Generating perfect audio files is, without doubt, a very arduous task. Eliminating “dead” silences, superfluous breaks, unnecessary pauses & conjunctive words is usually considered an expert field.
However, demand for “clean”, well transcribed audio has exploded with podcasters, journalists, lawyers & various other requisite fields joining the fray. Transcribing audio to text is difficult, doing it accurately, without fuss is really hard. Despite the difficulty, Spext believes that it has achieved this goal with its Web-based audio software.
Spext is a transcription automation tool, built to reduce the time, effort & cost of traditional transcription. Launched by founders Ashutosh Trivedi & Anup Gosavi, Spext allows users to edit audio files by editing the auto-generated resultant transcript. In addition, users can add music & also merge recordings. Spext’s Block Mode gives users a “view” of their sound files whereby they can adjust fades, volume levels & overlaps without the need to look at a waveform.
The tool aims to simplify the user’s workload: once a media file is uploaded to Spext it will automatically convert it to text with a promised, 90-95% of accuracy. Using an easy to use embedded editor, the user can make this 100% accurate. Over & above this feature, the audio file itself can be edited to remove unwanted pauses & words. This audio file can then be processed further using tools, such as Adobe Audition, Final Cut Pro & Premier Pro. Files may be exported in a variety of formats, such as .mp3.
Spext supports over 100+ languages & accents, including multiple accents of English, Spanish, French & Portuguese
Features:
- 90-95% accurate automated transcripts
- 1 hour of recording transcribed in under 5 minutes
- Redact portions of both the transcript & media
- Search inside recording to find when particular words were spoken
- Export to PDF for text or download edited audio file
- Add music & merge recordings
Spext has a variety of packages at various pricing levels, with a free option that offers a generous 4hours of media uploads per month. For those in need of more professional editing facilities, they have 2 plans ($15 & $19, respectively) which should satisfy most users.
So, if you’ve ever wanted to start a podcast series & publish it to the Internet, now is your chance, all you need is Spext.
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