How can I make high quality transcripts with CoLoop?

When recording live interviews you must ensure you collect high quality audio.

The best way to do this is by using CoLoop Recorder when conducting interviews or focus groups online using Zoom, Google Meets, or Microsoft Teams. CoLoop will be able to distinguish speaker streams most accurately, and will automatically upload your sessions to your project once the meeting has ended.

If you're conducting research in-person, we recommend doing the following:

1. Request High-Quality Audio from Moderators/Field Agencies: Communicate the importance of high-quality audio to moderators and field agencies, emphasizing its impact on the project's success.

2. Initial Quality Check: Listen to the first recording from each market to verify the audio quality. This initial effort can significantly improve the overall results.

3. Importance for Live Interviews: High-quality audio is especially crucial when conducting live interviews in a facility. Clear audio enhances the accuracy and reliability of the data collected.

4. Use of Recording Devices: For in-person interviews, it is advisable to bring a dictaphone or place a laptop or phone in the middle of the table to capture clear and consistent audio.

5. Get participants to introduce themselves: We recommend getting participants to introduce themselves where possible to save time labeling speakers.

Keep in mind that transcription is also based on language models that are available to AI. Research uploaded in low resource languages may result in poorer quality transcripts. In this case, we recommend uploading human-made transcripts to mitigate errors.

You can learn how to correct transcripts at any time here.