Fact · Transcription
GoTranscript's style advice is to mark speech that cannot be understood as [inaudible mm:ss], with the timestamp.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Use [inaudible mm:ss] when you can’t understand what is being said.”
How to Format a Transcript: Everything There Is to Know, GoTranscript, GoTranscript, n.d., Inaudible and Crosstalk Tags.
Open the original- What it measures
- The same section gives the example [inaudible 01:28].
- What it does not show
- One vendor's convention. The timestamp helps reviewers find the spot in the audio.