How the pipeline works
CoLoop processes multilingual research in three steps: transcription, then translation, then analysis. Analysis runs on the original-language transcript, even after you translate a file to English and even when the output you read is in English. Themes and insights come from the source transcript rather than from a translation of it, so nothing drifts in the translation step. Direct participant quotes stay in the language they were spoken in.Audio quality affects accuracy in every language. Record in a quiet room with a good microphone wherever you can.
What to expect by language
Ratings describe the transcript CoLoop produces. These are the languages most common in international research programs.
Every language CoLoop transcribes can also be translated to English.
How to plan your project
- 🟢 High: run these end to end without special handling.
- 🟡 Good: have a native speaker check a sample of transcripts before you run full analysis.
- 🟠 Moderate and 🔴 Lower: correct transcripts before you analyze them, and consider human transcription where the audio is poor or the interview is unstructured.
Medical and clinical research
Medical Mode adds a correction pass over the terminology general-purpose models most often get wrong: medication names, procedures, conditions, and dosages. It covers English, Spanish, German, and French, and you can combine it with your own key phrases for terminology specific to your study.Medical Mode is off by default and enabled per account. For clinical research in other languages, standard transcription applies, so enter your key phrases.