Comments on: Voice recognition software http://www.vylarkaftan.net/2009/02/21/voice-recognition-software/ writer of science fiction & fantasy Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:21:34 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Vy http://www.vylarkaftan.net/2009/02/21/voice-recognition-software/comment-page-1/#comment-3448 Vy Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:50:41 +0000 http://www.vylarkaftan.net/?p=512#comment-3448 Thank you for the info! I appreciate it. Have you ever tried Dragon on a Windows machine for comparison? Thank you for the info! I appreciate it. Have you ever tried Dragon on a Windows machine for comparison?

]]> By: Edd Vick http://www.vylarkaftan.net/2009/02/21/voice-recognition-software/comment-page-1/#comment-3447 Edd Vick Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:10:30 +0000 http://www.vylarkaftan.net/?p=512#comment-3447 I use MacSpeech Dictate, which came with a headset microphone. Training time was less than twenty minutes. The down side for me is the number of things it gets wrong. In fiction I use proper names, which it will understand but often seems to substitute one for another, like "Kerry" for "Terry". And writing SF/F means I use a lot of terms it doesn't understand. I've noticed a qualitative difference in my writing when using it. I tend to use more dialogue for some reason, and do manage to write for longer periods. Amazon sells it for $163 (http://www.amazon.com/MacSpeech-MACSPEECH-DICTATE-Dictate/dp/B0014KJ6EQ/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=software&qid=1236215368&sr=8-1). I bought my copy from eBay for a little over $100, while a friend found a copy for even less on craigslist. I use MacSpeech Dictate, which came with a headset microphone. Training time was less than twenty minutes. The down side for me is the number of things it gets wrong. In fiction I use proper names, which it will understand but often seems to substitute one for another, like “Kerry” for “Terry”. And writing SF/F means I use a lot of terms it doesn’t understand.

I’ve noticed a qualitative difference in my writing when using it. I tend to use more dialogue for some reason, and do manage to write for longer periods.

Amazon sells it for $163 (http://www.amazon.com/MacSpeech-MACSPEECH-DICTATE-Dictate/dp/B0014KJ6EQ/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=software&qid=1236215368&sr=8-1). I bought my copy from eBay for a little over $100, while a friend found a copy for even less on craigslist.

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