diff --git a/audio/transcribe/Cargo.toml b/audio/transcribe/Cargo.toml
index ef14a588..9e5667c5 100644
--- a/audio/transcribe/Cargo.toml
+++ b/audio/transcribe/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@ name = "gst-plugin-transcribe"
 version = "0.1.0"
 authors = ["Jordan Petridis <jordan@centricular.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
+description = "AWS Transcribe plugin"
+repository = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-plugins-rs"
 # FIXME: licence
 
 [dependencies]
 glib = { git = "https://github.com/gtk-rs/glib" }
-gst = { git = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer-rs", features = ["v1_16"], package = "gstreamer" }
+# FIXME:
+# gst = { git = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer-rs", features = ["v1_16"], package = "gstreamer" }
+gstreamer = { git = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer-rs", features = ["v1_16"] }
 gst_base = { git = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer-rs", features = ["v1_16"], package ="gstreamer-base" }
 rusoto_core = "0.43.0-beta.1"
 rusoto_credential = "0.43.0-beta.1"
@@ -20,6 +24,10 @@ async-tungstenite = { version = "0.4", features = ["tokio", "tokio-runtime", "to
 nom = "5.1.1"
 crc = "1.8.1"
 byteorder = "1.3.4"
+lazy_static = "1.4.0"
+serde = "1"
+serde_derive = "1"
+serde_json = "1"
 
 [lib]
 name = "gsttranscribe"
diff --git a/audio/transcribe/src/aws_transcribe_parse.rs b/audio/transcribe/src/aws_transcribe_parse.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7a7f5815
--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/transcribe/src/aws_transcribe_parse.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,1031 @@
+#![allow(unused)]
+
+use glib;
+use glib::prelude::*;
+use glib::subclass;
+use glib::subclass::prelude::*;
+use gst;
+use gst::prelude::*;
+use gst::subclass::prelude::*;
+
+use std::convert::TryInto;
+use std::default::Default;
+use std::env;
+
+use rusoto_core::Region;
+use rusoto_credential;
+use rusoto_credential::{EnvironmentProvider, ProvideAwsCredentials};
+use rusoto_transcribe;
+
+use rusoto_signature::signature::SignedRequest;
+use rusoto_signature::signature::SignedRequestPayload;
+use rusoto_signature::stream::ByteStream;
+use rusoto_transcribe::Media;
+use rusoto_transcribe::Settings as TranscriptionSettings;
+use rusoto_transcribe::StartTranscriptionJobRequest;
+use rusoto_transcribe::Transcribe;
+
+use async_tungstenite::tungstenite::error::Error as WsError;
+use async_tungstenite::{tokio::connect_async, tungstenite::Message};
+use futures::channel::mpsc;
+use futures::future::{abortable, AbortHandle};
+use futures::io::{AsyncReadExt, Cursor};
+use futures::prelude::*;
+use futures::stream::SplitSink;
+use tokio::runtime;
+
+use crc::crc32;
+
+use std::boxed::Box;
+use std::collections::VecDeque;
+use std::pin::Pin;
+use std::sync::{Mutex, MutexGuard};
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use lazy_static;
+
+use crate::packet::*;
+
+use serde_derive::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "PascalCase")]
+struct TranscriptItem {
+    content: String,
+    end_time: f32,
+    start_time: f32,
+    #[serde(rename = "Type")]
+    type_: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "PascalCase")]
+struct TranscriptAlternative {
+    items: Vec<TranscriptItem>,
+    transcript: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "PascalCase")]
+struct TranscriptResult {
+    alternatives: Vec<TranscriptAlternative>,
+    end_time: f32,
+    start_time: f32,
+    is_partial: bool,
+    result_id: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "PascalCase")]
+struct TranscriptTranscript {
+    results: Vec<TranscriptResult>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "PascalCase")]
+struct Transcript {
+    transcript: TranscriptTranscript,
+}
+
+lazy_static! {
+    static ref CAT: gst::DebugCategory = {
+        gst::DebugCategory::new(
+            "awstranscribe",
+            gst::DebugColorFlags::empty(),
+            Some("AWS Transcribe element"),
+        )
+    };
+    static ref RUNTIME: runtime::Runtime = runtime::Builder::new()
+        .threaded_scheduler()
+        .enable_all()
+        .core_threads(1)
+        .build()
+        .unwrap();
+}
+
+const DEFAULT_LATENCY_MS: u32 = 30000;
+const GRANULARITY_MS: u32 = 100;
+
+static PROPERTIES: [subclass::Property; 2] = [
+    subclass::Property("language-code", |name| {
+        glib::ParamSpec::string(
+            name,
+            "Language-Code",
+            "The Language of the Stream, see \
+                <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/transcribe/latest/dg/how-streaming-transcription.html> \
+                for an up to date list of allowed languages",
+            Some("en-US"),
+            glib::ParamFlags::READWRITE,
