Offline-first archival transcription & analysis

From difficult recordings
to traceable records.

R2 Mechanics transforms difficult, historical and sensitive audiovisual material into traceable transcripts and structured records — processed locally, with source integrity preserved throughout.

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Built for recordings that standard transcription workflows struggle to resolve reliably.

Standard transcription systems perform best with clean speech, predictable speakers and controlled recording conditions. Archival material rarely offers that simplicity.

R2 Mechanics is built for difficult audio, complex speaker structures, multilingual material and long-form archival collections.

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Difficult Audio

Degraded recordings, analogue transfers, unstable levels, background interference and historical source material where conventional transcription reaches its limits.

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Multiple Speakers

Interviews, hearings and multi-speaker recordings where reliable speaker attribution is essential and automated diarization alone is not enough.

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Multilingual & Mixed-Language Material

Recordings with language changes between speakers or passages, code-switching and mixed-language conditions that require language and speaker structure to be analysed together.

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Long-Form Archives

Long-form recordings and collections that require structured navigation, consistent speaker tracking and processing designed for material measured in hours rather than minutes.

Not a single 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 examine the material. Agreements strengthen the evidence; differences and uncertainties remain visible in the documented result.

Expert-reviewed selection

The validated transcript is selected through a controlled, traceable review process. Nothing moves to final delivery without documented expert review.

Designed for institutions where accuracy, provenance and traceability matter.

Archives & Museums

Long-form collections, legacy recordings and archival holdings requiring structured transcripts, navigable records and documented provenance.

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 sensitive collections requiring controlled local processing, documented handling and reviewable outputs.

Documentary & Investigative Media

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

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Start with the material —
then define the right process.

Every project begins with an assessment of the source material, its technical conditions and the result you need. From there, we define the processing scope and deliverables.

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