Look at Express Scribe. It is free ware on the internet and is very easy to
use and install. Nothing fancy here but it lets you control playback using the
keyboard for digital files.
Mark House
Quoting matt watson <[log in to unmask]>:
> A note about some technology we're trying (which I think maybe dodges
> the pitfalls of MD and digital Dictaphones?) that lets us stick MP3
> files straight on to the hard disc. But first a question about what we
> do with those MP3 files once they're there..
>
> I get the strong impression that speech recognition software is a long
> long way from being able to turn audio into text with any useful level
> of reliability (like 50% or so) - if anyone knows otherwise, I'd be very
> grateful for information before I give up looking. Failing that, can
> anyone recommend a system for transcribing from audio files on the HD? -
> Mostly in terms of necessary software and hardware to control playback
> appropriately, but if it also allowed direct linking of audio signal
> sections with text that would be a plus. I've had a look at Transcriber,
> but it looks like you'd need a degree in software engineering to install
> it all?
>
> Back to the recording technology - we're trying out the archos
> multimedia jukebox. It encodes direct to MP3 on to a 20gig HD at up to
> 160 kbits/s and 44.1 kHz (I don't now how that compares to MD?). In
> terms of connectivity, it sits as an external hard disc to your PC and
> you can drag and drop audio, image, video and data files via USB 1 (and
> there's optional add-ons for firewire and USB 2 connections if you need
> speed). You can also get an add-on camera module that converts it into a
> low-res still and video camera - not good enough for serious visual
> data, but potentially Ok for a bit of visual context recording. There's
> also media card adapters, which could be useful if you need to back up
> data from another recording device, like a digital camera, in the field.
>
>
> It is maybe a bit of a gimmicky gadget aimed more at the gear freak than
> the professional, but with very initial tryouts I'm impressed with sound
> quality, even just with the internal mike (the archos hasn't a mike
> input only line in so it needs a preamp mike) but then my previous
> experience has been with a cheap dictaphone and reused tapes... I'll be
> trying it out in the field in the next few weeks and I'll report back on
> results.
>
> Matt
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: qual-software [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Lars-Erik Nilsson
> Sent: 12 February 2003 07:38
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Recording and transcribing interviews
>
> Sorry,
> I guess you have to join the large group of people complaining. I got
> their last model MZ-707. Superb recording quality and you can use low
> price microphones and still get that quality. I bought it just to get
> the
> possibility to transfer mp3- I thought it was just ATRAC3 files that had
> to be moved with their special program OPEN MD. Now I have lots of
> files
> that I have to transfer in analog mode which takes a lot of time and
> compromises quality and what gets me is that if I try to transfer any of
> my soundfiles the Sony software tells my I don't have copyright to it.
>
> Well anyone how have made the same mistake there is a list of
> complainers
> at http://www.cc.jyu.fi/yhd/minidisc/upload_petition_collected_1300.html
>
> Lars-Erik Nilsson
>
> [log in to unmask] skriver:
> >ADDITIONAL INFO on that fast minidisk I reported last email:
> >
> >High Speed Transfer...
> >
> >Net MD WalkmanR Player/Recorder
> >MZ-N1
> >Record MP3s or CDs at up to 32x Speed* with Sony's New MZ-N1 High Speed
> >NetMD WalkmanR Player/Recorder. Supplied with a USB Cradle for Charging
> >and Easy PC Connection, this NetMDT Recorder rocks! Featuring a 3 Line
> >Dot Matrix LCD Display, up to 110 Hours Playback, an Easy Skip
> >Group/Folder Function, ATRAC3 Playback and the support of Multiple
> >Internet Audio Formats, this recorder utilizes affordable...
> >
> >$350 rrp, but only $250 in Bangkok.
> >
> >Mah Seungwoo (Maberly), Sahmyook University
>
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