speech input revisited

Posted by Vincek
Jan 23, 2013 at 08:35 PM

Over the years I experimented with at least 3 earlier versions of Dragon NaturallySpeaking.

V12 was my 4th try—I figured eventually it would be good enough. And it is for my uses. Very few transcription errors.

A few hints:
* Get a good microphone. There are ratings on the company website.
* If you record, do so at the highest bit rate possible—don’t try to scrimp on space.
* Train the software. Earlier versions required a LOT of training for little improvement. V12 doesn’t require a lot but there’s a lot of bang for the buck.
* Keep it simple. There must be hundreds of commands in the software. I find that simply using “new paragraph” and “new line” is 90% sufficient for a good first draft. I then edit with a keyboard.