Compare Olympus DS-7000 vs DS-5000

It has been a few weeks now since Olympus announced the release of their new flagship digital dictaphone the Olympus DS-7000. This week officially marked the end of the Olympus DS-5000 in Australia as resellers and Olympus themselves run out of DS-5000 stock.

So what are the key differences between the Olympus DS-7000 and the Olympus DS-5000? Well surprisingly not that many - which is a good thing by the way.

Small tweaks have been made here and there along with improvements in the microphone, interface with Dragon NaturallySpeaking and better rechargeable batteries. That along with a swanky more modern look  and an update to the Dictation Module software from DSS Player Pro R5 to ODMS R6.

Head over to our blog to see in detail the exact differences between the Olympus DS-7000 and DS-5000 digital dictaphones.

Olympus Australia Leads The Worldwide Announcement - New DS-7000 Pro Digital Dictaphone

On a grey, wet Sydney day a small group of Olympus Australia's Pro audio dealers gathered in a harbourside restaurant to listen to an announcement from the Olympus Imaging MD. The secrecy surrounding the launch can only be compared to an Apple announcement, no matter how much probing of the Olympus Sydney team none would spill the beans, even a few minutes before the event.

I personally had done some Googling a few days before to try and get a hint of what was coming. I thought the DS-5000 may be replaced so had been looking, logically, for any DS-6000 rumours - none. Olympus threw me off the scent by going DS-7000.

So announced today is the new flagship pro digital dictaphone the DS-7000 alongside two other new recorders in the Pro dictation range the DS-3500 and DS-2500. All three will replace the current product line which consists of the DS-5000/DS-3400/DS-2400.

Also announced today a new professional digital transcription kit known as the AS-7000. Here we seen an all new kit: new transcription software going from DSS Player Pro R5 to release 6 now called ODMS (Olympus Dictation Management System); new four pedal transcription foot switch called the RS31; new under-the-chin transcription headset called the E62.

With a slightly redesigned shell, improved microphone and big colour TFT display (borrowed from the LS series) Olympus continue to stride forward as the leaders in digital dictation both on the Windows and the Mac platform.

To download todays Olympus Australia press releases and the new Olympus Dictation Product Brochure head to our main blog site (click the title above).

Olympus DSS Player R5 Pro - Free Download

The DSS Player R5 Pro software from Olympus is the key component software that accompanies the professional digital dictaphones (DS-3400 & DS-5000) in the form of the dictation module and comes with the professional transcription kits (AS-5000) known as the transcription module.

Often people require an additional copy of this software for another PC, maybe during a PC upgrade when they find that they have lost their licence key. Additionally people who are looking to try the Olympus digital dictation and transcription software would like to evaluate the software prior to making a decision on their purchase.

Also popular with digital transcription businesses looking for a way to convert DSS Pro .ds2 audio files to older style .dss audio files to save them upgrading their transcription software - this is possible in the Dictation Module.

Olympus are now offering a free 60 trial of this powerful software. Head over to our main blog for more details - click the heading above.

Dragon In Action - See It In Use To Dump Voice To Text

If I had a dollar for every time someone said to me "I tried Dragon once ages ago and it was rubbish" I would have exactly $422 as of today!! We all know people who tried Dragon or know someone who knew someone who tried Dragon just a few years ago and was not impressed.

So the point of this blog is to show you exactly how good it is with a real time video of yours truly chatting to Dragon. You will be able to see exactly how accurate it is and how fast it is. Just head over to our main blog (click the title above) have a look at the short video I made.

Has it improved since just a few years ago? YES (sorry to shout) but YES. Why? Two simple factors:

1. The software continues to improve and develop
2. The huge amount of processing power we now harness in computers

Huge advances in computing power year on year have now made Dragon viable and useable in both the Mac and Windows worlds.

I Want To Be A Transcriptionist, What Do I Need?

Transcription, the process of listening to audio and typing it into words is a skill that has been around the office for many years as any office Personal or Executive Assistant will tell you. With the advent of the digital era not much has really changed in the transcription world other than tape recorders have been replaced by digital voice recorders and dictaphones. The analogue micro cassette tape transcriber has therefore evolved with the recorders and the noisy Pearlcorder clunking away on your desk has now been replaced by software.

Transcription typing which is not only a requirement for secretaries in the work place, especially in the legal and medical field, has also spread as a popular service offered by the many VAs (Virtual Assistants) that have cropped up as micro businesses around the world.

Whether you are a seasoned transcriptionist or a just learning the basics our latest blog post looks at what you will need to become a digital transcription typist. Click here or this posts heading to switch to our main blog.

Mac Users: How To Email Olympus Digital Dictation From DSS Player Plus v7

When you buy a top of the range digital dictaphone from Olympus (DS-5000 or DS-3400) and you are a Mac user you are supplied with a single install licence key for DSS Player Plus v7. This is the software that communicates with your digital dictaphone and lets you play and download your digital audio files.

The Mac software supplied by Olympus differs quite a bit from the Windows equivalent known as DSS Player Pro v5 Dictation Module - one key difference is emailing audio from the software is not included in the Mac software.

In this latest blog we look at how to email your digital dictation on a Mac. In typical Mac form it is quite intuitive, simply drag and drop.

Do You Love AudioBooks? How About You Help Make One ..

I was on a Google hunt today to find some classic stories read aloud for my children to listen to. I discovered a site called LibriVox.org which is a fantastic project to take public domain books and convert them into audio books.

Now LibriVox.org is not your slick sales machine like Audible.com but a volunteer run site that lets you access a huge catalog of free audio books and if you so desire contribute to the program by recording audio books.

In this latest blog post we look at ways you can use a digital voice recorder to record an audio book for the LibraVox project.