I’m not joking when I say that Sony Audio Recorder is the best dictaphone app on Android right now. Failing that, there’s always Otter Voice Notes, which I hear good things about (but admittedly, haven’t used). You could hire someone from Upwork or GoTranscript, if you’ve got the budget. On this front, there are far better alternatives. Best of luck if you speak with a regional inflection. It failed to understand my wife, for example, who speaks with a clear, North American accent. These vary depending on how much you’re going to be transcribing.Īs much as I love Sony’s Audio Recorder, I can’t recommend this part of the app. You can either pay by the hour, with each 60 minutes costing £8.49, or sign up for a monthly plan. Sony’s got an interesting pricing model, which merges both pay-as-you-go and subscription approaches. Punters get 30 minutes free, and after that, you’ve got to pay. Sony happens to have its own transcription service, which turns audio into text. If this is free, how does Sony make money from it? ![]() There’s no faffing around with proprietary formats, or plugging your phone into your computer to copy the file over. A few examples include WhatsApp, Gmail, Facebook Messenger, and Google Drive. From here, you can share it with any services available on your phone. Once your interview is finished, the recording is saved on your phone’s local storage. If you’re trying to transcript an interview, this might just make things a little bit harder. If your phone has limited storage, you’re probably best using one of these.īe warned though, lower bitrate audio has a somewhat grainy, distorted feel. Medium and “basic” AAC bitrates use about 500kB and 250kB per minute respectively. The highest bitrate AAC takes about 1MB per minute. So, if you record a 30 minute interview, you’re looking at using 300MB of space. As a rule of thumb, each minute of audio saved in WAV takes up about 10MB of storage. The app lets you record audio in a variety of formats, including lossless WAV and various AAC bitrates. You don’t need to hand over your credit card details in order to, say, upload your recordings, or record longer than 15 minutes. Unlike other competing products, there are no in-app purchases. In this case, the Sony Audio Recorder is the best of the lot.įor starters, it’s completely free. While the best option is often a physical digital voice recorder*, for the sake of convenience, you might want to go with a mobile app.
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