Can this pedal only be used with transcription software? I need to transcribe mp3 files.
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Yes, you have to have transcription software, but there is free software and so far all the ones I've used work just fine for mp3 files.
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I agree with Nancy. A pedal gives you hands free transcription. It doesn't do much for dictation. You could use a program like Express Dictate for hands free dictation, but you would need a headset and still have to start a dictation by pressing record.
1806640
I use this pedal with Express Scribe Free and it works beautifully. Also works with Wave Pad Sound Editor (also free,) which I feel works much better than Express.
907337
I am a little confused what you are trying to do, just dictate or to be able to transcribe it as well. The pedal is only for the transcription part of it and as far as the "hands free", that is confusing as well as you are dictating into the DS recorder itself. I wouldn't call it hands free? Feel free to write me back. I deal with both the dictation and transcription with Olympus.
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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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Hi, no they will not. (This is from our experience.) They are designed to work with "express scribe," software. The pedals come with I believe two licenses. We are a closed captioning and subtitling company, and have used the pedals and software for years. There are "apps" that will work with VLC player, but with cost. The costumer service is slow, but there, they respond by email, unless you pay. However we have had feedback from them, but the express scribe works very well. The pedals and software, on Amazon is quite a bit less money, then buying from NCH. The problem, when transcribing, even if you get your pedals to work with your program, VLC, WMP, or quicktime, is that every time you click the program that you are watching, Word, or whatever you are using to type becomes inactive. With express scribe, your Word stays active and you can have express scribe in a mini window. I've done a lot of searching, trying to find a "fit all," so far Express Scribe is the answer for us. I'm not a NCH employee or rep, by any means. I would suggest, that you search for express scribe, this will get you to NCH webpage, based in Australia. You can download the "free" version, to try. Video will not play in the "free" version. You can however "get the fell of it with an audio file, and use "hot keys." There are some nice features, slow program down, speed up, and of course the pedals allow you to rewind and so forth. Hope that helps, and just my opinion.
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Truly sorry, I am not that advanced in tech. All you can do is try it before you start transcribing. Good luck.
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Yes, you can. Kind of the point of a usb MIDI controller. Works with all the DAWs I've tried on (ie Ableton and FL).
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If you want to record live audio it would would be good to have, but you don't essentially need it to work the application. You are also able to just program notes into ProTools manually with pre-recorded instruments they give you.
907340
By software, do mean the Olympus transcription tracker? You need that to manage and play the voice files. The pedal plays the digital files that have been downloaded into the transcription software. You will also need headphones as it is easier to hear.
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Yes. Download it as an mp3. Send it to the Cloud have your Transcriptionist have a Cloud account also and she can pull it from there.
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While there is software for this pedal (and I did buy it many years ago) I have never needed to use it. This pedal is very versatile. It works with 95% of platforms (I have been doing this for about 15 years and have come across only one program it does not work with). I recently discovered it does not work with the new ExpressScribe program but you could use an older version of ES. Overall, one does not need the software for the pedal to work (even long term). I once had a large collection of pedals, now all I need is this one.
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This works through your computer, PC or laptop, not with any recorder. This is for digital transcription, not tapes.
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Should be compatible with any recording software but Ifind I could I would've got the Behringer UM2 Audio Interface look it up this one for sure works with asio
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I could not get it to work with GearPlayer, the transcription software I use and not sure about Express Scribe. I had to send it back and ended up getting my usual infinity. I have found it best all the way around. Hope this helps.
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Go into your transcription software, find the controller options, and you can tell it in the software what to do with each of the three sections of the pedal, e.g., you can choose "backspace five seconds" for the left side, "play" for the center section, and "fast forward" for the right side. You can configure it any way you like. If one of the sections isn't working, it could be because you need to configure the pedal via your transcription software.
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By record, I assume you mean record the output. The Tonematch has plenty of OUTPUTS that can be routed to a recorder, so yes.