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Fast and reliable way to transcribe audio to text with high accuracy
I have several hours of interview recordings that I need transcribed accurately. I tested some two free audio to text softwares, but they struggle with background noise and accents. Does anyone recom...
For transcribing audio to text with high accuracy, especially when dealing with background noise and accents, here are some options and tips:
1. Google Docs Voice Typing
Free with a Google account.
Works best with live transcription, but can be used with a high-quality audio playback via a speaker.
Less effective with background noise.
2. AssemblyAI / Whisper
To transcribe audio to text. OpenAI's Whisper model.
Very high accuracy, especially with noisy backgrounds and various accents.
Requires some technical setup but offers excellent results.
3. Vosk
Open-source offline ASR (Automatic Speech Recognition) toolkit.
Supports multiple languages and accents.
Good for privacy and custom models.