Here are CNET reviews of Dragon Naturally Speaking 10 from August 2008, and another one of version 8 from 2006. The most recent review says DNS 10 gets about 4 out of 5 words correctly, and that refers to one's own voice, not other people's voices. I think this may be the best transcription software available, and it's seems like it's still not ideal for interviews. Check the web for other reviews. Scott http://scottmacleod.com CNET review of Dragon Naturally Speaking 10 from August 2008 http://reviews.cnet.com/voice-recognition/dragon-naturally-speaking-10/4505- 3528_7-33227363.html?tag=mncol;lst And here's CNET review of Dragon Naturally Speaking 8 from 2006 http://reviews.cnet.com/voice-recognition/dragon-naturallyspeaking-professio nal-8/4505-3528_7-31228939.html T. Kennedy writes:
We used Express Scribe - Meryl already mentioned it - and it works great. I'm not aware of any programs that transcribe direct successfully. I have to agree with Denise, it's certainly part of the process (as painful and tedious as it is) - and you get much closer to your data (and importantly, the participants). Having said that, 50-75 interviews is a huge undertaking for a single grad student (who is not part of a research group) - even for a phd. t
Tracy L. M. Kennedy PhD Candidate Dept of Sociology University of Toronto
Course Instructor Dept of Communications, Popular Culture & Film Brock University
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-----Original Message----- From: Barry Wellman [mailto:wellman@chass.utoronto.ca] Sent: January 27, 2009 4:14 PM To: aoir list Cc: Tracy Kennedy Subject: out of luck re transcription?
We've never found a transcription program that will work with interviews. That's because you need to train the program for each voice, and while the interviewers are trainable [;-)], each respondent isn't. Hard enuf to get a resp. to hold still to be interviewed.
We have had good luck with transcription software, for going from voice recording to interviews. Tracy, what did we use last?
Barry Wellman
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