Original three-scene sketch sequence: a narrator reading, headset testing, and a voice message in a courtyard. Illustrative, not voice recordings, real transcripts, or a dataset sample.

Hear the real world.

Speech and audio data across speakers, languages, and real recording conditions. Explore published datasets and collection services on Kuinbee by coverage, recording setup, transcripts, and labels.

From a conversation to a requirement

01 / Record

Start with the way people actually speak.

A conversation carries more than words. Speakers, pauses, distance, and background sound shape the recording. Begin with the situations your system will encounter.

Concept illustration. Schematic signal, not recorded audio.
People
Languages, accents, and speaking styles
Conditions
Device, distance, and background sound

Questions to take to a supplier

  • Are the speakers and recording conditions relevant to your model?
  • Is the speech scripted, spontaneous, or conversational?

02 / Align

Give the sound a readable structure.

Transcripts connect words to audio. Speaker turns and timing describe who spoke and when. Ask how pauses, overlap, and unclear speech are labelled—not just whether a transcript exists.

Illustrative transcript & turns

Speaker ALet’s meet at the station.

Speaker BAround noon?

Schematic words and timing. No audio playback or automated annotation.

Words
Transcription rules and review method
Timing
Segments, speaker turns, and boundaries

Questions to take to a supplier

  • Do labels describe recordings, utterances, or individual words?
  • How are overlapping or unclear speech and missing segments handled?

03 / Source

Turn the listening task into a sourcing brief.

On Kuinbee, explore published datasets, compare audio collection services, or submit a specific requirement for review. Match coverage, recordings, labels, and usage terms to the system you are building.

01 / Coverage
Languages, speakers, and real-use scenarios.
02 / Capture
Devices, noise, speaking style, and audio formats.
03 / Labels & usage
Transcripts, timing, review methods, and usage terms.
Coverage
Speakers, languages, scenarios, and volume
Delivery
Audio, labels, formats, and usage terms

Questions to take to a supplier

  • Does an existing collection cover the settings and speaker mix you need?
  • Are the delivered labels, formats, and usage terms suitable?

Data in context

The recording setting matters. So do the labels.

The same words can arrive through different devices, noise, and conversation styles. The recording and its annotations need to fit the system you are building.

Graphite illustration of a woman recording a voice message on a smartphone while seated at a transit station
02 / Devices and settingsSpeech recognition in real environments

Record the conditions people speak in.

A phone in transit, a headset at a desk, and a room microphone capture different sound. Compare the device, distance, and background noise with the setting where the model will be used.

Compare audio collection services
Graphite illustration of an audio annotator wearing headphones and reviewing a waveform and speaker segments on a laptop
03 / Transcripts and labelsTraining, evaluation, and audio analysis

Connect the words to the recording.

Transcripts, speaker turns, and timestamps explain what happened in the audio. Check the transcription rules and how labels connect to the sounds they describe.

Describe a voice data requirement

Your data brief

Start with the model’s task.

Select a use case to compare the details that belong in your data brief.

Speech recognition. Compare transcribed speech with the languages, speakers, and recording conditions your system will encounter. Check how transcripts were produced and how their timing connects to the audio.

Compare transcribed speech with the languages, speakers, and recording conditions your system will encounter. Check how transcripts were produced and how their timing connects to the audio.

Speakers
Languages, accents, speaking styles, and coverage across different participants.
Recording
Devices, background sound, microphone distance, and delivered audio format.
Transcripts
Transcription rules, review process, and timing of labelled segments.
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Before you choose

A clearer brief.
A better shortlist.

Check how the data was collected, what it covers, and whether its usage terms fit your project.