News, hints and tips on our range of digital voice products. Digital voice recorders from Olympus and Philips. Dragon voice recognition software for MacOS and Windows 10.
Lets talk dictation, recorders, transcription, accessories, techniques, voice recognition and anything digital voice.
In a press release out today from MacSpeech they have anounced a new upgrade available for their popular voice recognition software for Mac, MacSpeech Dictate.
This however is the first paid upgrade, all previous upgrades have been free. This has caused some consternation from US MacSpeech users in the US on both twitter and the MacSpeech forum.
What does this mean for Australian user for MacSpeech Dictate? Click on the blog title above for a run down of whats in the upgrade and common questions Aussie MacSpeech users have.
Now that the new version of MacSpeech Dictate, version 1.2, has been out for a few days we are now starting to get our teeth into the new functionality and features introduced in this release.
Spelling mode has finally arrived. This gives the user the ability to spell out words, acronyms, abbreviations or anything that MacSpeech Dictate is not able to interpret. This will be a great addition to the features of MacSpeech Dictate.
Phrase training has also been introduced. This is a very smart feature, as MacSpeech Dictate analyzes what you are saying, possible matching phrases appear in a "Recognition" window. If the spoken phrase required is not the one transcribed by Dictate the Recognition window will show a list of alternate phrases. The user simply needs to "pick" the corresponding number next to the required phrase and Dictate will insert that phrase instead. This has two major benefits, 1. it increases the speed of transcription as time is not wasted amending the dictation and 2. this process actually helps improve the accuracy of Dictate over time as it learns from your speech and dictation patterns.
These two new features can be seen briefly in our lastest MacSpeech Dictate YouTube video below.
Voice recognition for Mac OS X users has finally arrived, it didn't just fly in on a chartered flight this software arrived in a stretched limo it is that special.
For a few years now Mac users have lagged behind the Windites with their Dragon Naturally Speaking but not anymore. MacSpeech Dictate which is powered by the Dragon engine from the people at Nuance is really something special.
It is version 1.0 so yes not every single feature you would expect of a mature voice recognition software package is there ... yet ! Regular updates are promised and will happen quite soon.
In the meantime there are quite a few YouTube videos floating around including some made by us showing Dictate in action.
Yes its true, if you have a 2nd generation iPod Nano or a 5th generation Video iPod then there is a fantastic and low cost option which allows you to turn your iPod into a digital voice recorder and record your dictation or meeting direct to your iPod.
The XtremeMac MicroMemo slots neatly into the bottom of your iPod and comes with a flexible detachable microphone. In fact you can use any microphone that comes with a 3.5mm jack plug.
Recording time is displayed on your iPod screen in real-time, and the built-in speaker allows you to listen to your recordings instantly. It really is a very neat little gadget.
We are now stocking the XtremeMac MicroMemo at our online store - www.dictate.com.au
Of course when you have finished your dictation or meeting you can always send the audio over to The Transcription People to have it quickly and accurately transcribed ;-)
Add to Onlywire