Transcribing recorded speech

Dragon can transcribe spoken audio recordings of yourself or someone else.

Usage

When you're away from your computer, dictate into a recording device or mobile app, then transcribe the audio with Dragon later. Record things like notes, observations, or memos.

Record someone else

Record someone else with your recording device or mobile app, then transcribe the audio with Dragon. Record things like lectures, presentations, or interviews and use the text in documents, reports, or reference notes.

Technical requirements for audio files

When the recorded voice is not yours

If you are transcribing an audio file and the voice speaking is not yours, consider the following options and constraints.

Which user profile to use

Use your user profile:
You can transcribe the file with your own user profile. Speech data from the recording won't affect the speech data in your profile, as long as you choose Someone else in the Select the speaker field.

Use a transcription user profile:
If you will have several recordings of a person to transcribe, you will get the most accurate results using a transcription user profile for that person. To create this profile, from the DragonBar, select Settings>Profile>New User Profile and select the appropriate check box when prompted.

You cannot create a transcription-only user profile when Nuance Management Center/NMS mode is enabled.

How to make corrections

When you transcribe a recording of someone else's voice, you will only be able to correct the output manually, using mouse and keyboard.

To transcribe a recording

1. If necessary, open the correct user profile:

• Open your own profile to transcribe a recording of yourself, or of someone else for whom you don't have a transcription profile.
• Open a transcription profile to transcribe a recording of someone else, when you have a transcription profile for that person.