Olympus Dictation App - Record and Send Encrypted .ds2 Audio From Your Smartphone - Dictate Anytime Anywhere

How can I encrypt the confidential audio I record on my iPhone?

The .m4a files my iPhone records are too big to email, what can I do?

I'm a lawyer/doctor/surgeon what app can I use for dictation?

Dictation and voice recording on smartphones is nothing new. Just take a look at iTunes or Google Play and there are hundreds, from free to very expensive. But the vast majority do not tick all the boxes when you ask the serious questions of your app.

Encryption is probably the biggest issue. If you record confidential audio then you MUST ensure that the audio is encrypted between the device and the recipient of your audio, usually your transcription typist or typing pool.

File size usually comes next. You are a busy professional, you don't have time to wait for your dictation to send across the cellular network or wifi, you need smaller highly compressed yet still high quality audio files.

Digital Speech Standard Pro (or .ds2 audio files) have been designed to be small, highly compressed and can be encrypted. The .ds2 audio file format is used by the worlds leaders in dictation; Olympus, Philips and Grundig.

Olympus have an iPhone and Android app called Olympus Dictation which ticks all of the above when you combine the app with an Olympus Dictation Delivery Service (ODDS) Subscription.

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Olympus Dictation iOS App - Olympus Finally Release A Voice Recording App With The Promise Of More To Come

Spotted on the iTunes store, a new app from Olympus Imaging called Olympus Dictation. But the appearance of the app just throws up more questions, in particular are we about to see some software revamps to go with it. This is why I think we will:

Records In .m4a Audio Format

That is great but currently ODMS for Windows and DSS Player Plus v7 is not compatible with that audio format.

The app also allows the use of your Author ID and Workflow type, but in the email that the app sends no .xml file is included, it is likely this data is embedded in the audio so again a good case for software updates to come.

FlashAir Card Support

This indicates that the FlashAir cards, typically used with Olympus' amazing cameras, may soon be compatible with the Pro digital dictaphones like the Olympus DS-7000. This would mean that dictators can take their dictaphones with hem out of the office and use their smart phone to collect recorded audio and send it back to their office. This has been something people have been after for a long time.

The app itself is full of features that you would expect from a good voice recording app including voice activation and even the ability to link with a bluetooth headset for better recording quality.

I would expect an announcement from Olympus in the coming weeks on how it expects to handle the .m4a audio files in its Windows and Mac audio software.

New iPhone App - Hugo Dictation - Works With Olympus Transcription Module

You know those times when you say, "Ah yes !! Why didn't I think of that?" well this is one of those times. A new voice recording app is making waves in the dictation world all because of an obvious yet perfect answer to a solution.

Background: For some time now, I and others have tried to find an easy way to get recorded dictation from an Olympus digital voice recorder and send it via a smart phone, ideal for people who dictate away from their office. I have tried WiFi enabled memory cards, cables into iPads but all no use. The easiest way was to take computer with you, USB connect the recorder and using a wifi hotspot email your dictation. Not the perfect solution.

Solution: Obvious, make a voice recording app and apply the specific smarts needed by the Olympus Transcription Module software (both version R5 DSS Player Pro and R6 ODMS) which is essentially creating an XML file to accompany the audio with specific data related to the audio, like Author Id, Work Types and Priority.

Out of the UK comes the Hugo Dictation app for iPhone which is fully compatible with the Olympus transcription module software. Simply record your dictation on the go and email them through to your typist/typing pool. The audio will auto load into the transcription module and will appear like any dictation recorded on an Olympus pro dictaphone, like the DS-7000 or DS-3500.

Within Hugo you can configure your Author Id so that audio can be identified as yours by your typist/typing pool. Work Type can be assigned to indicate any templates to be used and even a High priority marker can be set for those urgent dictations.

Hugo Dictation is available as a free Lite version or a paid version with recording time limits removed.

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