Does this either come with or have downloadable software that enables you to manually transcribe a recording?
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this one does not. I use it with Dragon, premium edition, and it works perfectly for auto transcription. there are some that come bundled with software, but not this one. The files are MP3s so if you want to manually transcribe, you can play them on any device
1645680
Does this have a LINE-IN Recording function? (sorry for the repetition from the audio output section)
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Hi:Hi:Yes, the process is automatic, in any case there are several options on the recording mode, the default is to overwrite. I hope this information will help ..Regards
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No software included. I recommend Adobe Audition, but if you're looking for a free alternative, Audacity comes with high praise.
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When I purchased mine, the full version of the software was included, but there are other 'enhancers' that can be installed on a trial basis. Also, I had to reload the software after I purchased it a over a year and a half ago. I called the company and they promptly provided me with the info to download and reinstall my version again. I would definitely recommend this purchase. It made the transcription work I need to do from time to time SO much easier.
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Honestly I don't remember it coming with any recording software. I've used this as nothing more than a Midi Keyboard with Reason. If you want recording software, you should look into something more professional and something that's suited for that kind of work. Reason, Ableton, FL Studio ect...
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1) No. 2) It comes with the Audacity software, which is pretty good. However, I recommend downloading the latest (free) version as opposed to using the accompanying disk.
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Terris, I purchased the software to manage voice recordings made on a Sony digital recorder. Subsequently, I've used an earbud microphone/recorder (Olympus TP-8 Telephone Pick-up Microphone by Olympus) to make recordings of phone calls dealing with detailed instructions of how to handle tax matters. The number of options outside of my needs are numerous. Keeping in mind that I use the software to "edit" voice recordings off of a digital recorder and a couple of technical phone conversations, my guess is that you will have no problems with the software and will be please with it. Beyond this software, Sony has a number of higher end sound products that would allow you to do studio recording quality. Here's my suggestion: buy the software and play with it for ten minutes - record for 5 minutes or so and edit for the remainder of the time. My guess is that you'll be pleased enough to continue using the software. As your understanding of what your needs are and what offerings are available, you can step up. My version predates the current version and is on sale for $24. Spend $24 and give it a spin. What you do not want is to buy a full blown complicated software when you just want to record your book. In summary, I'm pleased since the software more than meets my needs and was very easy to learn to do what I wanted it to do.
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Yes, it appears as a USB sound device, just select that as the input in your recording software.
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Not sure what you mean by hard copy. If you mean a CD or flash drive copy, you can get that off your computer after you have downloaded the recording from your Sony recorder with the included software. If you mean a transcribed copy of the text of the recording, you have to get software such as Dragon Naturally Speaking to transcribe the digital recording which you download onto your computer, edit the text to make sure it is correct, and then print it out.
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Its been a while since I purchased this great mic but I don't remember any additional software coming with the unit. I discovered that when I used this microphone I could make speech recognition software like 'Dragon Naturally Speaking' function as advertised. Previously I gave up trying to use the app because it just didn't function properly and was very frustrating. I use 'Gold Wave' for all my sound editing work; I'm pretty sure there's a freeware version, stripped own of course, but I paid the $50 for the license to use the 'full boat' version. Its extremely versatile and doesn't really have much of a learning curve for its basic functions. Its been a while since I purchased this great mic but I don't remember any additional software coming with the unit. I discovered that when I used this microphone I could make speech recognition software like 'Dragon Naturally Speaking' function as advertised. Previously I gave up trying to use the app because it just didn't function properly and was very frustrating. I use 'Gold Wave' for all my sound editing work; I'm pretty sure there's a freeware version, stripped own of course, but I paid the $50 for the license to use the 'full boat' version. Its extremely versatile and doesn't really... » Read More Its been a while since I purchased this great mic but I don't remember any additional software coming with the unit. I discovered that when I used this microphone I could make speech recognition software like 'Dragon Naturally Speaking' function as advertised. Previously I gave up trying to use the app because it just didn't function properly and was very frustrating. I use 'Gold Wave' for all my sound editing work; I'm pretty sure there's a freeware version, stripped own of course, but I paid the $50 for the license to use the 'full boat' version. Its extremely versatile and doesn't really have much of a learning curve for its basic functions. « Show Less
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Thank you to everyone who answered. All I am looking to do is digitize a voice recording from an old tape I have lying around and hopefully the headphone jack it has will be enough...all the best!
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I have the free Express Scribe program and it works with it to some degree, but not with all the functions. I do use it successfully with WavPlayer, but this may be a paid program. I am not sure as it was provided by one of my companies.
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I don't remember whether this came with software or not. I used it to record a record to my computer. Once recorded, I was able to use it with Sound Forge. I'm not a recording engineer, just interested in recording my records on CDs.
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It will work with mp3 files. Select "TOOLS"; then "Transcribe Recording" enter the file name, etc and it will go to work.
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I used their software. It worked great for me. I'm not sure about any other program. I did have to buy an external mic from my computer because it was recommended.
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Although I use this recorder with a Macbook Pro which is not compatible with the software interface, I do know others that have used it on a PC with Dragon. As long as you obtain a clean recording (one w/o a lot of background noise such as street sounds, music, etc) the transcription of the recording to text through Dragon is fairly accurate. It will be necessary to validate conversion especially if the recordings come from multiple voices / accents. And it will not be able to distinguish between differennt speakers so you will need to annotate the text with each speaker's name.