Offline-first archival processing

From difficult recordings
to traceable records.

R2 Mechanics processes sensitive, historical and complex audiovisual material locally — keeping the source intact and every result reviewable.

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Built for material that does not behave like a clean meeting recording.

Standard transcription tools are designed for meetings, podcasts and controlled studio audio. They expect clear conditions, known speakers and a single language.

Most archival, historical and sensitive recordings are none of those things.

R2 Mechanics is built for the recordings they cannot handle.

01

Difficult Audio

Degraded recordings, analogue transfers, inconsistent levels, background interference and historical source material with no reliable restoration path.

02

Multiple Speakers

Interviews, conversations, hearings and multi-voice recordings where speaker attribution matters and automatic diarization alone is not sufficient.

03

Multilingual & Mixed-Language Material

Recordings where languages change between speakers, between passages or within a single conversation — including code-switching and archival material with unknown or inconsistent language conditions.

04

Long-Form Archives

Collections and individual recordings too long, too complex or too important to be processed as if they were short, clean clips.

Not one black box.
Multiple independent paths.

Source integrity

Your original is never overwritten. A controlled processing copy is created and documented. Every derivation from the source material is traceable.

Independent analysis, visible results

Multiple independent recognition and speaker analysis paths run against your material. Differences and uncertainties are not hidden — they are part of the documented output.

Operator-controlled selection

The production transcript is a controlled, traceable selection — not an automatic publication. Nothing moves to delivery without documented review.

Designed for institutions where accuracy and provenance are not optional.

Archives & Museums

Long-form collections, legacy recordings, provenance obligations and the need for structured, navigable archival records.

Universities & Research Institutions

Oral history, academic interviews and research collections requiring speaker attribution, citable timestamps and separate reading versions.

Public Institutions & Sensitive Collections

Hearings, institutional interviews and confidential material where processing must be local, auditable and covered by a written scope.

Documentary & Investigative Media

Long interview material requiring chapter navigation, speaker labels, searchable transcripts and production-ready export formats.

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Start with a written scope —
not a generic upload form.

Every project begins with an assessment of your material, your requirements and your confidentiality conditions. Tell us about your collection.

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