Accurate ASR Speech Recognition & Transcription Software

Custom speech-to-text & ASR on Whisper Large-v3, Deepgram Nova-3 (~150ms streaming, WER 6%), Speechmatics, AssemblyAI Universal, NVIDIA Parakeet, faster-whisper, and WhisperKit on-device. Speaker diarization (pyannote), custom vocab and pronunciation lexicons, 50+ languages, sub-300ms first partial. Same team behind TransLinguist (62 languages, NHS UK, $4.2M ARR), Nucleus AI phone agents (Fibernetics, 600M+ minutes/month, SOC 2 Type II / HIPAA / GDPR). 625+ real-time products since 2005.

Custom STT & ASR, Explained — Engines, Accuracy, Latency

We build custom speech-to-text systems on top of named engines: Whisper Large-v3 / Whisper-Turbo, Deepgram Nova-3 (~150ms streaming, WER 6% on telephony), Speechmatics, AssemblyAI Universal, Google Speech v2, Microsoft Speech, NVIDIA Parakeet, and self-hosted faster-whisper. For on-device we ship WhisperKit (iOS / Apple Silicon), MLC Whisper (Android), or Vosk (embedded / IoT). Add speaker diarization (pyannote 3.1), custom pronunciation lexicons, jargon biasing, profanity filtering, and SOC 2 / HIPAA / GDPR compliance — served as REST batch or WebSocket / gRPC streaming. No matter the size or complexity of your project, we'll take it on and get it done — no excuses, no generic limitations.

Custom-Trained ASR — Fine-Tune Whisper, Parakeet, faster-whisper

Generic STT struggles with accents, background noise, and industry jargon. We fine-tune Whisper Large-v3, NVIDIA Parakeet TDT, or faster-whisper on your real audio with NeMo / SpeechBrain pipelines, push WER from 18% to under 7%, and keep models on your infra.


  • Train on industry-specific vocabulary (legal, medical, finance) via Whisper fine-tuning + lexicon biasing.
  • Support regional accents and dialects with NeMo / SpeechBrain pipelines.
  • Continuous learning — retrain monthly on production logs (PII-redacted).
  • Achieve WER < 7% on telephony, < 4% on clean studio audio.

Live & Batch Transcription — Streaming Sub-300ms or Hours of Audio

WebSocket / gRPC streaming with Deepgram Nova-3 (~150ms first partial), AssemblyAI Universal, or self-hosted faster-whisper-server. Batch REST for thousands of hours overnight via Whisper Large-v3 sharded across A10 / L4 GPUs.


  • Streaming WebSocket / gRPC with sub-300ms first partial (Deepgram Nova-3).
  • Batch REST for thousands of hours / day on Whisper Large-v3 + L4 GPU sharding.
  • Calls (Twilio Voice / Telnyx), meetings (Zoom / Teams / Meet), live streams, recordings.
  • Cloud (AWS / GCP / Azure), on-prem, hybrid, or air-gapped — all options.

Diarization, Vocab Boost & Compliance — pyannote 3.1, GDPR / HIPAA / SOC 2

Speaker diarization with pyannote 3.1 or NeMo, custom pronunciation lexicons and keyword biasing, RNNoise / DeepFilterNet noise reduction, profanity / PII redaction, on-prem deployment for SOC 2 / HIPAA / GDPR.


  • Speaker diarization (pyannote 3.1) to identify who said what — up to 30 speakers.
  • Noise reduction (RNNoise / DeepFilterNet) for noisy contact-centre and field recordings.
  • Analytics: WER tracking, vocabulary coverage, sentiment, intent.
  • Full compliance with GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II, FERPA — in production.
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TransLinguist

TransLinguist is a video conferencing SaaS for global interpretation services, trusted by the UK’s National Health Service. Supporting 62 languages, it features real-time ASR (Whisper Large-v3 + Deepgram Nova-3 streaming), AI subtitles, machine translation (SeamlessM4T / NLLB), neural TTS voice-over, speaker slowdown indicators, and sign language integration. Estimated $4.2M ARR, 2x ROI in two years, up to 1.5x revenue uplift for clients.