+        )
+    }),
+    subclass::Property("latency", |name| {
+        glib::ParamSpec::uint(
+            name,
+            "latency in ms",
+            "Amount of milliseconds to allow AWS transcribe",
+            GRANULARITY_MS,
+            std::u32::MAX,
+            DEFAULT_LATENCY_MS,
+            glib::ParamFlags::READWRITE,
+        )
+    }),
+];
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+struct Settings {
+    latency_ms: u32,
+    language_code: Option<String>,
+}
+
+impl Default for Settings {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            latency_ms: DEFAULT_LATENCY_MS,
+            language_code: Some("en-US".to_string()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+struct State {
+    connected: bool,
+    sender: Option<mpsc::Sender<Message>>,
+    recv_abort_handle: Option<AbortHandle>,
+    send_abort_handle: Option<AbortHandle>,
+    in_segment: gst::FormattedSegment<gst::ClockTime>,
+    out_segment: gst::FormattedSegment<gst::ClockTime>,
+    seqnum: gst::Seqnum,
+    buffers: VecDeque<gst::Buffer>,
+    send_eos: bool,
+    discont: bool,
+}
+
+impl Default for State {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            connected: false,
+            sender: None,
+            recv_abort_handle: None,
+            send_abort_handle: None,
+            in_segment: gst::FormattedSegment::new(),
+            out_segment: gst::FormattedSegment::new(),
+            seqnum: gst::Seqnum::next(),
+            buffers: VecDeque::new(),
+            send_eos: false,
+            discont: true,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+struct Transcriber {
+    srcpad: gst::Pad,
+    sinkpad: gst::Pad,
+    settings: Mutex<Settings>,
+    state: Mutex<State>,
+    ws_sink: Mutex<Option<Pin<Box<dyn Sink<Message, Error = WsError> + Send>>>>,
+}
+
+fn build_packet(payload: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
+    let headers = [
+        Header {
+            name: String::from(":event-type"),
+            value: String::from("AudioEvent"),
+            value_type: 7,
+        },
+        Header {
+            name: String::from(":content-type"),
+            value: String::from("application/octet-stream"),
+            value_type: 7,
+        },
+        Header {
+            name: String::from(":message-type"),
+            value: String::from("event"),
+            value_type: 7,
+        },
+    ];
+
+    encode_packet(payload, &headers).expect("foobar")
+}
+
+fn get_current_running_time(element: &gst::Element) -> gst::ClockTime {
+    if let Some(clock) = element.get_clock() {
+        if clock.get_time() > element.get_base_time() {
+            clock.get_time() - element.get_base_time()
+        } else {
+            0.into()
+        }
+    } else {
+        gst::CLOCK_TIME_NONE
+    }
+}
+
+impl Transcriber {
+    fn set_pad_functions(sinkpad: &gst::Pad, srcpad: &gst::Pad) {
+        sinkpad.set_chain_function(|pad, parent, buffer| {
+            Transcriber::catch_panic_pad_function(
+                parent,
+                || Err(gst::FlowError::Error),
+                |transcriber, element| transcriber.sink_chain(pad, element, buffer),
+            )
+        });
+        sinkpad.set_event_function(|pad, parent, event| {
+            Transcriber::catch_panic_pad_function(
+                parent,
+                || false,
+                |transcriber, element| transcriber.sink_event(pad, element, event),
+            )
+        });
+
+        srcpad.set_activatemode_function(|pad, parent, mode, active| {
+            Transcriber::catch_panic_pad_function(
+                parent,
+                || {
+                    Err(gst_loggable_error!(
+                        CAT,
+                        "Panic activating src pad with mode"
+                    ))
+                },
+                |transcriber, element| transcriber.src_activatemode(pad, element, mode, active),
+            )
+        });
+        srcpad.set_query_function(|pad, parent, query| {
+            Transcriber::catch_panic_pad_function(
+                parent,
+                || false,
+                |transcriber, element| transcriber.src_query(pad, element, query),
+            )
+        });
+    }
+
+    fn push_gap(&self, element: &gst::Element) -> bool {
+        /* First, check our pending buffers */
+        let mut items: Vec<gst::Buffer> = vec![];
+
+        let (latency, now, mut last_position, send_eos, seqnum) = {
+            let mut state = self.state.lock().unwrap();
+            let send_eos = state.send_eos && state.buffers.len() == 0;
+
+            let latency: gst::ClockTime = ((self.settings.lock().unwrap().latency_ms as u64
+                - GRANULARITY_MS as u64)
+                * 1000000)
+                .into();
