Use Case

Transcribe Thesis and Research Interviews in Nigerian Languages

Turn recorded thesis and research interviews into searchable text with speaker labels, timestamps, and AI summaries. See the exact price before you pay.

You've got 15 interview recordings for your final year project or master's thesis, some in English, some where your respondent slipped into Yoruba or Pidgin halfway through because that's how they think easier. Typing all that out before your supervisor's deadline is not how you want to spend your nights. Autrans transcribes the recording as it was said, labels who spoke when so you're not guessing which quote belongs to Respondent 3, and gives you timestamps so you can jump straight back to the audio when a quote needs checking. You get an AI summary and key quotes pulled out automatically, which makes writing your findings chapter faster. Export to DOCX for your write-up or SRT if your defense presentation needs captions. Your audio is never used to train any AI model, which matters when your data involves real people's testimony.

Benefits

  • Handles code-switching between English, Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo, or Pidgin within the same interview
  • Speaker labels separate you (the researcher) from your respondent automatically
  • Timestamps let you verify a quote against the original audio in seconds
  • AI-generated key quotes and topics speed up your coding and findings chapter
  • Export straight to DOCX for your thesis appendix or PDF for submission
  • Audio is never used to train AI, which matters for research involving human subjects

How it works

  1. 1Upload your interview recording (or import a WhatsApp voice note if that's how you recorded it)
  2. 2Autrans transcribes it with speaker labels and timestamps in the language(s) actually spoken
  3. 3Review the AI summary and key quotes to spot your strongest material fast
  4. 4Use chat-with-transcript to ask things like 'what did the respondent say about funding challenges'
  5. 5Export to DOCX for your appendix, PDF for submission, or TXT for coding in NVivo or Atlas.ti

Frequently asked questions

Can Autrans transcribe an interview that mixes English and Yoruba or Pidgin?

Yes. Autrans supports Nigerian English, Nigerian Pidgin, Yoruba, Hausa, and Igbo, so it handles the natural code-switching common in Nigerian interviews rather than forcing everything into one language.

Will my transcript separate my questions from my respondent's answers?

Yes, speaker labels (diarization) tag each speaker turn, so you can tell interviewer and respondent apart without manually re-listening to figure out who said what.

Is this suitable for ethics-approved research with confidential recordings?

Autrans never uses your audio to train AI models. Sharing is view-only, so you control who sees your data. You should still follow your institution's own data handling and consent requirements.

What format should I export for my thesis appendix?

DOCX works well for pasting into an appendix with formatting intact, PDF is good for final submission copies, and plain TXT is easiest if you're importing into qualitative analysis software.

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