Pro Tools Speech-to-Text
Avid Pro Tools' built-in dialogue transcription clip-effect for post and ADR sessions.
Avid Pro Tools' built-in dialogue transcription clip-effect for post and ADR sessions.
Best for dialogue editors and ADR mixers who want a searchable transcript layered on top of every clip without leaving Pro Tools. Pricing: subscription $34.99/mo.
What it is
Pro Tools' Speech-to-Text is a clip effect that analyses any audio region and renders a synced transcript marker track. Editors search dialogue across reels, jump to a word, and build ADR cue lists faster than scrubbing. Ships in Pro Tools Studio and Ultimate; not available in Pro Tools Intro or Artist.
Watch out for: Speech-to-Text clip effect is gated to Pro Tools Studio + Ultimate tiers; languages limited vs cloud ASRs; no live transcription.
Install / use
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| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | No |
| Languages supported | 20 |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
Pro Tools Speech-to-Text vs Whipscribe
| Feature | Pro Tools Speech-to-Text | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Desktop apps | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | subscription $34.99/mo | free beta |
| Speaker diarization | — | Yes |
| Word timestamps | — | Yes |
| Streaming | — | No |
| Languages | 20 | 99 |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows | Web, API, MCP |
Alternatives to Pro Tools Speech-to-Text
Whipscribe is a managed faster-whisper + whisperX service. If you want transcripts without running infrastructure, paste a URL or drop a file in the form below — you'll have a transcript in seconds.