+            let now = get_current_running_time(element);
+
+            loop {
+                if let Some(buf) = state.buffers.front() {
+                    if now - buf.get_pts() > latency {
+                        /* Safe unwrap, we know we have an item */
+                        let buf = state.buffers.pop_front().unwrap();
+                        items.push(buf)
+                    } else {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                break;
+            }
+
+            (
+                latency,
+                now,
+                state.out_segment.get_position(),
+                send_eos,
+                state.seqnum,
+            )
+        };
+
+        /* We're EOS, we can pause and exit early */
+        if send_eos {
+            self.srcpad.pause_task();
+            return self
+                .srcpad
+                .push_event(gst::Event::new_eos().seqnum(seqnum).build());
+        }
+
+        for mut buf in items.drain(..) {
+            if buf.get_pts() > last_position {
+                let gap_event = gst::Event::new_gap(last_position, buf.get_pts() - last_position)
+                    .seqnum(seqnum)
+                    .build();
+                gst_debug!(
+                    CAT,
+                    "Pushing gap:    {} -> {}",
+                    last_position,
+                    buf.get_pts()
+                );
+                if !self.srcpad.push_event(gap_event) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+            last_position = buf.get_pts() + buf.get_duration();
+            {
+                let mut buf = buf.get_mut().unwrap();
+                buf.set_pts(buf.get_pts());
+            }
+            gst_debug!(
+                CAT,
+                "Pushing buffer: {} -> {}",
+                buf.get_pts(),
+                buf.get_pts() + buf.get_duration()
+            );
+            if !self.srcpad.push(buf).is_ok() {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /* next, push a gap if we're lagging behind the target position */
+
+        if now - last_position > latency {
+            let duration = now - last_position - latency;
+
+            let gap_event = gst::Event::new_gap(last_position, duration)
+                .seqnum(seqnum)
+                .build();
+            gst_debug!(
+                CAT,
+                "Pushing gap:    {} -> {}",
+                last_position,
+                last_position + duration
+            );
+            last_position += duration;
+            if !self.srcpad.push_event(gap_event) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        self.state
+            .lock()
+            .unwrap()
+            .out_segment
+            .set_position(last_position);
+
+        true
+    }
+
+    fn loop_fn(
+        &self,
+        element: &gst::Element,
+        receiver: &mut mpsc::Receiver<Message>,
+    ) -> Result<(), gst::ErrorMessage> {
+        let future = async move {
+            let msg = match receiver.next().await {
+                Some(msg) => msg,
+                /* Sender was closed */
+                None => {
+                    self.srcpad.pause_task();
+                    return Ok(());
+                }
+            };
+
+            match msg {
+                Message::Binary(buf) => {
+                    let (data, pkt) = parse_packet(&buf).unwrap();
+                    let payload = std::str::from_utf8(pkt.payload).unwrap();
+                    let transcript: Transcript = serde_json::from_str(&payload).map_err(|err| {
+                        gst_error_msg!(
+                            gst::StreamError::Failed,
+                            ["Unexpected binary message: {} ({})", payload, err]
+                        )
+                    })?;
+
+                    if transcript.transcript.results.len() > 0 {
+                        let result = &transcript.transcript.results[0];
+                        if !result.is_partial && result.alternatives.len() > 0 {
+                            let alternative = &result.alternatives[0];
+                            gst_info!(CAT, obj: element, "Transcript: {}", alternative.transcript);
+
+                            let mut start_time: gst::ClockTime =
+                                ((result.start_time as f64 * 1000000000.0) as u64).into();
+                            let end_time: gst::ClockTime =
+                                ((result.end_time as f64 * 1000000000.0) as u64).into();
+
+                            let mut state = self.state.lock().unwrap();
+                            let position = state.out_segment.get_position();
+
+                            if end_time < position {
+                                gst_warning!(CAT, obj: element,
