Transcription Audio Quality and Formatting

Question 1

What is the recommended audio file format for professional transcription due to its lossless quality?

Accepted Answer

WAV

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MP3

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AAC

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OGG

Question 2

What does 'audio gain' refer to in the context of preparing recordings for transcription?

Accepted Answer

The amplification level of audio input

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The clarity of a speaker's pronunciation

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The background noise level

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The bitrate of the recording

Question 3

Which transcription formatting convention indicates an inaudible or unclear section?

Accepted Answer

[inaudible]

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(blank)

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***

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[unclear audio]

Question 4

What is the standard practice when multiple speakers talk simultaneously in a transcript?

Accepted Answer

Use [crosstalk] or [overlapping speech] to mark the section

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Transcribe only the louder voice

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Skip the section entirely

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Guess the most likely words spoken

Question 5

In transcription formatting, what is a 'timestamp'?

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A notation showing the time code where a point in the transcript corresponds to the audio

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A note about when the transcript was completed

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The date of the original recording

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A count of words per minute in the audio

Question 6

What does 'clean verbatim' mean in transcription style guidelines?

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Verbatim transcription with filler words and false starts removed

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An exact word-for-word transcript including all sounds

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A transcript with only the key points summarized

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A transcript with all jargon replaced by plain English