Getting the right voice transcription software can make the difference between wasting a lot of time needlessly and working efficiently and comfortably.
Regardless of the purpose of your voice transcription job which might be part of your transcription work or maybe you are just messing about at home with music recording or some other hobby.
Voice recognition software options
Voice recognition software is critically important for many people in their careers as transcriptionists in the medical or legal fields. For starters you will need a good voice recorder to ensure that the dictation is error free and the speech is clear without pops or hisses.
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Popular voice recognition software products include the free transcriber software from NCH software called Express Scribe Transcription Software which is a foot pedal controlled audip player software for Mac or PC.
There are two versions of Express Scribe-a free version and a pro version-and you can download the free version from NCH.com.au.
Dragon Naturally Speaking
Nuance provide the popular Dragon Naturally Speaking which has a wide range of voice recognition options and can be downloaded to your computer or shipped physically to your home.
The Dragon Naturally Speaking range covers home and professional requirements with various suites for medical and legal transcription work as well as for home use.
Winscribe digital dictation software is another option worth taking a look at as they now have an android phone version as well as for Blackberry and iPhone. Winscribe in fact has Dragon Naturally Speaking software built into their digital dictation software which allows you to automate your document creation.
If your needs are for medical transcription then you should take a look at Infraware who provide one of the most competitive medical transcription software products on the market.
However regardless of what voice transcription software you are considering keep in mind that nothing is as accurate as a professional transcriptionist and many transcripts produced by these voice recognition software products may not be sufficiently accurate for legal or medical jobs. Words that sound alike, differences in accents and speech from region to region can make some of these programs less than foolproof.
So thread warily when choosing any type of voice transcription software and be prepared for a getting to know you period until the program recognises your voice with accuracy.
