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Way With Words Automatic Transcription uses automatic speech recognition (ASR) to convert recorded speech into text quickly and cost-effectively. This service is designed for clients who need a usable first transcript quickly.
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Automatic Transcription uses speech recognition technology to convert spoken words into written text. In Automatic Transcription, no human transcriber listens to the recording, checks wording, resolves unclear speech, corrects specialist terms, adjusts formatting, or reviews the transcript for full accuracy.
Choose Automatic Transcription when you need speed, affordability, and a usable first draft. For research, legal, medical, compliance, publication, or other formal records where dependable accuracy matters, Human Transcription is usually the better choice.
| Comparison factor | Automatic Transcription | Human Transcription |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Fast, low-cost transcripts from clear audio or video | Formal, sensitive, specialist, or publication-ready recordings |
| What you receive | Machine-generated transcript | Human-prepared or human-reviewed transcript |
| Human checked? | No | Yes |
| Turnaround | Usually within 24 hours, depending on file length and language | Express, 1 Day, 3 Day, 5 Day, 8 Day |
| Price per minute | £0.12 per minute | From per-minute rates by turnaround |
Upload your file and receive a machine-generated transcript quickly, usually within 24 hours depending on file length, language, and system availability.
Automatic transcription is priced below human transcription, making it practical for larger volumes, internal records and working drafts where perfect accuracy is not required.
Upload your files, choose your language, pay online, and download your transcript once processing is complete.
The ASR workflow supports around 55+ languages, including English and many major international languages.
If your recording needs higher accuracy than automatic transcription can provide, you can opt for our Human Transcription service.
Automatic Transcription is machine-generated and may contain mistakes, especially where there is poor sound quality, background noise, overlapping speech, strong accents, specialist terminology, names, numbers, acronyms, fast speech, or code-switching between languages.
The transcript should be reviewed by the client before being used for important decisions, publication, legal, medical, academic, compliance, or formal reporting purposes. Uploaded files are handled through our workflow system and may be retained for up to 30 days after processing for collection and support handling, then deleted according to the service retention process.
No. Automatic Transcription is machine-generated using ASR and does not include human checking. Human Transcription is prepared or reviewed by people for higher accuracy and quality control.
No. This service does not include human checking. If you need human-reviewed transcript, opt for our Human Transcription service.
Accuracy depends on sound quality, speaker clarity, accents, terminology, background noise, and number of speakers. Clear single-speaker recordings generally perform better.
Yes. Supported video formats include .mp4, .mov, .avi, .m4v, .mpg, .mpe, .wmv, and .3gp. Audio uploads in .mp3 are also supported, with file sizes up to 6GB.
Yes. The service supports many languages. If your recording is multilingual or you are uncertain which language to choose, contact us before upload.
You can upgrade to Human Transcription at an additional charge. Processed automatic transcription orders are not refundable.
For this service, files may be retained for up to 30 days after processing for collection and support handling, then deleted in line with the service retention process.
No. For legal, medical, compliance, research, publication, or other formal records, Human Transcription is strongly recommended.
Automatic Transcription supports a broad multilingual set. Language performance may vary by audio quality, accent, specialist terminology, and code-switching.
Language availability and accuracy vary by recording quality and accent.
Flags are shown for visual guidance and do not imply exclusive regional usage.
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Automatic Transcription is ideal for a fast first-pass transcript. Use Human Transcription when you need dependable accuracy, specialist terminology handling, speaker-level detail, or content suitable for legal, medical, research, compliance, publication, or formal reporting use.
