[Athen] voice to text recorders

[Stacy L. Smith]

When I trained Dragon 9.0 for use with recorded files the script was
considerably longer than a 5-10 min read - it took me more like 25-30. 
Am I missing something?  Have you been able to train Dragon for a
"live" user but import recorded text?

The application for my purposes would be creating rough transcripts from
lectures recorded for distance courses - something I can use as a
starting place for cleaner lectures.  This means I won't have a tape
recorder to start with....I'll have .wav or .mp3 files.

In my situation, I think I will have pretty good success in getting
instructors to train users....but even more success if I can somehow do
it with a 5 min script!

Thanks,
Stacy

Quoting Wink Harner <wink.harner at mcmail.maricopa.edu>:


> Hi All ATHENites,

>

> The newest version (DNS 9.0) is fabulous in the reduction of training

> time necessary. The actual time it takes to measure voice levels and

> recording levels is as Phillip indicates --5-10 minutes max!

>

> It would work even if the transcription is 70-80 accurate --that's

> about

> what notetakers get when they write, replete with abbreviations and

> missed words, right?

>

> Try it as an experiment using a regular notetaker as a back up if

> possible for several weeks and see how the student likes it/how

> accurate

> it is.

>

> Blessings,

>

> Wink

> Ms. Wink Harner

> Manager

> Disability Resources & Services

> Mesa Community College

>

>

> Phillip Goodman wrote:

> > Sorry

> > What I meant was that the student could ask the Instructor(s) if

> they would

> > be willing to read the training text into the recorder (it only

> takes about

> > 5 minutes) and then make that person a user file in dragon.  If

> during the

> > lecture the recorder could be placed close enough to; or worn by

> the

> > lecturer, the student might be able to get the lecture transposed

> to text

> > from the recording.

> >

> > Phillip A. Goodman B.S. OTR

> > Assistive Technology Consultant

> > Employment Resources, Inc.

> > 4126 Lien Rd.

> > Madison, WI   53704

> > 608-246-3444 ext.234

> > fax 608-246-3445

> >

> > -----Original Message-----

> > From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org

> [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On

> > Behalf Of Stacy L. Smith

> > Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 2:03 PM

> > To: Access Technologists in Higher Education Network

> > Subject: Re: [Athen] voice to text recorders

> >

> > So just to clarify -

> >

> > Students take digital recorders to class, take them home, and are

> able

> > to run the audio file through Dragon - without any training?

> >

> > I've been fiddling with Dragon and recorded files, and it's my

> > understanding that you can't convert files unless you have a user

> > trained specifically for recorded files.

> >

> > Is there another piece of software that comes with the recorder

> that

> > makes this work?

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Stacy

> >

> >

> > Quoting Phillip Goodman <goodman at eri-wi.org>:

> >

> >

> >> It seems to me that any solution that comes close to being useable

> >> will

> >> involve Dragon. No other program comes close to the accuracy

> though I

> >> have

> >> heard the built in voice recognition in the new Windows Vista is

> >> pretty darn

> >> good, but that doesn't seem to apply here.  Even the University

> here

> >> in

> >> Madison has taken to hiring transcribers that are aided by the use

> of

> >> Dragon

> >> for the increased speed.

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> I have used Dragon for about 10 years due to injuries. I have

> tried

> >> using

> >> Dragon in my office in more of a conversational way with clients

> who

> >> were

> >> deaf.  I don't sign and interpreters are sometimes hard to get

> when

> >> you want

> >> them. For some reason the accuracy just wasn't as good even though

> I

> >> was

> >> trying to be careful about how I was using my voice.

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> In the past I have posited that a student may approach the

> >> professor(s) and

> >> ask if they would read the Dragon training (it is pretty short

> these

> >> days)

> >> in to a recorder.  Then the recorder could be placed close to

> where

> >> the

> >> speaker is (wear it?) and you might get better results.  I never

> have

> >> seen

> >> that tried though.

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> I would be interested in hearing what you eventually go with and

> how

> >> it

> >> works..

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> Phillip A. Goodman B.S. OTR

> >> Assistive Technology Consultant

> >> Employment Resources, Inc.

> >> 4126 Lien Rd.

> >> Madison, WI   53704

> >> 608-246-3444 ext.234

> >> fax 608-246-3445

> >>

> >>   _____

> >>

> >> From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org

> [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org]

> >> On

> >> Behalf Of pminyard at memphis.edu

> >> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 8:11 AM

> >> To: athen at athenpro.org

> >> Subject: [Athen] voice to text recorders

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> Where does one find a digital recorder that converts voice to

> text?

> >> I've

> >> never heard of one and would like to read the specs. The only

> method

> >> I've

> >> heard of is running the voice recording through voice recognition

> >> software,

> >> such as NaturallySpeaking.

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> Phillip Minyard

> >> Disability Services Coordinator

> >> Student Disability Services

> >> http://www.people.memphis.edu/~sds/

> >>

> >> University of Memphis

> >> 110 Wilder Tower

> >> Memphis, TN  38152-3520

> >> Voice 678-2880 - fax 678-3070

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> "Right is still right even if nobody's doing it.

> >> And wrong is still wrong even if everybody's doing it."

> >> Texas Ranger Credo

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >

> >

> > Stacy Smith

> > Adaptive Technology Specialist

> > Disability Support Services

> > 202 Holton Hall

> > Kansas State University

> > Manhattan, KS  66506

> > Phone:  785-532-6441

> > FAX:  785-532-6457

> > Email:  stacylee at ksu.edu

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Stacy Smith
Adaptive Technology Specialist, Disability Support Services
532-6441
stacylee at ksu.edu

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