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| MacSpeech Dictate | 
 enlarge | From: MacSpeech, Inc.
Category: Software
List Price: $199.99
Buy New: $154.98
You Save: $45.01 (23%)
New (17) Used (1) from $154.98
Avg. Customer Rating:  77 reviews
Sales Rank: 42
Format: Cd-rom
Platform: Mac Os X Intel
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Standard
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.9 x 2.5
MPN: MSDICTATE
Model: MACSPEECH DICTATE
UPC: 806709380876
EAN: 0806709380876
ASIN: B0014KJ6EQ
Release Date: February 15, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 UPDATED REVIEW: somewhat disappointing September 8, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I'm amending my initial review -- which was titled "BIG disappointment" -- from 1 star to 3. (Amazon page won't let me click on 3 stars now.) I just couldn't imagine how the product could work so poorly for me and so well for some others, so I went back to try the voice training again to see if that would help with accuracy. It turns out that, for some unknown reason, the program had not saved all of the voice training I did when I first installed the product. I read through the scripts again, ensured that MacSpeech finished saving my readings, and tried using the software again. It worked MUCH better this time -- accuracy was dramatically improved.
I will say that I'm still somewhat disappointed in the degree of accuracy and lack of features, but at least now I can use the software and consider it helpful while I regain use of my right hand.
 Disappointed September 2, 2008
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
Well, I read others' reviews but thought that people were just complainers. How wrong I was! I should have listened. I use dragon for microsoft at work and was so excited to use the software for my private practice on my mac. I try to work from a template so I already have the titles of different sections of my reports. As I try to fill in the info under each section, dictate writes over my titles and deletes what I have written-it's the strangest thing! It has created more work than it's worth. Very disappointing.
 Amazing product! August 29, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I have never used speech recognition software before. I set up MacSpeech Dictate this afternoon, after reading all the directions (unusual for me!). Then I started to dictate some return emails I was not really excited about. This product ROCKS! I could not make a mistake easily.
The only trouble it had was my street name - Beachwood - which it spelled as beech would. Other than that, perfect translation!
Ignore the bad reviews :)
 Significant Tool For Writer's Golf Bag August 23, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Dictate is perhaps not for all writers (I am one). Depending upon your unique wiring as a creative type, this could be an awesome piece of software for you.
If you are of the writing, learning, idea capturing style that does things on the fly this software could be just what you have been looking for. It has filled a serious need in my life.
If you are one who formulates decent ideas as you verbalize - this could be of serious help to you.
Ponder...
EASE OF VOICE TRAINING: 8
The software's training aspect is not anything serious to speak of. I have invested in several other pieces other pieces of software in hopes of gaining what Dictate does - each of them were significantly more complex - each of them required more time, training for me. None of them were nearly as accurate as Dictate honestly.
ACCURACY: 8
It is accurate enough. I talk fast (200+ words per minutes) yet it picks up on my voice very well.
ONLINE HELP: 9
If need be the Dictate help is super high end, free, and patient. Highly professional.
ADDITIONAL HARDWARE AVAILABLE: 9
If you are a gear freak like me, once you have found a piece of software that works well, you may like to continue to use the product to its full extent. Headsets, etc. are available in abundance. They are affordable it seems.
PRICE POINT: 8
Price compare and you will see. Overall I am greatly pleased with Dictate. I readily recommend this to others. The Amazon price point makes the basic Dictate package affordable.
I hope there is going to be a portable version out sooner than later for use on my Olympus LS-10 mp3 recorder that will work in sync with Dictate. Two such pieces working together would be 'Butta' a Streisand says.
Best speech recognition on the mac August 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
After an initial problem (you *must* use an USB Soundcard, otherwise you cannot create a profile) the program installed and worked fine. Recognition is for me as good as Dragon9 under Parallels, what is missing is Dragon's editing features (thus only 4 stars).
If you want speech recognition on the mac, this is the best solution available at the moment.
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