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Voice-to-Speech Solutions?

14580 — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:32:17 -0800

I need to get some more writing done for the business I am trying to start. I spend a lot of time walking and driving so I have been thinking that a voice-activated voice recorder that creates WMA files might be useful. But choosing a digital recorder is not what I need help with. I am seeking recommendations for voice-to-speech software that can convert the voice files into text. I know that these programs are not completely accurate but I don't mind doing some editing. But I don't want to have to load a lot of software and click on a lot of prompts just to convert 5 to 15 minutes of audio each day. The ideal solution would automatically pop-up a file ready to edit after plugging the recorder into a USB port on a PC.

I am aware of Dragon Naturally Speaking, but there seems to be a lot of different versions, some quite expensive, and I have no idea which one would be best for me; or if there are any other good solutions to my problem.

What should I use to convert speech to text?

stevis — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 15:02:21 -0800

I need to convert speech on wav files into text and I don't want to do it via manually transcribing them. Do you have any suggestions or stories from experience? Oh, and either Mac or PC solutions are fine, too. Thanks!

Transcribing an explosion

cillit bang — Sat, 08 Oct 2005 17:20:10 -0800

I'm transcribing a speech and the speaker just did that thing where you simulate an explosion noise with your throat. What should I write?