![]() So, I did – I added a week of additional use before this review. Let’s start with the obvious – turning voice into text. It is so easy to blabber and see the words appear as text in a Word Document – masses of words! I spoke and it instantly turned voice into text without errors – every um, ah, ha, wait, go back, delete … After a short test to get to know my voice the results were impressive. My point is that as a writer I use the PC screen as my creative tableau and I am not yet used to the discipline of speech, ordering my thoughts to produce a coherent review. Hurdle one over – it very accurately converts voice to text! NUANCE DRAGON FOR MAC REVIEW PC In part that is because PowerMic 3 is an improvement over PowerMic 2 – or so a medical user I consulted (not on Medicare’s watch) said, “I recommend spending a few hundred dollars on a proper microphone. It seems PowerMic 3 addresses every issue I had.” I bought a Phillips SpeechMike that at the time was better than the PowerMic 2 and was recommended by one of Dragon's resellers. I asked him about Dragon Medical edition. ![]() “I still use a secretary for much of the typing, but I also use Dragon Medical. Dragon works best (a) to capture masses of voice to convert to text and (b) to fill in structured reports, “Patient X presented with …” I mainly use it for my operation reports and notes in Genie.”Īnd he obliquely hit on the key to good use – order and structure. What takes a little time is getting used to inserting editing commands into the verbal flow to use Dragon to its full editing capacity. For example (see a list of commands at the end) there are commands for editing, formatting, move/cut/paste and many more. After a while, these commands become second nature, period, new line, cap. The mike has USB connectivity and an extra-long 2.7 m cable so that you’re not tethered to your desk.īut it does yake, correct that, take practice. It has a good frequency response from 20-16,000Hz. For the medical field, it has an anti-microbial surface. It has a track point cursor that allows you to move around a screen and programmable buttons for the most commonly used default commands. You can also customise it for different environments like law enforcement or medical and the press to talk button is extremely fast – no lag between press and record. I tested PowerMic III on a Windows 10 Core i7 device. I understand it can be used on a Mac with the additional of a shareware third-party utility named USB Overdrive. I used in in my quiet home office and with a variety of background noises such as streaming music, TV and/or the washing machine spinning. ![]() It effectively screened out external noise.Īfter a lot of practice, I used the microphone and Dragon Professional Individual v15 to write this article. Using the formatting capabilities to reduce later editing.Ordering my thoughts to reduce babble and increase coherent speech – that is a discipline thing as you usually don’t type as, and what, you speak.I found the microphone was great for getting lots of text down quickly but it is going to take me some time to master two things: I have not had any prior review experience with Dragon and I found that to use its power you really need to learn its commands. I think it would be great in medical and legal fields – lawyers like the sound of their own voices as no one else listens, for writers, and those still lucky to have secretaries. I also think that as an accessibility tool for those who cannot type it would be amazing. NUANCE DRAGON FOR MAC REVIEW WINDOWS 10.
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