- Play the excerpt and listen to the actual recording.
- Compare it with the manuscript context, not only the short mismatch pair.
- If the audio is correct, choose No change needed.
- If the audio needs a correction, create a pickup.
- If the same correct pair keeps recurring, consider a book equivalence rule.
The transcription does not match what I said
Use the source audio to separate a reading error from a transcription error.
The Heard text is a transcription. It may misinterpret a name, number, abbreviation, or phrase even when you read it correctly.