We Handle Every Kind of Speech Recognition Software

Custom STT & ASR for every case — contact-centre IVR (Deepgram + Twilio Voice), telemedicine scribe (Whisper + AWS HealthScribe), live captions (AssemblyAI streaming), audiobook & podcast batch, on-device dictation (WhisperKit). Secure, scalable, GDPR / HIPAA / SOC 2.

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From Scratch Development

Have an STT idea? We turn it into a working system — from engine selection (Whisper / Deepgram / Speechmatics) and acoustic model fine-tuning to streaming gateway, diarization, and on-device fallback.

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Upgrades & Improvements

Existing transcription too slow or inaccurate? We swap engines (e.g. Whisper-server → Deepgram Nova-3 for sub-150ms), add custom vocab biasing, and tune diarization — typically WER drop from 15% to under 7%.

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Takeovers & Fixes

Inherited a stalled Whisper / Vosk / Kaldi pipeline? We step in, fix the dataset, retrain on real audio, repair the streaming gateway, add GPU autoscaling, and bring it back to production.

Flexible Pricing for Every Stage

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* Optional add-ons: custom vocabulary / jargon packs (legal / medical / finance), accent and dialect tuning, speaker diarization (pyannote 3.1), DeepFilterNet noise reduction, profanity / PII redaction, real-time WebSocket / gRPC streaming, on-prem (faster-whisper on A10/L4), Vosk / WhisperKit on-device, transcription analytics, audit logs, RBAC, SLA monitoring.

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Why Hire Fora Soft for Custom Speech-to-Text & ASR Development

20 Years in Real-Time Voice & ASR

625+ products since 2005, including TransLinguist (62 languages, NHS UK, $4.2M ARR), Nucleus AI phone agents (Fibernetics, 600M+ minutes/month, SOC 2 Type II / HIPAA), and V.A.L.T police interview transcription (2,500-camera deployments). Whisper / Deepgram / Speechmatics / AssemblyAI / Parakeet — in production, not slideware.

ASR Specialists Under One Roof

Senior speech engineers, ML researchers (acoustic / language model fine-tuning), QA, UI/UX, and DevOps for GPU / on-prem deployments — all in-house, EU/UK timezone. We think like product owners, not just coders.

Production Reliability & Compliance

625+ shipped products, 100% Upwork Job Success, 400+ honest reviews, sub-300ms streaming first partial, signed audit logs, and SOC 2 Type II / HIPAA / GDPR / FERPA frameworks deployed in production.

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Custom Speech-to-Text & ASR FAQ

Real talk on Whisper, Deepgram, Speechmatics, latency budgets, diarization and on-device — from the team that ships it.

What is custom speech-to-text software development?

Building ASR systems tailored to your data, language, and use case on top of named engines — Whisper Large-v3, Deepgram Nova-3, Speechmatics, AssemblyAI Universal, NVIDIA Parakeet, faster-whisper, or Vosk / WhisperKit on-device. Add custom vocabulary, accent tuning, speaker diarization (pyannote 3.1), and serve as REST batch or WebSocket / gRPC streaming — instead of stock SaaS.

How accurate can custom speech recognition be?

Production benchmarks: Deepgram Nova-3 hits WER 6% on telephony out-of-the-box; fine-tuned Whisper Large-v3 reaches WER < 4% on clean studio audio with custom vocab biasing. Industry jargon (legal / medical / finance) drops error rate by 30–60% over generic engines.

Can you provide real-time speech-to-text?

Yes — sub-300ms first partial via Deepgram Nova-3 streaming, AssemblyAI Universal, or self-hosted faster-whisper-server. For voice agents we engineer the full STT → LLM → TTS loop under 800ms full reply. WebSocket and gRPC streaming, with partial / final results and word-level timestamps.

Do you support multiple languages and accents?

Yes — 50+ languages out-of-the-box (Whisper covers 99). Accent tuning via NeMo / SpeechBrain on your real audio. TransLinguist (NHS UK) ships 62 languages live with sub-1s end-to-end.

Is the data secure and compliant?

Yes. SOC 2 Type II / HIPAA / GDPR / FERPA frameworks deployed in production. Self-hosted faster-whisper / NeMo Parakeet on your infra (AWS / GCP / Azure / on-prem / air-gapped), PII redaction, audit logs, RBAC, encrypted at rest + in transit.

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