Hi!
Thanks for all the suggestions! Part of the reason for my question
is
that Transcriber, as I've been using myself and for our
transcribers, is
getting somewhat old and the latest version is slow in progress, so
I
need good alternatives.
Of course, I agree with the need to think the process and
analytical
design through first. And I also very much agree with using sound,
and
emerging transcriptions rather than full detailed transcriptions
from
the start. The precise design of that depends, in my mind, as much
on
the analytical design as on the skills of the transcriber(s).
Best,
Magnus
2013-01-17 15:56, Jim Drisko skrev:
Hi. I have used transcriber (and recommend it to my students with
Stockdale's word conversion info), f4 (very good) and transana for
video.
But, in the end, I used Dragon naturally speaking for transcription.
It's easier - as i am a terrible typist - and faster to listen
with an
earphone in one ear and speak what I hear to the computer.
It is always interesting to hear interviews I have done randomly
fragmented during transcription. It adds another perspective.
Of course, having a clear (if flexible) plan for one's research is
always wise.
I am unsure that transcription of entire interviews, etc. is always
needed when ATLAS.ti, for example, will work fine off of audio
files.> Transcribing only sections for publication in print is
much ore
efficient. I find the audio offers much richer information than
does> any flat text.
But again - you need to make many choices regarding research
purposes,> epistemology, data collection and data analysis.
Good luck!
On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 8:43 AM, Duncan Branley
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Gosh that was a long time ago, Ann (20th Jan 2005)!
It's still available online - near the bottom of the page. I've
not reviewed
it for a while, but will be rewriting it later this term. I'm
also hoping to
develop something for video work too, but that will take longer.
http://www.surrey.ac.uk/sociology/research/researchcentres/caqdas/resources/seminarslides/index.htm>>
Best wishes,
Duncan
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On 17 Jan 2013, at 13:26, ANN LEWINS wrote:
Hi Magnus,
Duncan Branley gave a very useful workshop for the CAQDAS
Networking Project
- it was a while ago now, so the individual softwares will have
changed>> substantially - but his powerpoint on Audacity and
Transcriber used to
available on the CAQDAS site... if you can't find it there - I
think have
kept it by my side :-) and with Duncans permission, I can let
you have it.
Don't reply to the list please - my address
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It can be a good idea however to be aware if you are going to
use a specific
software package for the analysis of data because certain
transcription>> devices have particular 'relationships' with some
softwares.>> F4 and F5 -are two such packages respectively
transcription softwares for PC
& MAC - (the former has either a free version or a low cost 'plus'
version..the latter you have to buy). Theres an optional foot-
pedal to
purchase which enhances the to-ing and fro-ing of the physical
processes of
transcribing. The relationship in this case works
between two
analytic CAQDAS type analytic packages - MAxqda and ATLAS.ti
(my aplogies
if I am omitting others included in this relationship). For
instance when
you import the transcript (that you have generated in F4) into
the software
'project' where analysis is going to happen, the import process
automatically also brings in the associated sound or video file
from which
the transcript was made. Of course you don't have to keep the
multimedia>> file in the software - you could delete it and only
retain the transcript.
However if you keep it the transcript, the two are then
synchronised - so
as you playback the multimedia file the transcript scrolls through.
Re Transana - one of its unique assets as a transcription
package is that
you can have multiple transcriptions or sets of notes (all
synchronised, all
codeable) all separately dealing with the different dimensions
of the one
original recording - maybe the verbatim transcript, the non verbal
reactions, notes about the dynamics of communication etc. There
might>> specific types of observational research which calls for
that level of
multi-dimensionality and close contact with the original media.
cheers
Ann Lewins
QDAServices
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On 17 January 2013 12:10, Magnus Larsson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Hi!
I am curious about what transcription software for audio
recordings>>> (interviews etc) that people actually use with good
experience these days. I
am talking about dedicated software, like Transcriber or
Transana, and not
primarily the somewhat more limited transcription functions of
data analysis
packages like Nvivo.
So: What software do you actually use, recommendable for
serious research
projects?
The reason for my question is that I am involved in a research
project,>>> where we need to transcribe substantial amounts of
interviews in the near
future.
Best,
Magnus Larsson
Associate professor
Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
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