Jun
27
2009
Finally, cheap audio editing software that transcribes for you!
Author: Robin BrowneOne of the gems I picked up at last weekend’s Podcasters Across Borders conference came from the CBC’s Tod Maffin. Tod did a presentation called Twenty Minutes of Epic Awesomeness (or “These are a Few of My Favourite Things” on the downloadable PDF program). In it, he shared twenty of his personal productivity and/or creativity tips – and this from a guy who scores high in both areas. Tod speaks internationally on technology and society and if you’ve ever seen him in action you get why he’s so in demand.
One tool he mentioned, the audio editing software Adobe Soundbooth CS4, solves a problem that’s existed since people started recording interviews: transcribing your tape. Yes, there is finally a program that will transcribe your tape for you! And it does it in all the cool, useful ways you want.
You can select a section of your audio, just like you do when you want to edit it, and have Soundbooth transcribe just that part. Or, after you have transcribed a section, you can highlight some text and Soundbooth will jump to that part of the audio file so you can edit it.
How much would you think editing software that smart would cost? $600? $700 $1000?…
Nope. All that and more for a little over 200 bucks.
I don’t think I’ve every heard so many people say, “I am so getting that.” as during Tod’s presentation.
