Interview transcription researchers can cite and journalists can trust
Speaker-labelled, timestamped transcripts of interviews in 25+ languages, human-verified, with translation in the same workflow.
Interview transcription services convert recorded interviews into accurate written text with consistent speaker labels, timestamps and honestly marked inaudible passages. Orion Translations transcribes research, journalistic, HR and legal interviews in more than 25 languages, human-verified, with cross-language translation available in the same workflow.
Interviews are where automatic transcription fails hardest
Two people talking over each other, an accent the model never trained on, a crucial answer half-swallowed with emotion: interviews concentrate everything that breaks speech recognition, and the broken passages are usually the quotable ones. A researcher citing a hallucinated sentence, or a journalist publishing one, pays for it publicly.
Our interview transcripts are produced and verified by humans who rewind, listen again, and mark uncertainty honestly with timestamps instead of guessing. Speaker labels stay consistent across a whole study, and your labelling conventions or ethics-protocol anonymisation are applied as part of the job.
Interview types we transcribe daily
| Interview type | Typical format | Special handling |
|---|---|---|
| Academic research (1:1, focus groups) | Clean verbatim, per-turn timestamps | Methodology matched, anonymisation |
| Journalism | Clean verbatim, quotable accuracy | Fast turnaround, embargo respected |
| HR and internal investigations | Strict verbatim | Confidentiality, consistent labels |
| Legal interviews and statements | Strict verbatim | Certified transcript available |
| Podcasts and oral history | Edited or clean verbatim | Publication-ready text |
How much does interview transcription cost?
Per audio minute, typically 1 to 2 EUR per minute for clear recordings in Spanish or English, with focus groups and poor audio priced honestly rather than discovered later. Studies with interview volumes get rolling delivery and volume rates. One sample file to info@oriontranslations.com gets you a fixed quote within one business day.
Cross-language studies: transcribe, then translate, aligned
International research teams interview in the participant's language and analyse in another. Our package keeps the chain intact: native-language transcript first, translation second with speakers and timestamps preserved, so every translated quote traces back to the recording. The same chain feeds subtitles when interviews become documentary material.
When the transcript needs legal weight
Disciplinary hearings, disputes and court use may require a certified transcript, one whose accuracy is formally attested. That variant, including sworn translation of the transcript for Spanish authorities, is covered by our certified transcription service.
Every answer captured exactly as it was given.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Interview transcription converts recorded interviews, research, journalistic, HR or legal, into accurate written text with speaker labels, timestamps and honest marking of inaudible passages. Human verification matters most in interviews, where crosstalk, accents and emotion defeat automatic tools precisely at the passages that matter.
- Per audio minute, typically 1 to 2 EUR per minute for clear Spanish or English recordings, rising with poor audio, several speakers or specialist vocabulary. Research projects with many interviews receive volume rates. Send one sample recording for a fixed per-minute quote within one business day.
- Clean verbatim is the research standard: every statement kept, fillers and false starts dropped unless discourse analysis needs them, speakers labelled consistently, timestamps at intervals or per turn for citation. We match your methodology, including strict verbatim for linguistic work and intelligent verbatim for thematic analysis.
- Yes, as one workflow: transcription in Spanish by a native speaker, then translation into English with speaker structure and timestamps preserved, so quotes remain traceable to the recording. This is the standard package for international research teams and journalists working across languages.
- Under research-grade confidentiality: secure file transfer, access limited to the assigned transcriber, NDAs signed before receipt, deletion after delivery on request, and anonymisation of names or identifying details in the transcript where your ethics protocol requires it.
- Standard is 3 to 5 business days; one hour of clear audio needs roughly four hours of professional work. Rolling delivery suits fieldwork: send interviews as you record them and receive transcripts continuously rather than waiting for the batch.
- We work with real-world recordings: phone interviews, cafe background noise, group discussions. Poor audio raises cost and inaudible passages are marked honestly with timestamps rather than guessed. If a recording is unusable we say so before charging, and a quick pre-check of one file is free.