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Interview recordings to transcripts
Upload research and oral-history interviews. Azhu separates interviewer and interviewee, with a time on every passage.
Interview transcripts without typing every word
Thesis interviews, qualitative research, reporting, oral history. Upload the interview and Azhu separates interviewer and interviewee into a time-stamped transcript, so all you do is proofread as you listen.
Save the typing time
Typing up an hour of interview by hand often takes several hours. Uploaded, an hour of audio is usually done in a few minutes, leaving your time for checking and analysis.
Interviewees can speak Taiwanese Hokkien. When you upload, choose “Taiwanese Hokkien” as the language; it's written out as Mandarin text.
Interviewer and interviewee
Every passage shows who is speaking. Rename speakers to codes like “Interviewer” and “Participant A” instead of real names.
In the exported TXT every passage starts with the time and speaker, like “[00:12:05] Participant A: …”, so quotes are easy to check against the audio.
Ethics and confidentiality
Speech recognition and AI summaries run on our own computers in Taiwan. Recordings and transcripts are never sent to outside AI services or used to train models.
Recordings are deleted automatically after the number of days shown on the pricing page, and you can delete any recording at any time; its transcript and summary go with it.
If your ethics review (IRB) application or consent form needs to explain how the data is handled, see the Privacy Policy: it covers where the data is stored, who can access it and how long it's kept.
Proofreading tips
- Rename the speakers to codes first, then proofread from the top while listening.
- Click a passage to play from there and fix typos as you hear them.
- Filter to the interviewee's passages when you're pulling out themes.
- List names, places and terms before uploading to save a lot of corrections.
- Always check quotes against the original audio.
A transcript in 3 steps
Upload a recording or video
From a computer or phone. Close the page once it's up.
Read the transcript
An hour of audio usually takes minutes. Edit as you listen.
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Can I use it directly in my thesis?
Treat it as a first draft. There will be mistakes, especially with names, terms and overlapping speech, so check against the audio before quoting.
How long can an interview be?
The maximum length of one recording depends on your plan; subscriptions allow longer recordings. See the pricing page.
Can I export a Word file?
TXT and SRT for now. A TXT file pastes straight into Word or Google Docs.
Can anyone else see my interviews?
Your recordings and transcripts are only visible when signed in to your account. We don't look at your content except for maintenance, troubleshooting or when the law requires it.