+                                             "Received transcript is too late by {:?}, dropping, consider increasing the latency",
+                                             position - start_time);
+                            } else {
+                                if start_time < position {
+                                    gst_warning!(CAT, obj: element,
+                                                 "Received transcript is too late by {:?}, clipping, consider increasing the latency",
+                                                 position - start_time);
+                                    start_time = position;
+                                }
+
+                                let mut buf = gst::Buffer::from_mut_slice(
+                                    alternative.transcript.as_bytes().to_vec(),
+                                );
+
+                                {
+                                    let mut buf = buf.get_mut().unwrap();
+
+                                    if state.discont {
+                                        buf.set_flags(gst::BufferFlags::DISCONT);
+                                        state.discont = false;
+                                    }
+
+                                    buf.set_pts(start_time);
+                                    buf.set_duration(end_time - start_time);
+                                }
+
+                                gst_debug!(CAT, obj: element, "Adding pending buffer: {:?}", buf);
+
+                                state.buffers.push_back(buf);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Ok(())
+                }
+
+                _ => Ok(()),
+            }
+        };
+
+        /* Wrap in a timeout so we can push gaps regularly */
+        let future = async move {
+            match tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_millis(GRANULARITY_MS.into()), future).await {
+                Err(_) => {
+                    if !self.push_gap(element) {
+                        gst_info!(CAT, obj: element, "Failed to push gap event, pausing");
+                        self.srcpad.pause_task();
+                    }
+                    Ok(())
+                }
+                Ok(res) => {
+                    if !self.push_gap(element) {
+                        gst_info!(CAT, obj: element, "Failed to push gap event, pausing");
+                        self.srcpad.pause_task();
+                    }
+                    res
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
+        RUNTIME.enter(|| futures::executor::block_on(future))
+    }
+
+    fn start_task(&self, element: &gst::Element) -> Result<(), gst::LoggableError> {
+        let element_weak = element.downgrade();
+        let pad_weak = self.srcpad.downgrade();
+        let (sender, mut receiver) = mpsc::channel(1);
+
+        {
+            let mut state = self.state.lock().unwrap();
+            state.sender = Some(sender);
+        }
+
+        let res = self.srcpad.start_task(move || {
+            let element = match element_weak.upgrade() {
+                Some(element) => element,
+                None => {
+                    if let Some(pad) = pad_weak.upgrade() {
+                        pad.pause_task().unwrap();
+                    }
+                    return;
+                }
+            };
+
+            let transcribe = Self::from_instance(&element);
+            transcribe.loop_fn(&element, &mut receiver).map_err(|err| {
+                gst_element_error!(
+                    &element,
+                    gst::StreamError::Failed,
+                    ["Streaming failed: {}", err]
+                );
+                transcribe.srcpad.pause_task().unwrap();
+            });
+        });
+        if res.is_err() {
+            return Err(gst_loggable_error!(CAT, "Failed to start pad task"));
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn src_activatemode(
+        &self,
+        _pad: &gst::Pad,
+        element: &gst::Element,
+        mode: gst::PadMode,
+        active: bool,
+    ) -> Result<(), gst::LoggableError> {
+        if active {
+            self.start_task(element)?;
+        } else {
+            {
+                let mut state = self.state.lock().unwrap();
+                state.sender = None;
+            }
+
+            let _ = self.srcpad.stop_task();
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn src_query(&self, pad: &gst::Pad, element: &gst::Element, query: &mut gst::QueryRef) -> bool {
+        use gst::QueryView;
+
+        gst_log!(CAT, obj: pad, "Handling query {:?}", query);
+
+        match query.view_mut() {
+            QueryView::Latency(ref mut q) => {
+                let mut peer_query = gst::query::Query::new_latency();
+
+                let ret = self.sinkpad.peer_query(&mut peer_query);
+
+                if ret {
