The record, the same afternoon.

Truth Transcription records the proceeding, hands you a readable draft on the device before you leave the room, and finishes it in post-production with every speaker attributed by the microphone they spoke into.

No steno machine. No dictation software to install. One subscription, in the browser.

Delgado v. Harbor LogisticsPreliminary14
  1. counsel you may proceed thank you your honor
  2. mr delgado you testified earlier that you
  3. arrived at the warehouse at approximately
  4. nine fifteen is that correct yes that's right
  5. and the loading dock door was already open
  6. when you got there it was open yes about
  7. halfway objection your honor leading
  8. sustained rephrase counsel when you arrived
  9. what was the condition of the loading dock
  10. door it was open about halfway i could see
  11. the palettes inside and did you see anyone
  12. near the door i saw one person by the
  13. forklift i didn't recognize him

Two passes over one recording

Speed and accuracy pull in opposite directions. So we do not ask one pass to deliver both.

  1. In the room

    The app on your phone or tablet records and transcribes on the device itself, with no connection needed. By the time the hearing adjourns you can read back what was said, search it, and answer counsel's question about what the witness said an hour ago.

  2. In post-production

    When you are back online the recording uploads and the full pipeline runs: each microphone channel is transcribed on its own, timestamps are mapped back to the original audio, and every line is attributed to the person whose mic picked it up. You review, correct, and export in court format.

The Record screen of the iPhone app one minute nineteen seconds into a hearing, the transcript filling the screen as it is spoken, with Pause and Stop controls.
A minute in. The draft is on the phone as it is spoken, and stays readable while the recording runs.
A finished transcript open on an iPad, with speaker turns and an audio play bar.
The finished record, with playback, on the iPad in the hallway.

Get the iPhone and iPad app on the App Store

Speakers by microphone, not by guess

Generic transcription services listen to a mixed recording and guess who is talking from the sound of their voice. They split one person into three, or fold two people into one, and someone has to untangle it afterwards.

Courtrooms and deposition suites already have a microphone per participant. Truth Transcription keeps those channels separate all the way through, so attribution is a fact of the recording rather than an inference. You name the channels once. Every line lands on the right speaker.

What it replaces

The traditional setup is a stenotype writer, a computer-aided transcription suite, a dictation package, and years of training to make them work together.

Equipment
A stenotype writer, bought and maintained.
The recorder you already have, or a phone.
Software
CAT software licenses, support plans, and dictation packages installed per seat.
The browser. Nothing to install, nothing to renew.
First draft
Hours to days after the proceeding, unless a realtime stenographer is in the room.
On the device, as the proceeding happens.
Cost
Thousands up front, then upgrades and renewals.
A monthly subscription.

The full comparison

See it on one of your own recordings

Bring a multichannel WAV from a hearing or deposition. We will run it through and walk you through the result.