Research Transcription
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Research Transcription involves the transcription of research interviews, focus groups and other kinds of recorded interactions between experts or between researchers and their subjects .These interactions act as reference materials for research and are primarily used by university based professors and lecturers. Other than interviews and discussions, there are numerous other recorded interactions which have to be transcribed to assist research efforts. Research Transcription is also used by people to transcribe interview recordings for preparation of an impending speech to be delivered.

The need for research transcription stems from the kind of research the department focuses on. Interviews and discussions hold greater significance for social scientists than for the researchers of pure sciences and engineering. Group behavior, cultural traits , consumer demand cycles etc. are some areas that social scientists deal with. Such areas make it necessary for the researcher to constantly obtain data from the relevant section of the populace and add to his repository of information. He may need to conduct focus group sessions to study the prevalent mood in the market. He may need to interview a local expert to get first hand information about a cultural setting the researcher is new to.

Even the physical sciences researchers(the pure science and the engineering ones) are no longer subscribing to what is called ivory tower research. They are now conducting interviews with other gurus in their domains and expanding their knowledge base rather than slug it out wastefully to re-invent the wheel.

All of these interviews have to be recorded for future reference. Moreover, these recordings have to be transcribed too. The need for transcription of your recordings is as important as recording itself due to the following reasons:

(1) When most of your research material is in the form of books and other text matter, it’s better to get the recording in text as well.

(2) One can always refer the portion one needs when the reference material is in text.

(3) Nothing beats the convenience of transcripts for quick reference.

As you may have guessed by now, we have been in the business of research transcription for quite some time now. We understand what it takes to fulfill the high expectations of clients day in and day out. Many prestigious universities across the US have been receiving our transcription services since many years, which is testament to the reputation we enjoy in this field.

We believe that the customers who approach us shouldn’t be straitjacketed into categories of cost benefit seekers or quality conscious ones. Our policy has been to deliver on four key areas that customers value and this applies to all our clients. The areas are:

(1)Accuracy: Quality-wise, our transcripts can stand against the best in our domain of operation. We have been providing transcription services to highly sensitive sectors like medical transcription and legal transcription. Our experience in producing quality transcripts for these sectors is leveraged to replicate the same quality standards for other sectors. The result-Listen to what one of our client says about our transcription quality .

(2)Cost: We understand the constraints on spending by researchers and have rationalized the rating scheme to suit their needs. Cost has been our hallmark. Since we operate our transcription services from an offshore location, our operating costs are much lesser than your local transcription service which claims that it provides you with better quality for the higher price, but get their own transcriptions done from a low cost destination. Stop falling prey to such absurd claims and verify for yourself the quality that comes with our amazingly low price tag.

(3) Speed: Our speed of delivery is an icing on the cake for our customers. Once we take up a project, we are known to deliver it within the timeframe promised. We have specially categorized our services into two namely, Standard TAT and Rush TAT. Standard TAT transcriptions are delivered in 24 to 48 hours , for clients who have no hurry in getting the transcripts and hence, are charged accordingly. Rush TAT offers transcriptions with a turnaround time of 12 to 24 hours for clients urgently in need of the transcripts.

(4)Confidentiality: We value the confidentiality of our client’s data and hence we have taken a number of steps to make the system foolproof against breach of data security. Moreover,our active participation in HL7 EHR Security and Privacy Issues has imparted us with an insight into upcoming data security threats.

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How much it Costs? 10 USD to 12 Per Hour!    
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Price is very competitive at Transcription Star. We charge 10 USD to 12 per hour depending on the Audio Classification category . We operate our exclusive delivery facility from India apart from our California office. Our pricing and Turn Around Time advantages are appreciated by all of our customers. Our pricing method is one of the best in the industry.

Time Stamping/Coding
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According to the customer specification, we satisfy different time stamping standards.

• Frequency of time coding,

• Audio time code style,

• Subjective time stamping etc.

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Audio Classification?    
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We classify the Audio source by following categories.

Category - A

One on One Interview/Speech Lectures/Oral History/Web Conferences

Professionally Recorded

Broadcast ready recordings

No Background noise

Neutral Accent

Standard Turnaround

No Time Stamping

Standard Formatting specifications

Verbatim Transcription

Category - B

Group Discussions, Focus Group Sessions, Telephone Recordings, Work Place Interviews, Open air Recordings, Court Depositions

Multiple Speakers

Technical Subject Matter

Recordings with background noise

Recordings with improper mike attachment

Recorded with Armature Recording devices

Standard Time Stamping

ESL Speakers (English as Second Language)

Client Specific Formatting

Subjective Transcription

Category - C

Multiple speakers with indiscernible voice overlapping

Constant Background noise or music

Tough Foreign Accent

Detective Recordings

Extraordinary Formatting specifications (MS Excel, web browser based applications)

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Here is how Cost Estimate done!   
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We charge 10 USD to 12 per hour depending on the category of Audio. Our rates are calculated according to the effort involved for each category.

Bulk Discounts

We offer significant cost savings up to 10 to 15% for bulk work. Customers with good volume and consistency can avail this offer.

Here is how Effort Estimation done!

In general Category - A should take 4 to 5 Hours of effort to transcribe, proofread and edit, besides final Quality Check.

Category - B should take 5 to 6 Hours of effort to transcribe, proofread and edit, besides final Quality Check.

How you can get free Trail done?    
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Final pricing is arrived by a No Obligation Trial. You can upload trial audio at

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How to outsource Non Digital - Tapes, VHS, Micro Cassettes?    

We handle variety of Standard Tapes, Micro cassettes, MiniDVs, and VHS. We are experts in converting all types of non digital source audio/video into digital. Converted digital files are then sent for transcription. Extra charges are applicable for non digital to digital conversion.

How do we accept payment?    
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Paying for service has never been so easy. At TranscriptionStar, We accept all the familiar and easy payment

Credit Card

You can pay at our website upon receiving Invoice from us. We accept all major credit cards.

If you use our service regularly, you can authorize us to process payment from your credit card. We will require your Card #, Name that the card is registered to, and Expiry date.

Pay Check

You can post pay checks to our California office. Scanned copy of the pay check should be emailed to us for our records.

PayPal

We accept PayPal.

File types we accept   
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Preferable digital format is MP3.

We accept all the familiar audio and video types. It is always better to let us know what recording device and model is used to record. It will help us to use appropriate software to play and transcribe.

Upload Instructions    
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Our system can handle up to 1 GB at a time. But, it is advisable to limit between 100 to 150 MB per file. We recommend compressing using any zip applications and upload into our file server.

Guide for recording for Educational Transcription
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Getting quality transcription document practically, you have to find its roots from recording it with best possible methods. Here is a best recording guideline resource
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Notations and Format   
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Unless until specified, we follow the below standard notations and document rules:

• We transcribe verbatim. We type whatever heard including umms.. ahhs and pauses

• Doubtful words will be marked (?) in the beginning and end part of the doubtful sentence

• Times New Roman will be used as standard font

• One to one interviews transcribed as question and answer format without identifying names

• Indiscernible parts of audio are marked as (Indiscernible) in the transcript.

• Time coding/Stamping done only upon request.

• Nouns and Proper Nouns will be transcribed to the best of judgment, it is denoted by first letter in capital

• We follow standard US spelling and style.