Live transcription

Live transcription that keeps up with the interview room

A voice fingerprint is taken from each interview and matched across the project. Name a speaker once and the name follows them into every file.

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A working sandbox. No sign-up, no project. Sample data only.

  • Voice fingerprints matched across every file in the project.
  • Merge, split or rename identities once. It applies everywhere.
  • Correct a turn and the nearby matches are reconsidered.
  • Runs on our servers. No raw audio goes to a third-party speaker service.
  • A change history: every naming, merge and reset, who did it, across how many files.
LIVE · READY
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INTERIM CAPTIONS · ENGLISH

Press start. Words arrive as interim captions and settle into a final line.

How it works

Three steps from raw material to result.

STEP 01
RECORDING
00:08:14
INTERVIEWER

When did you first realise the bridge wouldn't hold?

ELENA M.

We knew by the second week. The numbers [typing…]

Press record

Microphone audio streams from the browser to a transcription engine in real time. Interim captions appear within a few hundred milliseconds.

STEP 02
ENGLISH

We knew by the second week.

The numbers stopped making sense.

ESPAÑOL

Lo supimos a la segunda semana.

Los números dejaron de tener sentido.

25 viewers · live link active
Translate and share live

A parallel translation column updates as words land. A shareable link lets up to 25 viewers join, each picking their own target language.

STEP 03
Connection restored
Local backup found · 2m 14s gap
Re-transcribing gap from local copy…
No audio lost. Transcript complete.
Outage-proof backup

The browser keeps recording a local copy the whole time. If the network drops, any gap is filled automatically by re-transcribing the local audio when you reconnect.

Every voice, one name

Each turn is fingerprinted and matched. Rename once and every appearance updates.

SPEAKERS · PROJECT-WIDE
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EM
Elena Marín
14 files · 6.2 h
matched
MT
Marcus Thorne
9 files · 4.7 h
matched
DR
David Reyes
7 files · 3.1 h
matched
?
Unknown Voice
2 files · 0.4 h
unmatched

Voice prints matched automatically. Rename once and the change applies to every file.

Select, highlight, send

Highlight a span, mark it, send it to a paper cut with its timecode and speaker, or copy it.

TRANSCRIPT · SELECTION MODE
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INTERVIEWER00:24:08When did you realize the bridge wouldn't hold?
ELENA M.00:24:11We knew by the second week. The numbers stopped making sense.
INTERVIEWER00:24:19Did you tell anyone at the time?
ELENA M.00:24:22I filed a memo. Nobody read it.
MARCUS T.00:31:04I was never shown that memo.

The producer chat

Anyone on the live link can message the person in the room. The subject never sees it.

LIVE SESSION · PRODUCER VIEW
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PRODUCER CHAT
Not visible to the interviewee

Waiting for messages…

LIVE TRANSCRIPT
INTERVIEWER

Walk me through the sequence of events.

SUBJECT

It was complicated. We'd been watching the situation for months.

INTERVIEWER

From the beginning: when did you first see the report?

SUBJECT

The first time I actually read it

Frequently asked questions

What's the latency like?

Most words appear within 300–800ms of being spoken, depending on the engine. The fastest engines deliver results in under half a second.

Can I switch providers mid-session?

No, but you can pick the best provider for your language before you start. The session locks to that engine for stability; the next session can pick a different one.

Does it work if my connection drops?

The browser keeps a local copy the whole time. When you come back online, any gap is filled by re-transcribing the locally saved audio against the server transcript.

How many people can watch the live share?

Up to 25 viewers per live session, each picking their own translation language independently.

What languages does live transcription support?

20+ source languages across the four providers. The dropdown shows which languages each provider supports before you start.

Who can send messages in the producer chat, and who sees them?

Anyone with the live-share link can send chat messages: a remote editor at HQ, an executive producer, a legal observer, a news director. The messages go only to the session host (the on-set producer). The interviewee or subject never sees the chat, so sensitive direction, editorial pushback, or legal guidance stays private to the production team.

Related capabilities

Further reading

Background guides and comparisons.

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