e-learning
Transcribing Audio and Video files with Automated Speech Recognition
Abstract
Audio and media files are a rich source in the social sciences and the humanities.
About This Material
This is a Hands-on Tutorial from the GTN which is usable either for individual self-study, or as a teaching material in a classroom.
Questions this will address
- How can you convert audio and video files into written text?
- How can you extract passages from certain speakers for further analysis?
Learning Objectives
- Use WhisperX in Galaxy to convert your media to machine-readable text.
- Use Regular Expressions (RegEx) to extract meaningful passages and clean the text.
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Keywords: Digital Humanities, audio, video
Target audience: Students
Resource type: e-learning
Version: 1
Status: Active
Learning objectives:
- Use WhisperX in Galaxy to convert your media to machine-readable text.
- Use Regular Expressions (RegEx) to extract meaningful passages and clean the text.
Date modified: 2026-04-08
Date published: 2026-04-08
Authors: 
Daniela Schneider
Contributors: Armin Dadras, Saskia Hiltemann, Daniela Schneider
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