitative analysis on the computer? I know C-TANKS
has been mentioned, but I can't quite figure out how it works (I ordered
the demo.) How about voice recognition software? I suspect it can't work
off a tape, but how about a person who has "trained" the software repeating
a tape into the voice recognition mike? How about digital recorders that
have voice recognition built in? (I read in the New York Times about an
Olympus digital tape recorder that has this.) And finally, if I have to go
the old-fashioned way (again!) can anyone recommend a good tape
transcription machine, i.e. a tape recorder that you can slow down, speed
up, and use with a foot pedal, etc. I know this is a pain for all of us,
and I'd love to hear thoughts as well as name-brand recommendations.
Kristin Luker
UC Berkeley
Kristin Luker
Professor of Sociology and Professor in the Jurisprudence and Social Policy
Program,
Boalt Hall School of Law
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