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> 2. Is there a software program that will allow me to > digitally record interviews directly into my computer that > can be read in a text format allowing me to electronically > translate it, then use the qualitative program to analyze > and code it? the answer is no - there is no programme that would automatically put the recorded words into text. There are programs that you can train based on your (one) voice, but they won't work to transcribe recorded interviews - as the computer won't be able to "understand" the voices. You could repeat what they say if you work with a program that is trained on your voice, but then you may as well transcribe the text while you listen to it. There is a shareware package that supports the human transcription of digitally recored text called transcriber: http://www.etca.fr/CTA/gip/Projets/Transcriber/ In discussions on other lists (or maybe even on this one), a recommendation was to simply use a laptop to record by attaching a good microphone. This way the data are already where they need to be without needing time to tranfer them from e.g. a minidisk recorder to the computer. You may either already have software on your computer that supports recording - otherwise it is easy to find freeware on the Internet. Susanne