From recording to quotable quote, before your deadline
Typing out an hour-long interview costs an afternoon you do not have. Upload your recording right after the conversation and the transcript is ready by the time you get coffee: searchable, with speaker labels, and with the audio next to the text in the editor so you can verify every quote before it goes into the piece.
Working with regular sources, politicians or jargon? Add names and terms to your custom vocabulary so they are spelled correctly in every transcript. The model behind Murmel is trained specifically on Dutch speech, benchmarked on Dutch parliamentary debates, and holds up against accents, fast talkers and noisy press conferences.
Source protection is not an afterthought
An interview recording is source material. With many free transcription tools your audio leaves the EU and what happens next is unclear. Murmel is built differently:
- Processing on servers in the Netherlands; your audio never leaves the EU.
- Recordings and transcripts are automatically deleted after 7 days.
- Your material is not used for AI training unless you explicitly opt in.
That makes usage defensible to your editor-in-chief and to your source.
For freelancers and newsrooms
Freelancers with varying assignments buy prepaid credits from €5 (€1 = 50 minutes, excl. VAT, valid 6 months): no subscription in quiet months. Weekly interviewers are set with Basic (€9 per month excl. VAT, 12 hours of audio) or Creator (€29, 40 hours), both cancel monthly with a 14-day €0.01 trial first.
Frequently asked questions
Can I verify quotes against the recording?
Yes. In the editor the audio sits next to the transcript: click a sentence and you hear exactly that fragment. Verify every quote before you publish.
What happens to my recordings?
Processing happens on servers in the Netherlands, recordings and transcripts are automatically deleted after 7 days, and your material is not used for AI training unless you explicitly opt in.
Does it work for press conferences with multiple speakers?
Yes, speaker identification labels each speaking turn automatically. Background noise and fast talkers are exactly what the Dutch model is trained on.
I only transcribe during big assignments. Do I need a subscription?
No. Prepaid credits from €5 are valid for 6 months and work without a subscription: €1 equals 50 minutes of audio (excl. VAT).