About Ashish Sebastian

As a dynamic Content Creator and Quality Assurance Specialist with a flair for Digital Marketing and Data Analysis, I also bring passion to the track as an avid Motorsports Fan and Racing Enthusiast.
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5 Easy Ways to Add Subtitles to a Video

If we go back in time a decade or even five years ago, adding subtitles to a video required either: The services of a specialized video editor Buying an expensive editing workstation. Offering your pets to the subtitling gods. How things change. It's 2022 and anyone with even a smartphone can edit a [...]

4 Best Sound Cards for Improved Sound Quality and 7.1 Surround

The best sound cards available in 2021 can either be discrete internal cards in a PC, or external USB devices more suitable for closed architecture computers/laptops and gaming consoles. But the most important question on everyone's mind is: Are sound cards worth it? If your device is fairly new, whether it's a PC, [...]

5 Best Dictation Software in 2021 for Windows, Mac, Android and iPhones

Some of the best dictation software available today has come a long way since their introduction in the 1990s. We'd been waiting to instruct an AI ever since watching the Terminator movies. While the first iterations couldn't understand you very well, on the plus side they didn't threaten to end your whole family. [...]

Verbatim Transcription in Qualitative Research

Verbatim transcription is crucial for qualitative research interviews, which in turn are an important data collection tool for a wide variety of methods used within education research. Verbatim transcripts of qualitative research interviews give researchers the opportunity to explore unique experiences of the participants. This allows in-depth insights into how their different interests [...]

How to Transcribe Audio to Text – Complete Guide

If you've decided to transcribe audio to text yourself, this complete guide can save you countless hours. Fortunately transcribing audio or video isn't rocket science, but by covering the basics and knowing some insider secrets, you can cut your transcription time in half. We've outlined easy-to-understand steps to help you: Increase your transcription [...]

8 Best Free Audio Editing Software for 2021

I remember a time not so long ago when I was searching for a free audio editing software online without much success. You had to buy a specialized software which came in a DVD inside a cardboard box, unless you bought the downloadable digital version online. But as always there are kind people [...]

5 Best Free Video Conferencing Software for Remote Working

Video conferencing software was one of the biggest buzzwords in 2020. And looks like it will continue for 2021. Since everyone is working from home these days, all those annoying work meetings had to be made virtual. So, you're still miserable, but at least you're miserable wearing pajamas while pouring wine into your [...]

How to Self Publish a Book – Complete Guide

Self publishing a book has never been easier than it is now. You do not need a publishing house anymore. In fact you don't even need to leave your house to publish a book. It doesn't matter whether you're self publishing an eBook or a paperback or a hardcover book. This complete guide [...]

Podcast Transcription Complete Guide – Best Free & Paid Ways to get Podcast Transcripts & Grow your Audience

Many podcasters, especially the ones starting out, tend to ignore podcast transcription. That can be a mistake, because if your podcasts don't have transcripts, you're missing out on a ton of audience. This complete guide will give you several free and paid ways to get your podcasts transcribed. But first, let's look at [...]

9 Best Ways to get Affordable Cheap Transcription Services

The best way to have affordable cheap transcription is to transcribe your interviews yourself. But let's be honest, audio or video transcription can be a tedious, time consuming task even for the best of us. Unless you're an alien with 20 fingers on each hand. When you see the words "affordable cheap transcription" [...]

Best Speech Recognition Software in 2020 to Accurately Convert your Speech to Text

Speech recognition, believe it or not, has been around since the 1980s. And over the last 40 years, thanks to some of the best speech recognition software AI like Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant, IBM's Watson etc., it has improved by leaps and bounds in recognizing human speech. Can the best speech recognition software [...]

5 Best Audio Recording Apps for Android [Updated]

This updated list of the 5 best audio recording apps for Android is back after popular demand. A lot of our clients have asked us to suggest the best voice or audio recording apps for Google's popular Android OS. With Apple's walled garden approach and bizarre decisions lately, more people are migrating to [...]

How to Increase Podcast Listeners [Complete Guide]

Whether you're starting out as a podcaster or have been one for a while but not seeing traction, this post will show you how to increase podcast listeners for your brand and in your niche. You will get actionable tips and insider tricks we've learned over the years from working with several podcasters, [...]

Best Free Tools to Convert Audio and Video to Other Formats

We've received tons of requests from clients asking us how to convert audio or video to a different format. Fortunately there's an abundance of choice in this digital age. Best part is you might already have a software or an app installed on your device that converts file formats, and you'd have no [...]

Best Earbuds in 2020 for Effective Noise Cancellation and Improved Sound Quality for Audio Transcription

This list of the best earbuds in 2020 looks at features like: Noise Cancellation Sound Quality Comfort Price & Performance Durability & Longevity We hope this will help you to make the best buying decision for yourself, whether you'll be using earbuds to listen to music, audiobooks, watch movies or for audio transcription. [...]

Best Headphones for Transcription in 2020 to Improve Accuracy and Save Time

The need to work from home or have an additional side-income is at an all time high during 2020. As a result, online transcription jobs are picking up steam, and with it the need to have good transcription hardware to make the process a little bit easier. The best transcription headphones featured in [...]

5 Best Voice Recording Apps for iPhone

Voice recording apps for iPhone, iPads and Apple Watches give you the flexibility to record conversations or conduct an interview from the comfort of your home and from a safe distance. In addition, they can be a cost effective way to get started as a podcaster, musician, singer, journalist, voiceover artist or similar [...]

Best Ways to Extract Audio from Video (Complete Guide)

"How can I extract audio from video files?" Or "How can I convert video to audio?" These are some of the questions we often get asked by our clients and readers.  We provide audio transcription services where clients upload audio or video files for transcription.  Guess which way is faster? If you guessed [...]

5 Ways to Save Time and Money on Academic Transcription

How to save time and money on academic transcription? Just take care of a few things beforehand, so you can avoid headaches later on.  Precaution is better than cure. If you don't know what you're doing, you could end up spending more money than you need to. Fortunately this guide will show you [...]

How to Conduct an Interview for Research – Complete Guide

When faced with the question of how to conduct an interview for research, does the process seem daunting to you? If it does, you are not alone.  Not only do newbies have to deal with new theory, but also new methods of inquiry and data collection. Do not fret, this complete guide will [...]

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