Dragon Transcription Solutions

On the Go with Dragon

Using Dragon with a digital voice recorder can help mobile employees - or anyone on the go - capture notes in the field and create reports faster than ever before. When used with a recorder, Dragon can automatically turn the recorded voice files of a single speaker into text.

It’s easy to transcribe your own recorded speech into text with Dragon. Simply establish a user profile for a digital voice recorder, and have Dragon transcribe your recorded voice quickly and easily when you connect back to your PC or Mac.

• Dragon is not designed for use with multiple speakers or to transcribe lectures. However, the software does support the voice writing transcription technique, where the transcriptionist repeats or "parrots" audio from other speakers.

Dragon works with many different digital recorders, across various sizes, styles, features and price points. Consult the hardware compatibility list to view tested devices and select the device that best meets your individual needs. An important consideration when selecting your digital voice recorder is the format the device uses to save the audio files.

• Dragon NaturallySpeaking for your PC can recognize .wav, .wma, .dss, ds2 and .mp3 files.
• Dragon Dictate for Mac 3 supports .wav, .m4a, .m4v, .mp4, .aif, and .aiff audio file formats.
• MacSpeech Scribe for your Mac can transcribe aif, aiff, m4a, m4v, mp4 and wav files.

You may want to be sure your device records in one of these file formats to save yourself the extra step of converting your recordings to an acceptable file format. Or consider using the free Dragon Recorder app which can record files and wirelessly transfer your recordings to your PC or Mac for transcription.