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Transcribe a deposition for lawyers
Transcribe a deposition for lawyers: a timecode on every line, the speakers told apart and a Word file for the bundle on Pro.
3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps
In short
Upload the recording of the deposition and the transcript comes back with a timecode on every line and the speakers told apart, so a quotation can be checked against the audio. One file is up to 30 minutes; the free plan is $0 with 3 files a day.
The case
Why a quotation has to point at the sound
A transcript of a deposition is read twice: once by the people in the room, and once by everyone who was not in it. The second reading is where a missing word starts to matter, because a quotation that nobody can verify is a quotation that can be attacked. Timecodes turn the transcript into a pointer back to the sound, which is what a dispute is fought over.
What a lawyer gets from the recording
DOCX with the transcript, a Pro feature; Pro is $10 a month paid yearly
Rev publishes $1.99 a minute for a human transcription; Reverb Transcription for English is $0.20 an hour
How to transcribe a deposition
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Keep the recording of the hearing
The file from the court reporter, the recorder or the phone of the witness. Keep the original: the transcript is derived from it, and the audio is the version that counts.
- 2
Upload it and split the voices
Drop the file on the widget above, up to 30 minutes. Switch on the speaker split so the question and the answer do not end up in one column.
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Check the passages that matter
Read the lines with the timecodes and play the audio at the minute you need. Fix a name in the editor of the app and the export is made from the corrected text.
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Export the document for the file
DOCX for the bundle on Pro, TXT for the working copy, CSV for the index of the exhibits. SRT and VTT are there too, for a video record of the hearing.
Tips
Keep the audio. A transcript without it is a claim, not a record.
Split the speakers before you read anything.
Number the exhibits against the timecodes.
Questions this page answers
Is a transcript from a machine good enough for a bundle?
We publish no accuracy percentage: we have not measured one on a public test set, and a number without the set behind it would mean little. Check the passages that will be quoted against the recording.
What does a human court reporter cost?
Rev publishes $1.99 a minute for a human transcription, and its Reverb Transcription for English is $0.20 an hour; that is rev.ai/pricing, read on 21 October 2026. Our own price is a plan, not a minute.
Where does the audio of a client go?
A Russian or mixed file is processed by our own engine on infrastructure outside the United States. A pure English file may be sent to a cloud speech provider there when that fallback is enabled.
Can the file be deleted after the transcript?
Yes. The transcript and the file are in your account, and you can remove them from the app yourself. A deleted file leaves the live system at once and the encrypted backups within 30 days.
Does the service keep the speaker names?
Yes, on request. The split is switched on at the upload, and a label comes with every segment, so a line of testimony stays attached to the person who said it.
Sources
- RRev pricing (human and automated transcription)rev.ai · checked 21 October 2026
Reading: 6 minutesUpdated Transcribsi editorial team
Drop a recording — the text arrives in a minute
Speakers by name, a time on every line, export to TXT, SRT, VTT, CSV and Markdown.
3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps