[nabs-l] A Question About Transcribing Recorded Audio

Fri Nov 18 18:36:12 UTC 2011

yes, I was most definitely interested in turning recorded audio into a 
readable transcript. I would do it myself except for the fact that listening 
to this recording would probably only upset me. I thought if I could simply 
read through a transcript of the recording that it would help take these 
emotions out of the equation so that I might be able to view the situation 
more objectively.

however, I do not feel comfortable sharing the specific details regarding 
this situation on a public searchable email list. Thanks for those who have 
provided some viable solutions for turning recorded audio into a readable 
transcript. your ideas are greatly appreciated.

Elizabeth

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From: "Steve Jacobson" <steve.jacobson at visi.com>
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 12:03 PM
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] A Question About Transcribing Recorded Audio

> CoolEdit was purchased a long time ago by Adobe and became Adobe Audition. 
> Audition 1 and 1.5 looked
> pretty much the same but version 2 changed in such a way as to not be very 
> accessible with screen
> readers.  Version 3 is better, but it generally requires some extra 
> support by screen readers, and it is
> fairly expensive.
>
> Unless there is something happening with CoolEdit of which I am not aware, 
> and that is certainly
> possible, any downloads you find would be very old and may not work with 
> current hardware or operating
> systems, or worse yet, they may be bogus.  Gold Wave is probably the best 
> bet, although I agree that the
> original person was probably looking to transcribe rather than edit Audio.
>
> Some of the Audio editors let you "Time Stretch", though, which slows up a 
> recording without lowering
> the pitch.  Some find that it is possible to slow down a recording to a 
> point where one can listen and
> transcribe without the need to start and stop the recording as much, 
> making transcribing easier.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Steve Jacobson
>
> On Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:16:33 -0500, Chris Nusbaum wrote:
>
>>Hi Amy,
>
>>Is Cool Edit free? If so, I'd be interested in downloading it! By
>>the way, I think Elizabeth was trying to transcribe an audio
>>recording into text (like a transcript,) not edit the audio
>>recording and keep it audio.  That's at least how I took her
>>email.  But only she knows for sure what she intended to do with
>>that "confidential" recording.
>
>>Chris
>
>>"The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight.  The
>>real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that
>>exists.  If a blind person has the proper training and
>>opportunity, blindness can be reduced to a mere physical
>>nuisance."
>>-- Kenneth Jernigan (President, National Federation of the Blind,
>>1968-1986
>
>>P.S.  The I C.A.N.  Foundation helps blind and visually impaired
>>youth in Maryland say "I can," by empowering them through
>>providing assistive technology and scholarships to camps and
>>conventions which help them be equal with their sighted peers.
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>
>>Sent from my BrailleNote Apex
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Amy Sabo" <amylsabo at comcast.net
>>To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'"
>><nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>Date sent: Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:49:19 -0700
>>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] A Question About Transcribing Recorded
>>Audio
>
>>Hello Elizabeth,
>
>>First of all what format is this audio recording done in? is it
>>done in mp3 format or in wave format? After that there is a
>>program for formatting audio recordings called gold wave or you
>>can also use a program called cool edit.  I have never used gold
>>wave but, I have used cool edit for editing my audio recordings.
>>To obtain both of these programs to download and use for both
>>gold wave I believe...
>
>>You can go to www.goldwwave.com to download the software and use
>>it.  This is accessible with jfw.  As for cool edit I don't have
>>the web site for that but, if you google cool edit you can find
>>it!
>
>>Anyway, I hope these and other information that I have given you
>>is helpful.  Take care and good luck in your audio production
>>work.
>
>
>
>
>>Hugs,
>>amy
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Elizabeth
>>Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 3:58 PM
>>To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>Subject: [nabs-l] A Question About Transcribing Recorded Audio
>
>>Hello All,
>
>>I have a rather confidential recording that is approximately
>>three hours in
>>length that I would like to have transcribed.  Does anyone have
>>any
>>recommendations about how I might be able to go about getting
>>this recording
>>transcribed? This recording is not a class lecture.  I would
>>welcome any
>>ideas regardless if it involves a human transcriber or
>>transcribing
>>technology.  If you have any ideas, please contact me off list.
>
>>Thanks,
>>Elizabeth
>
>
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