For those who dislike Dragon Dictate, what are the alternatives?
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There really are no alternatives... There is a don't program into the operating system but it's not very user-friendly
709251
Yes, I use Mac Yosmite and Dragon Dictate works fine at times. At other times its temperamental. It crashes and re-launches a few seconds later. Thankfully you don't lose much work. overall, its manageable but takes a few seconds extra. I have not been able to work this out though!
1124352
You should find it perfect. I use it for Dragon Dictate with better recognition than any other mike before.
1424747
No, it doesn't work on macs. I made the mistake of buying it and I have a mac. It won't work. There is a separate Dragon program for macs, but I haven't spent the money on it yet.
1047402
No that is the huge issue with this deck, the only thing I have found you can do is go thru all the color options and find the least annoying ones for you.
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Nuance Dragon can translate to text. Checkout http://nuance.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5759/kw/audio%20recording%20to%20Text/session/L3RpbWUvMTM5MTYyMzA2Ny9zaWQvOFRURFlhTWw%3D.
1035313
I have not found it effective for anything....I was hoping it would replace the 'outlawed' Dcon...but did not.
1843395
They're hesh 1.0. In any case I'd suggest moving away from skull candy altogether.
1235706
Try the DAP-1555 by D' Link!It works wonderfully and acts as a brdige and you can get your updates.
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The best microphone I've used with Dragon is the Sennheiser ME3 (or ME-3). This headset has amazing noise cancellation capabilities, and is fairly comfortable when worn for a long time (you really need good noise cancellation to avoid confusing Dragon). The only issue is that the ME-3 is rather pricey -- about $135 on Amazon. A good alternative to the ME-3 is the Radio Shack 33-3012 "Headset Microphone with Gooseneck Boom", which is less than $25 but performs nearly as well as the Sennheiser (this microphone is a virtual clone of the Sennheiser). In fact, I routinely use my Radio Shack and leave my expensive Sennheiser in the box the 33-3012 came in! The Radio Shack microphone includes a long cord extension with an on/off switch, something that is missing from the Sennheiser. Any microphone is going to work best with a "USB sound pod" device. A sound pod is an "active" device that accepts the 1/8" male plug on most headset style microphones and plugs into any USB port on your computer. It works as an amplifier (I guess) and provides a much, much better signal than any consumer-quality microphone. I use a VXI "Translator" pod I got from emicrophones.com, but the Andrea units are also reputed to be good. Plan to spend about $40 to $60 for a pod, but it makes a world of difference in the quality of Dragon Naturally Speaking dictation. (Without a pod, you're relying on your computer's sound card to provide amplification. Generally speaking, sound cards in most desktops and laptops are very poor at handling microphone input, and are much better at playing music and game sounds.) BTW: Microphone positioning is everything when it comes to speech recognition. The mouthpiece must be moved away from your mouth -- I position it about 2 to 3 inches to the right of my mouth to avoid breath sounds and noises that confuse Dragon.
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Idk......i can't comment as i only bought dlp link.....but through what i read and researched dlp link was better.......avs forum and other random audio video sites i read
597891
I love mynKitchenaid Pro-600. Hated the hand mixer, just because of those stupid wire beaters....I am going to look for a vintage Sunbeam with thenflat beaters. I bought a Cucina Roma Hand mixer becauseit had flat beaters...its a piece of Chinese Junk
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I have a Creative Zen and I dont care much for it. Everyone uses their players differently. For me, I want to fill it with MP3s created from my CD collection... turn it on... and hit random and get, in essence, my own customized radio station. Creative SUCKS for this. They repeat songs regularly, while other songs virtually never get played. The best I can do is use their DJ function and use their rarely heard feature... but that sucks too because it still repeats things too much and only lets me listen to 20 songs or so at a time, then I have to run through the menus to do it again. What I want is a TRUE random play. I just bought this Sansa e280... but I am sitting here right now deciding whether to crack it open or to return it and wait for something even better in the future... all I know is Creative hasnt impressed me at all in any way other than to make me less likely to buy them again.
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Dragon Dictate trains to your voice. So, it should be able learn to recognize your father's voice. Also, you can add words (English or otherwise) to its dictionary. I don't know how it will handle foreign words.
617683
Interesting question... If it is your voice that has been trained on Dragon and it's your voice on the old audio tapes, I would think yes! If not, you could try it; as my daughter picked up my headset once and her voice transcribed pretty well without being trained. You may want to call : 1-888-831-0088 ask for Mike
900990
I could not get it to work, but that may have been my own inexperience rather than product issues. I did purchase a Calisto headset which did work well with dragon. I also use it to talk to my wife on the cell phone. The Calisto headset has a better microphone and noise canceling than my cell phone's microphone. I'd give the Calisto a close look.
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Hello, I"m currently using version 11 and from what Dragon Support team told me that version 11 has much more enhanced medical library, accent recognition etc. I would say version 11 is a safer bet. So far no issues, works great with Nuance PowerMic II