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Recorded Media Solutions!
Our base rate is straightforward: $0.80/ minute of taped recording. Includes:
- One speaker and reasonably intelligible sound quality.
- 48 hour turn around time.
- 99% accuracy guaranteed.
- Digital backup of files and unlimited repeated transmissions for up to 1 year.
General focus groups (discussion sessions of 2+ SPEAKERS): $1.00 / minute of taped recording. Includes:
- Identification of participants by gender, male or female.
- 48 hour turnaround time.
- 99% accuracy guaranteed.
- Perfect for government agencies, courtroom filings, or USCIS requirements.
- Digital backup of files and unlimited repeated transmissions for up to 1 year.
What else do I need to know?:
- This charge is PER HOUR OF RECORDING transcribed, not per hour of our labor.
- Files will be emailed to you, unless you request Fed-Ex or similar express delivery. Delivery service charges will be added.
- We pro-rate our charges to the second of digital recording, and to the minute of analog tape recordings. This way you pay for only the transcription work you receive!
- We are happy to provide you the most exact estimate possible, based on questions we ask about the complexity of the job, before we begin any work.
Add-Ons to the Base Rate (remember, no hidden fees!):
- Exact identification of more than 2 speakers: $0.25/minute
- 6-12 hour service: $0.50/minute
- Time coding at different speakers, at 30 second mark or 2 minute mark: $0.50/min
- Poor voice intelligibility that requires numerous playbacks and sound enhancements: $0.50/min
What does Language Transcription cost?
When non-English translation is involved — to English or from English – we typically charge about two times the rate per hour of recording as English-to-English transcription (which is generally $0.80/minute of recording). For example, transcribing Spanish to Spanish, with no translation involved, costs about double of what we charge for English-to-English transcription.
- Generally, our foreign language transcription is $1.60 - $2.00 / minute of recordings.
- Major variables in cost are regional accents, background noise, and density of speech.
- We can provide a 48 - 72 hour turnaround time on most foreign language recordings!
- 99% accuracy guaranteed!
DOES TRANSCRIBING VIDEO AND AUDIO COST THE SAME? AND DO YOU STILL ACCEPT CASSETTE TAPES?
Yes. But there may be an extra charge for cassette tapes, especially micro-cassettes, which tend to have poor sound.