Dictation is the process of speaking to another person who writes down what you say or speaking into a recording device. ... Transcription is when recorded speech is typed up, either by a person with a keyboard or through voice-recognition software.
What are the rules for transcribing?
Basic Transcription Guidelines
- Accuracy. Only type the words that are spoken in the audio file. ...
- US English. Use proper US English capitalization, punctuation and spelling. ...
- Do Not Paraphrase. ...
- Do Not Add Additional Information. ...
- “Clean Up” Non-Verbatim Jobs. ...
- Verbatim Work Should Be Truly Verbatim.
Can you transcribe a voice recording?
The Rev Voice Recorder, SpeakWrite and TranscribeMe for iOS and Android are among the free apps that can do this, but you need to pay for the transcription; fees typically range from about 79 cents to $1 per minute of audio. Android users have many of the same tools available for dictation and transcription.
