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Who makes software to convert .wav files to text?

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I have a large number of .wav files that I recorded on an Olympus digital recorder that must be converted to text. Help!

 

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October 18 12:06 AM (3 minutes and 5 seconds later)
         
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Hello,

IN order to convert wave files to text you need a VRP or Voice Recognition Program.

Dragon Dictate is a great program.

However there is a major problem. The VRP programs require time to learn a persons accept and their speach methods to be accurate. The background noise on the recordings, and the lack of learning potenial, you will only get about a 70% result

I hope that helps



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October 18 12:10 AM (4 minutes and 5 seconds later)
         
Reply to Flagbridge-IT's Post: I need to convert the digital voice files. I already have Dragon N.S. I recorded 14 different voices. I need to convert the files of the voices not the voices themselves.
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October 18 12:13 AM (2 minutes and 58 seconds later)
         
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I am afraid the hour might be getting to me.

I dont udnerstand what you are trying to do

You have a DR with samples (are they speaches word snipits)

And you want to convert it to "text"

For what purpose. It may help me understand. Sorry for being slow



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October 18 12:20 AM (7 minutes and 6 seconds later)
         
Reply to Flagbridge-IT's Post: I am recording interviews to be used in my dissertation. I am interviewing 14 people.
Interviews are downloaded to my PC each evening. So, I have a lot of .wav files that I want to convert to text. I can do it the time consuming way by listening to phrases and sentences and then speaking them into my Dragon N.S. But with a total of 42 interviews each of which is about 90 minutes long it will take me until the end of the year.

I am hoping that someone has created a product that will take an Olympus wav file and convert it into text. I am not shooting for 100% accuracy but something that would take less time than speaking it into Dragon.

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October 18 12:27 AM (7 minutes and 18 seconds later)
         
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Hello

The answer is no, At this point Voice Recognition software is very limited.

When you call 411 directory or call a company that has a VR operator, you know how frustrating it is. Thats because they only record multiple variations for a handful of phrases.

Your success rate will be limited. Could you have a them transcribed by a stenographer?

25 bucks an hour. is 1500 bucks.

I am afraid there is not current software solution, the main reason is the complexity and diversity of the speech, and the power and computation requirements therein.

I hope that helps, despite it not being the best new.

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