+                    let (_, min, _) = peer_query.get_result();
+                    let our_latency: gst::ClockTime =
+                        (self.settings.lock().unwrap().latency_ms as u64 * 1000000).into();
+                    q.set(true, our_latency + min, gst::CLOCK_TIME_NONE);
+                }
+                ret
+            }
+            QueryView::Position(ref mut q) => {
+                if q.get_format() == gst::Format::Time {
+                    let state = self.state.lock().unwrap();
+                    q.set(
+                        state
+                            .in_segment
+                            .to_stream_time(state.in_segment.get_position()),
+                    );
+                    true
+                } else {
+                    false
+                }
+            }
+            _ => pad.query_default(Some(element), query),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn sink_event(&self, pad: &gst::Pad, element: &gst::Element, event: gst::Event) -> bool {
+        use gst::EventView;
+
+        gst_debug!(CAT, obj: pad, "Handling event {:?}", event);
+
+        match event.view() {
+            EventView::Eos(_) => match self.handle_buffer(pad, element, None) {
+                Err(err) => {
+                    gst_error!(CAT, "Failed to send EOS to AWS: {}", err);
+                    false
+                }
+                Ok(_) => true,
+            },
+            EventView::FlushStart(e) => {
+                gst_info!(CAT, obj: element, "Received flush start, disconnecting");
+                self.disconnect(element);
+                let ret = pad.event_default(Some(element), event);
+                self.srcpad.stop_task();
+                ret
+            }
+            EventView::FlushStop(e) => {
+                gst_info!(CAT, obj: element, "Received flush stop, restarting task");
+                let ret = pad.event_default(Some(element), event);
+                self.start_task(element);
+                ret
+            }
+            EventView::Segment(e) => {
+                let segment = match e.get_segment().clone().downcast::<gst::ClockTime>() {
+                    Err(segment) => {
+                        gst_element_error!(
+                            element,
+                            gst::StreamError::Format,
+                            [
+                                "Only Time segments supported, got {:?}",
+                                segment.get_format(),
+                            ]
+                        );
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                    Ok(segment) => segment,
+                };
+
+                let event = {
+                    let mut state = self.state.lock().unwrap();
+
+                    state.out_segment.set_time(segment.get_time());
+                    state
+                        .out_segment
+                        .set_position(gst::ClockTime::from_nseconds(0));
+
+                    state.in_segment = segment;
+                    state.seqnum = e.get_seqnum();
+                    gst::Event::new_segment(&state.out_segment)
+                        .seqnum(state.seqnum)
+                        .build()
+                };
+
+                gst_info!(CAT, "Sending our own segment: {:?}", event);
+
+                pad.event_default(Some(element), event)
+            }
+            EventView::Tag(_) => true,
+            EventView::Caps(e) => {
+                gst_info!(CAT, "Received caps {:?}", e);
+
+                let caps = gst::Caps::builder("text/x-raw")
+                    .field("format", &"utf8")
+                    .build();
+                let seqnum = self.state.lock().unwrap().seqnum;
+                self.srcpad
+                    .push_event(gst::Event::new_caps(&caps).seqnum(seqnum).build())
+            }
+            _ => pad.event_default(Some(element), event),
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn sync_and_send(
+        &self,
+        element: &gst::Element,
+        buffer: Option<gst::Buffer>,
+    ) -> Result<gst::FlowSuccess, gst::FlowError> {
+        let mut delay = None;
+
+        {
+            let state = self.state.lock().unwrap();
+
+            if let Some(buffer) = &buffer {
+                let running_time = state.in_segment.to_running_time(buffer.get_pts());
+                let now = get_current_running_time(&element);
+
+                if now.is_some() && now < running_time {
+                    delay = Some(running_time - now);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if let Some(delay) = delay {
+            tokio::time::delay_for(Duration::from_nanos(delay.nseconds().unwrap())).await;
+        }
+
+        if let Some(ws_sink) = self.ws_sink.lock().unwrap().as_mut() {
+            if let Some(buffer) = buffer {
