Harry-
Go down to the courthouse and see what kind of equipment is used by
the "court reporters," as they are called. They have been using some
type of device for speech to text for forty years, and they use it
with all witnesses when there is an important lawsuit. I have read
some of the deposition made by the device, and it is pretty good, and
even types out "uh-ha" and "yep" and similar non words. As I recall,
the court reporter just records the speech on a normal cassete tape
recorder, and then takes it somewhere where the device translates it
into text that can be edited.
Neal Hammon
On May 412, 1120082007, at 11:12 PM, Bill Micou wrote:
Harry-
I didn't have an answer to your speech-to-text question the other
day, but as I was listening to a podcast tonight, I may have found
something. Well, maybe not. After I just typed that, I re-read the
info about the product and I don't think it's speech-to-text. But in
the interest of passing on a new product, here it is:
Called Transcriva , it is transcription software, which sounds like
you listen and type. Not exactly speech to text. The product page
says: Transcriva does require you to do the listening and typing
but it gives you maximum flexibility, a beautiful, easy-to-use
interface, simple multiple speaker support, and plenty of polish. The
result is a powerful tool with a low price tag. Website = http://
www.bartastechnologies.com
A more expensive product is from
http://www.macspeech.com/
called Dictate, costs $199.00, supposed to be really good at speech
to text. I think you have to 'train' the software to know your
voice. Would that be a problem if you are using it with different
voices that you have interviewed? I don't know.
Take care,
Bill
On May 10, 2008, at 5:39 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote:
Anyone have experience with digital recorders.
I was interviewing someone for my upcoming "Notes From the
Motherboard"
for the May Access article and the tape recorder ate the tape. I
want to
get a digital recorder that will record 1.5 to 2 hrs. and plug into a
usb port on the Mac to transfer the file to the Mac.
Any suggestions?
Also, is there software available that will turn speech into text?
Would
it be able to transfer recorded speech as well as speech from the
computer's microphone?
Thanks.
Harry
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