


I’ll assume you’ve already installed Audio Hijack and Loopback and signed up for Otter, so let’s get to it. So with a few extra tools, we’re going to trick your computer into thinking that another audio source - in this case YouTube-is actually an input device. The limitation, however, is that Otter’s live transcription only works with audio recorded directly from your device input, i.e. Otter has plenty of competitors, but so far I haven’t found one that does so in real-time. Using the Otter app on your phone or laptop, you simply hit the record button and watch the words magically appear while you talk or listen. This is helpful for things like voice notes, interviews, and lectures. As if that weren’t magical enough, Otter can show you a transcription in real time when you record directly from your microphone. If you already have an audio recording that you want transcribed, you just upload your file to Otter, wait a few minutes, and out comes the transcript. Otter is a great service that can very quickly turn your audio or video into text automatically using AI-driven transcription. To understand what we’re going to do and why, here’s some context.
