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The Industry Production Standard (IPS) guildelines state that a single-voice interview can be transcribed by a "model operator" at a 4:1 ratio. In other words, people talk about four times as fast as one can type! Time variances do occur for several reasons, including all of the conditions to the right:	How clearly people speak (dialect, incomplete sentences or thoughts) Number of speakers on tape Number of "talkovers" (more than one person talking at the same time) Background noises (recorded in restaurant, car, airplane, etc.) Volume (not enough usually) Background noises due to recording problems or battery in recorder going "dead" (All of the above require "backing up" the tape to relisten)