Voice Tracker array microphones are cost-effective, user-friendly and provide high-quality audio capture, making them ideal for recording meetings, capturing lectures or conferences and accommodating speech recognition applications. These array microphones scan 360° to electronically locate and automatically steer towards the talker, ensuring that no audio is missed. While the digital signal processor creates a listening […]
A great dictation app can make your daily professional dictation tasks easy to perform, cut down on time spent saving and transferring completed dictations for transcription, and eliminate the need for multiple dictating devices. Dictation Apps: What Are They? Dictation apps are apps designed to be used on SmartPhones and other mobile devices for professional […]
Have you ever wondered whether you require minute taking or stenography for your business or service? Do you have regular meetings which need to be recorded and are not sure which service best meets your needs? The two services meet very different purposes and are practiced by highly trained professionals. In this blog, we explain […]
Recording meetings and focus groups has become even easier with Olympus’ new release DM901 Linear PCM audio recorder. Two key features are standouts, and will be quickly embraced by busy professionals operating in fast-paced environments who demand flexibility and responsiveness from their devices. (Update: This device has been superceded. For information on the latest digital […]
Pacific Transcription is proud to announce the partnering of Dictate + Connect’s dictation app with our suite of professional transcription services, providing a seamless process from dictation through to transcription for our clients. How does using the Dictate + Connect app help Pacific clients? The use of this app, an iPhone or iPad and links to Pacific […]
There are many reasons why the Author ID on an Olympus DS5000 digital voice recorder needs to be changed, amended or deleted. In busy practices where multiple people use the same recording device during the course of the week, being able to identify who recorded which file is very important. If a practitioner leaves the […]
Whether you’re a University staffer or PhD student or both, end of year not only means frantically finishing marking and finalising focus group recordings for transcription and analysis, but also making sure that you expend your grants on time and in line with your budget. At Pacific Transcription […]
Firstly and briefly, why use NVivo Student or NVivo Semester? Reading this article likely implies that you have already asserted that NVivo is worth using, but a quick reiteration of its benefits certainly can’t hurt. Essentially, NVivo is a qualitative analysis application designed to sort the information you provide – to give it some structure. It is […]
For many years, analogue recording systems, particularly tape recorders, were the only options available to anybody wishing to commission a transcript of their interview, focus group, conference or dictation. In recent times, however, the digital audio recorder has quickly overtaken tape recorders as the predominant professional audio recording device. There are numerous advantages to clients […]
Researchers and facilitators know the importance of capturing great audio from group discussions and focus groups because often robust analysis stems from original high quality sound recordings. Without great interview audio recording, evidence and precise findings are often difficult to extrapolate. When recording audio consider both the physical recording environment, and the functionality of your […]
Approaches to Qualitative Analysis of Transcripts So you’re conducting audio interviews and receiving transcribed documents from Pacific Transcription. But how will you analyse your transcripts? Some researchers use the ‘highlighter’ approach. However, this can be time-consuming and subjective as the dataset is prone to researcher bias in its exploration and interpretation. Instead, why not consider […]
Knowing what formatting options to select for your research transcripts can be daunting, particularly if it is your first experience of having audio files transcribed professionally. We understand that many researchers may require unusual formatting or the use of a template specific to their unique needs or the requirements of qualitative analysis software. To help […]
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