Guides
Step-by-step guides on transcription, subtitles and recording.
These articles help even if you never use LiveType: How to record, how to transcribe and how to check a quote.
What is transcription? Meaning, types and worked examples
What is transcription, and how does it differ from dictation, translation and captions? The three main types, shown on the same short recording.
Read →Free transcription software: Unlimited transcription with Whisper Web TR
How to transcribe on your own device with no payment, time limit or account using Whisper Web TR, and how that differs from LiveType.
Read →Interview transcription: A working guide for journalists
Interview transcription from recording to quote: how to record, verbatim or clean, checking every quote against the audio and protecting your source's voice.
Read →Taking timecodes: Transcribe only the part of a long recording you need
Taking timecodes during an interview or a statement: note the moments that matter, then transcribe just those parts of a long file. With a sample note sheet.
Read →How to write a news story from a transcript of a statement
How to write a news story from a transcript: Pick what matters, cut the rest, use direct and indirect quotes, simplify, fix errors and find the headline.
Read →Press conference coverage: Prepare, record, mark and publish fast
A press conference coverage checklist: Prepare the stream and a recording, mark the questions, publish a first story fast, verify quotes, work as a team.
Read →How to transcribe a recording: Six steps and the transcription rules
How to transcribe a recording in six steps: Transcription conventions, a before and after example, a checklist, and iPhone, Android and WhatsApp recordings.
Read →Qualitative interview transcription: Theses, focus groups and oral history
Qualitative interview transcription by interview type: Semi-structured, in-depth, focus groups, anonymising, ethics review, MAXQDA import and oral history.
Read →Discourse analysis transcript: From recording to counting words
A discourse analysis transcript, step by step: Thematic and content analysis compared, counting words by hand, word clouds, and checking an LLM's counts.
Read →AI transcription accuracy: How it works and where it goes wrong
AI transcription accuracy explained: What Whisper is, why invented sentences appear, why live text lags, what speaker diarization means, how to improve results.
Read →KVKK voice recording rules: What to check before you transcribe
KVKK voice recording basics in Turkey: When a recording is personal data, what to do before recording, choosing a tool and transfers abroad. Not legal advice.
Read →Lecture transcription: From a recorded class to your own notes
Lecture transcription step by step: Asking permission, placing the phone, online lectures, long recordings, and an example of turning a transcript into notes.
Read →Podcast transcription: Transcripts, chapters, show notes and quotes
Podcast transcription when Spotify and Apple already transcribe: When their text is enough, uploading SRT or VTT, chapters, show notes, blog posts and quotes.
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