Want to convert Russian speech to text? With over 258 million speakers worldwide, Russian is one of the most widely spoken languages globally. Now, you can easily transcribe Russian speech for free in just a few minutes using Fireflies.ai.
Fireflies is an AI notetaker tool that helps you automatically record, transcribe, summarize, and analyze your online and in-person conversations in 60+ languages, including Russian.
Here’s the transcript of a Russian speech by Vladimir Putin generated using Fireflies:
Fireflies’ transcripts are 95%+ accurate and include timestamps and voice labels. You can also manually improve the transcript’s accuracy using Fireflies’ built-in editor.
Exciting? Read on to learn how to create Russian transcriptions using Fireflies.ai.
How to convert Russian speech to text with Fireflies
You can create a transcription using Fireflies in two ways:
- Add Fireflies to your meetings in Russian and transcribe them instantly
- Upload and transcribe a pre-recorded audio/video file in Russian to Fireflies
To begin, log in to your Fireflies account.
Open Settings from the left-side Menu bar.
In the Meeting Settings section, go to Meeting Language and select Russian from the dropdown menu.
Done! Your Fireflies account is set to convert Russian speech to text by default.
How to transcribe meetings in Russian with Fireflies.ai
Once the default language is Russian, invite Fireflies to your next meeting and let it record, transcribe, and summarize the conversation.
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Within a few minutes after the meeting, Fireflies will send an email notification with the direct access link to your meeting recording and transcription.
Click on the View meeting recap link to access its transcript instantly.
You can also find the meeting recording and transcript in your Fireflies Notebook.
Fireflies now lets you customize the meeting language for each meeting. This means you need not change global language settings repeatedly every time you have a meeting in a different language.
Simply open the list of upcoming meetings and select the language from the dropdown menu against a meeting anytime you have a meeting in a language other than Russian.
Read more about Fireflies' meeting language customization.
How to transcribe Russian video or audio recordings using Fireflies.ai?
Apart from live meetings, Fireflies can transcribe and summarize pre-recorded audio or video files.
Follow these steps to convert your recorded Russian audio to text using Fireflies:
First, set the default meeting language to Russian in Fireflies Settings following the above-mentioned steps.
Once done, open Uploads from the left side menu bar.
Upload your Russian audio/video file here. Fireflies supports media files in MP3, MP4, M4A, and WAV formats.
Depending on the speed of your internet and file size, Fireflies can take anywhere between a few seconds to minutes to complete the transcription process. Once done, Fireflies will email you a link to access the file.
You can access the processed file via the email link, Uploads page, or your Fireflies Notebook.
Here’s the transcription of one of Vladimir Putin’s speeches in Russian we created using Fireflies.
Fireflies does not identify speaker labels automatically for uploaded files. It only recognizes speakers' voices and marks them as Speaker 1, Speaker 2, etc.
You need to add the speaker names and update the file manually. For this, click on Speaker 1, Speaker 2, Speaker 3, etc., type in the name, and click Update Speaker.
Вуаля! Your accurate Russian transcript with timestamps and speaker label is ready.
Explore how to transcribe in other languages using Fireflies:
- Dutch transcription
- Portuguese transcription
- French transcription
- German transcription
- Spanish transcription
- Italian transcription
- Arabic transcription
- Hindi transcription
- Japanese transcription
Why use Fireflies for Russian transcription?
Here are 4 reasons why Fireflies is the best tool to convert Russian speech to text:
- Offers a customizable AI summary for quick reviews
- Guarantees the highest security and privacy for your data
- Provides advanced Collaboration features
- Highly cost-effective solution
- Offers customizable AI summaries for quick reviews
In addition to transcripts, Fireflies provides handy AI-generated summaries highlighting the main discussion points. This helps you quickly grasp the key information from lengthy audio/videos without reading full transcripts.
You can also customize Fireflies to produce AI summaries that match your intel by updating the prompts of the Super Summary apps.
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2. Guarantees the highest security and privacy for your data
Fireflies.ai offers the utmost security and privacy to its users. The platform is SOC 2 TYPE 2, HIPAA, and GDPR compliant. It only collects your calendar metadata, such as emails and user preferences, and encrypts all your data end-to-end during storage and transit.
Fireflies holds a strict zero-day data retention and BAA policy with all its vendors, meaning no user data is ever used to train its AI models.
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The Fireflies database is stored in an AWS Virtual Private Cloud, while the servers are hosted on Google Cloud. It also offers private storage options on request if you require additional security.
3. Provides advanced Collaboration features
Even in its free plan, Fireflies offers advanced collaboration features like:
- Soundbites: Snip and share highlights from your meetings as audio snippets
- Thread: Add comments within the transcript to collaborate with your team
- Playlist: Collect soundbites from multiple media files in one shared folder
Fireflies seamlessly integrates with 50+ video conferencing and productivity tools like Notion, Slack, Aircall, and Zoom. You can also build custom integrations using Fireflies API.
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4. Highly cost-effective solution
Typical transcription service providers charge $1.30 to $3.50 per minute.
In contrast, Fireflies offers a Free plan that includes 800 minutes of storage, 3 free transcription credits for uploaded files, and unlimited meeting transcriptions under some conditions.
And, if you need more storage space, transcription credits, and access to its advanced AI features, you can subscribe to paid plans that start at just $10/seat/month—still cheaper than other alternatives.
<Sign up for the free trial now!>
Medha
Wrapping up,
There it is! The best and easiest way to convert Russian speech to text.
Whether you need meeting notes, interview transcriptions, or other Russian audio converted to text, Fireflies streamlines and simplifies the process like no other solution.
Give it a try for all your Russian speech-to-text needs today!
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