+                let data = buffer.map_readable().unwrap();
+                for chunk in data.chunks(8192) {
+                    let packet = build_packet(chunk);
+                    ws_sink.send(Message::Binary(packet)).await.map_err(|err| {
+                        gst_error!(CAT, obj: element, "Failed sending packet: {}", err);
+                        gst::FlowError::Error
+                    })?;
+                }
+            } else {
+                // EOS
+                let packet = build_packet(&[]);
+                ws_sink.send(Message::Binary(packet)).await.map_err(|err| {
+                    gst_error!(CAT, obj: element, "Failed sending packet: {}", err);
+                    gst::FlowError::Error
+                })?;
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(gst::FlowSuccess::Ok)
+    }
+
+    fn handle_buffer(
+        &self,
+        pad: &gst::Pad,
+        element: &gst::Element,
+        buffer: Option<gst::Buffer>,
+    ) -> Result<gst::FlowSuccess, gst::FlowError> {
+        gst_debug!(CAT, obj: element, "Handling {:?}", buffer);
+
+        self.ensure_connection(element).map_err(|err| {
+            gst_element_error!(
+                &element,
+                gst::StreamError::Failed,
+                ["Streaming failed: {}", err]
+            );
+            gst::FlowError::Error
+        })?;
+
+        let (future, abort_handle) = abortable(self.sync_and_send(element, buffer));
+
+        self.state.lock().unwrap().send_abort_handle = Some(abort_handle);
+
+        let ret = match RUNTIME.enter(|| futures::executor::block_on(future)) {
+            Err(err) => Err(gst::FlowError::Flushing),
+            Ok(res) => res,
+        };
+
+        ret
+    }
+
+    fn sink_chain(
+        &self,
+        pad: &gst::Pad,
+        element: &gst::Element,
+        buffer: gst::Buffer,
+    ) -> Result<gst::FlowSuccess, gst::FlowError> {
+        self.handle_buffer(pad, element, Some(buffer))
+    }
+
+    fn ensure_connection(&self, element: &gst::Element) -> Result<(), gst::ErrorMessage> {
+        let mut state = self.state.lock().unwrap();
+
+        if state.connected == true {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
+        let in_caps = self.sinkpad.get_current_caps().unwrap();
+        let s = in_caps.get_structure(0).unwrap();
+        let sample_rate: i32 = s.get("rate").unwrap().unwrap();
+
+        let settings = self.settings.lock().unwrap();
+
+        gst_info!(CAT, obj: element, "Connecting ..");
+
+        let creds = RUNTIME
+            .enter(|| futures::executor::block_on(EnvironmentProvider::default().credentials()))
+            .map_err(|err| {
+                gst_error!(CAT, obj: element, "Failed to generate credentials: {}", err);
+                gst_error_msg!(
+                    gst::CoreError::Failed,
+                    ["Failed to generate credentials: {}", err]
+                )
+            })?;
+
+        let language_code = settings
+            .language_code
+            .as_ref()
+            .expect("Language code is required");
+
+        let request = StartTranscriptionJobRequest {
+            job_execution_settings: None,
+            language_code: language_code.to_string(),
+            media: Media {
+                media_file_uri: None,
+            },
+            media_format: Some("wav".to_string()),
+            media_sample_rate_hertz: Some(sample_rate.into()),
+            output_bucket_name: None,
+            output_encryption_kms_key_id: None,
+            settings: Some(TranscriptionSettings {
+                channel_identification: None,
+                max_alternatives: None,
+                max_speaker_labels: None,
+                show_alternatives: Some(false),
+                show_speaker_labels: None,
+                vocabulary_filter_method: None,
+                vocabulary_filter_name: None,
+                vocabulary_name: None,
+            }),
+            transcription_job_name: element.get_name().to_string(),
+        };
+
+        let region = Region::UsEast1;
+
+        let mut signed = SignedRequest::new(
+            "GET",
+            "transcribe",
+            &region,
+            "/stream-transcription-websocket",
+        );
+        signed.set_hostname(Some(format!(
+            "transcribestreaming.{}.amazonaws.com:8443",
+            region.name()
+        )));
+        signed.add_param("language-code", language_code);
+        signed.add_param("media-encoding", "pcm");
+        signed.add_param("sample-rate", &sample_rate.to_string());
+        let url = signed.generate_presigned_url(&creds, &std::time::Duration::from_secs(60), true);
+
+        let (mut ws, _) = RUNTIME
+            .enter(|| futures::executor::block_on(connect_async(format!("wss{}", &url[5..]))))
