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Automatic dictation/transcribing software

I have been asked to find some software which will connect to a voice recording mp3 recorder and auto transcribe the vocals from the recording. We have a person who minutes meetings in shorthand and the time to write up the full minutes of the meeting can take several days per meeting.

If anyone knows of such software please could you provide me with a link?

Much appreciated

James
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See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhJycgvSAPw on how Dragon works.

Now if you've got multiple voices in your recording I'm not sure how well Dragon will work.
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Thanks, guys, I will take a look and get back to you. My first thoughts were Dragon but I didn't think it would work with a recording. I will give them a call to see if they do exactly what we want
Dragon does not do this. It is used for voice recognition, best result with headset and one person's profile loaded at a time
> My first thoughts were Dragon but I didn't think it would work with a recording.

Yes, it does work with a recording, although it depends on the edition. Over the years, they have changed the naming scheme for the editions, such as Personal, Preferred, Premium, etc. The last one that I purchased (a few years ago) was the Legal edition and it worked with a recording. But you'll have to check with Nuance to determine which of their current offerings can do it. Of course, results will be much less accurate than with direct voice input using a good quality headset and a voice that has gone through the voice training. Regards, Joe
Good point, I haven't personally used  Legal edition dictation recording in new for me
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This information is really good. I have emailed them today and I am waiting for their response

Much appreciated