Ĭonsider buying an ergonomic keyboard, (here's the one we use at MLC) which would make typing more comfortable (and faster). See 'Editing Audio Files' below and check out our video tutorial on WavePad. Once you clean up the audio file on WavePad, you can download it and play it on Express Scribe. As of December 2020, FTW has a free version which only plays audios up to minute 15:00 and a paid version ($24.00 for 2 years) which has all of the features.įor audio recordings of poor quality, you may use WavePad Audio Editor as an alternative to Express Scribe's 'Special Audio Processes'. It’ similar to Express Scribe and it can be used with a foot pedal or hotkeys. A foot pedal will make transcription even faster by allowing you to easily rewind, pause and fast forward.Ĭonsider using FTW Transcriber, transcription software for Windows and Android. The Express Scribe store provides a link to a third-party vendor where one can be purchased (also available on Amazon).

'extra volume boost' and 'noise reduction' (both can be found under 'File'>'Special Audio Processes')Īutomatic play/pause, which plays the audio file for 7 seconds, pauses for 2, and resumes, having rewound itself about 1 second (to enable this, press F12)Ĭomplement Express Scribe with a foot pedal (here's the one we use at MLC). Express Scribe also includes helpful features such as:

It's very hard and time-consuming to transcribe by using simply a music or audio player that doesn't have these capabilities.

Use Express Scribe, a software that allows you to rewind, slow-down audio, and insert timestamps, among other functions.

Nch foot pedal