+            .map_err(|err| {
+                gst_error!(CAT, obj: element, "Failed to connect: {}", err);
+                gst_error_msg!(gst::CoreError::Failed, ["Failed to connect: {}", err])
+            })?;
+
+        let (ws_sink, mut ws_stream) = ws.split();
+
+        *self.ws_sink.lock().unwrap() = Some(Box::pin(ws_sink));
+
+        let element_weak = element.downgrade();
+        let future = async move {
+            loop {
+                let element = match element_weak.upgrade() {
+                    Some(element) => element,
+                    None => break,
+                };
+                let transcribe = Self::from_instance(&element);
+                let msg = match ws_stream.next().await {
+                    Some(msg) => msg,
+                    None => {
+                        let mut state = transcribe.state.lock().unwrap();
+                        state.send_eos = true;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                };
+
+                let msg = match msg {
+                    Ok(msg) => msg,
+                    Err(err) => {
+                        gst_error!(CAT, "Failed to receive data: {}", err);
+                        gst_element_error!(
+                            element,
+                            gst::StreamError::Failed,
+                            ["Streaming failed: {}", err]
+                        );
+                        break;
+                    }
+                };
+
+                let mut sender = transcribe.state.lock().unwrap().sender.clone();
+
+                if let Some(sender) = sender.as_mut() {
+                    sender.send(msg).await;
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
+        let (future, abort_handle) = abortable(future);
+
+        state.recv_abort_handle = Some(abort_handle);
+
+        RUNTIME.spawn(future);
+
+        state.connected = true;
+
+        gst_info!(CAT, obj: element, "Connected");
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn disconnect(&self, element: &gst::Element) -> Result<(), gst::ErrorMessage> {
+        let mut state = self.state.lock().unwrap();
+
+        gst_info!(CAT, obj: element, "Unpreparing");
+
+        if let Some(abort_handle) = state.recv_abort_handle.take() {
+            abort_handle.abort();
+        }
+
+        if let Some(abort_handle) = state.send_abort_handle.take() {
+            abort_handle.abort();
+        }
+
+        *state = State::default();
+
+        gst_info!(
+            CAT,
+            obj: element,
+            "Unprepared, connected: {}!",
+            state.connected
+        );
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+impl ObjectSubclass for Transcriber {
+    const NAME: &'static str = "RsAwsTranscriber";
+    type ParentType = gst::Element;
+    type Instance = gst::subclass::ElementInstanceStruct<Self>;
+    type Class = subclass::simple::ClassStruct<Self>;
+
+    glib_object_subclass!();
+
+    fn new_with_class(klass: &subclass::simple::ClassStruct<Self>) -> Self {
+        let templ = klass.get_pad_template("sink").unwrap();
+        let sinkpad = gst::Pad::new_from_template(&templ, Some("sink"));
+        let templ = klass.get_pad_template("src").unwrap();
+        let srcpad = gst::Pad::new_from_template(&templ, Some("src"));
+
+        srcpad.use_fixed_caps();
+
+        Transcriber::set_pad_functions(&sinkpad, &srcpad);
+        let settings = Mutex::new(Settings::default());
+
+        Self {
+            srcpad,
+            sinkpad,
+            settings,
+            state: Mutex::new(State::default()),
+            ws_sink: Mutex::new(None),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn class_init(klass: &mut subclass::simple::ClassStruct<Self>) {
+        klass.set_metadata(
+            "Transcriber",
+            "Audio/Text/Filter",
+            "Speech to Text filter, using AWS transcribe",
+            "Jordan Petridis <jordan@centricular.com>, Mathieu Duponchelle <mathieu@centricular.com>",
+        );
+
+        let src_caps = gst::Caps::builder("text/x-raw")
+            .field("format", &"utf8")
+            .build();
+        let src_pad_template = gst::PadTemplate::new(
+            "src",
+            gst::PadDirection::Src,
+            gst::PadPresence::Always,
+            &src_caps,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        klass.add_pad_template(src_pad_template);
+
+        let sink_caps = gst::Caps::builder("audio/x-raw")
+            .field("format", &"S16LE")
+            .field("rate", &gst::IntRange::<i32>::new(8000, 48000))
+            .field("channels", &1)
+            .build();
+        let sink_pad_template = gst::PadTemplate::new(
+            "sink",
+            gst::PadDirection::Sink,
+            gst::PadPresence::Always,
+            &sink_caps,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        klass.add_pad_template(sink_pad_template);
+        klass.install_properties(&PROPERTIES);
+    }
+}
+
+impl ObjectImpl for Transcriber {
+    glib_object_impl!();
+
+    fn constructed(&self, obj: &glib::Object) {
+        self.parent_constructed(obj);
+
+        let element = obj.downcast_ref::<gst::Element>().unwrap();
+        element.add_pad(&self.sinkpad).unwrap();
+        element.add_pad(&self.srcpad).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    fn set_property(&self, _obj: &glib::Object, id: usize, value: &glib::Value) {
+        let prop = &PROPERTIES[id];
+
+        match *prop {
+            subclass::Property("language_code", ..) => {
+                let mut settings = self.settings.lock().unwrap();
+                settings.language_code = value.get().expect("type checked upstream");
+            }
+            subclass::Property("latency", ..) => {
+                let mut settings = self.settings.lock().unwrap();
+                settings.latency_ms = value.get_some().expect("type checked upstream");
+            }
+            _ => unimplemented!(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn get_property(&self, _obj: &glib::Object, id: usize) -> Result<glib::Value, ()> {
+        let prop = &PROPERTIES[id];
+
+        match *prop {
+            subclass::Property("language-code", ..) => {
+                let settings = self.settings.lock().unwrap();
+                Ok(settings.language_code.to_value())
+            }
+            subclass::Property("latency", ..) => {
+                let settings = self.settings.lock().unwrap();
+                Ok(settings.latency_ms.to_value())
+            }
+            _ => unimplemented!(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl ElementImpl for Transcriber {
+    fn change_state(
+        &self,
+        element: &gst::Element,
+        transition: gst::StateChange,
+    ) -> Result<gst::StateChangeSuccess, gst::StateChangeError> {
+        gst_info!(CAT, obj: element, "Changing state {:?}", transition);
+
+        match transition {
+            gst::StateChange::PausedToReady => {
+                self.disconnect(element).map_err(|err| {
+                    element.post_error_message(&err);
+                    gst::StateChangeError
+                })?;
+            }
+            _ => (),
+        }
+
+        let mut success = self.parent_change_state(element, transition)?;
+
+        match transition {
+            gst::StateChange::ReadyToPaused => {
+                success = gst::StateChangeSuccess::NoPreroll;
+            }
+            gst::StateChange::PlayingToPaused => {
+                success = gst::StateChangeSuccess::NoPreroll;
+            }
+            _ => (),
+        }
+
+        Ok(success)
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn register(plugin: &gst::Plugin) -> Result<(), glib::BoolError> {
+    gst::Element::register(
+        Some(plugin),
+        "awstranscriber",
+        gst::Rank::None,
+        Transcriber::get_type(),
+    )
+}