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Check out ExpressScribe. There is a way with them and it is free. Microcassettes also.

Posted By: tbur on 2009-06-11
In Reply to: Transcribing from CD? - Stargazer

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I used them years ago. I don't know anything about digital stuff, maybe if the doc gets it for you, there will be some sort of tutorial to go along with it. Ugh - bad tapes! What we have to put up with!!
Microcassettes popping

Has anyone out there had trouble with Maxell microcasettes popping from the spool.  For some reason, our office has gotten a batch of tapes that continues to pop from the spool when the physician dictates to the end of side A and then onto side B.  Tapes are popping left and right.  At first, it was just one particular physician's tapes, so we thought it was the machine.  However, now they are all popping, but only if dictated to side B.  Has anyone had better luck with other brands?  Need some help.  The physicians don't want to redictate, so I am losing $ and they are wasting time dictating only to have the tape pop.


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You DO NOT want to be picking up tapes. Believe me! You do not make any money when you aren't typing...don't go there. Go to Bytescribe's page on DocShuttle. For under $300, you can get an FTP administrator, and a Client. FTP sites costs less than $50 a year. Get an Olympus recorder and mess with it until you know the recorder and uploading/downloading inside and out. Docs love to dictate on their handhelds (pacifiers), then all they have to do is dock and upload to your ftp site. Cuts down turnaround time and takes care of stats. You will have to have something in place to offer the physician who hasn't used a service yet. Pick what works FOR YOU and sell him on it (i.e. decreases turn around time, can accomodate stats, he has the completed files back in his office for HIPAA purposes, he can make his own corrections without waiting for you to do it, etc.). Put a positive spin on whatever is helpful to you and sell him on it. I even have some of my docs buy the recorders and software, or offer to "lease" it to them for $10 a month. Docshuttle also has a TASP in case you get the guy who absolutely must dictate into a phone.


As far as getting an account is the easy part, but figuring out the equipment, paper logistics is the hard part...that's why most MT's don't become an MTSO or even get their own accounts...harder than you thought,hmm?


I think microcassettes are used more often nowadays then minis.
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ExpressScribe
I too had a problem months ago and it froze up. I spoke to the company. They said it was because I had too many other programs running and using too much RAM, that it did not leave enuf for EXS. to work properly. They even suggested adding more RAM. They said EXS requires a certain amount of RAM, etc., to function appropriately. Could this be part of your problem too?
ExpressScribe
Yes, I have been using it for almost a year now and have never had any problems.
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I had this problem just after Christmas when I got a new computer and downloaded ExpressScribe.  After searching through their forums, I found out that a lot of people were having a problem, there was some glitch in the program, and everyone was going back and downloading the previous version, which resolved the problem.  This worked for me as well. Good luck.
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Am I the only one that doesn't like ExpressScribe? The audio always sounds very digitized to me. Are there any other better programs out there?


 


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Hi. Just an opinion, but why don't you try ExpressScribe first and see if that meets your needs? It is free and it is as good, as far as I can tell. You may have to buy a foot pedal that will work with it, or may not. Mine does not. Try the keyboard controls though and see what you think.
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expressScribe/Quicktime sm

 


I downloaded ExpressScribe for work but I also have QuickTime so I can use ITunes.  The QuickTime seems to over-ride the ExpressScribe and play the audio files which are dictation.  I want to use the ExpressScribe so I can use my foot pedal.  When I uninstall QuickTime ExpressScribe works, when I reinstall QuickTime only QuickTime works.  So QuickTime must be set to default or something.


Anybody know how I can get both these to work or is there another player that will work with the USB footpedal to play the dictations but still allow QuickTime on the computer for other stuff?


Thanks


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If you open the ExpressScribe and go to control, then hot key set up you can make it work by assigning keys.  I work in MS Word and was using F5 to open files, but when I have the ExpressScribe reduced and hit F5 it opens the ExpressScribe window instead of my Word file.  I just assigned a different key to open and close the ExpressScribe.  You can also create a new one to assign a file to "done" so you don't have to use your mouse.
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I am taking a test for a part time job.  It is required to download ExpressScribe to take the test.  I also had to install some additional files so that ExpressScibe would recognize .sri files.  I did this also.  Well when I go to play the file on there there is nothing, and it says under duration of file:  00:00 minutes.  It is like the file has nothing on it.  Did I do something wrong or is that file corrupated or what? 


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Has anyone had this happened to you lately?  I have been Express Scribe for years and never had any issues with it.  About 2 or 3 weeks ago ES started making my computer run really really really slow.  I checked the Task Manager and it says that ES is making my computer run at 100%.  Why is this?  If I close ES everything runs fine.  I contactd tech support 3 times but they have never gotten back to me.  I even uninstalled it and reinstalled it and that didn't work either.   What should I do?  Are there other free transcription audio players out there?


Thanks so much in advance


I use Dictaphone ExText with ExpressScribe.
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ExpressScribe and audio files
Thanks for your reply.  I have used ExpressScribe before, but my predicament is that I need something that will play dictation that has been burned onto a CD.  My CD-RW drive is drive D, and I do not know how to get ExpressScribe to load the dictation that is in that drive. Can anyone help? 
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My mother uses ExpressScribe and she has recently upgraded to Vista.   She is still able to get ExpressScribe to work but her serial foot pedal no longer works.  We purchased an adapter, but haven't had any success getting it to work with Vista.


Any suggestions or comments would be greatly appreciated.


Thanks,


Shona


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Anyone know if a pedal with Dictaphone adapter will work with ExpressScribe?

Thanks !!!


 


Gearplayer, Cyberplayer, ExpressScribe,Transcription Buddy, Stop/Start questions

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Bringing up ExpressScribe pedal question again. Does anyone have 9-pin Infinity pedal on a USB?

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Free? Liberal?  You know nothing about me......I'm a 4th generation American so don't get up in my face......


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You are terribly off-base.........even the soldiers have spoken up stating *unfortunately, this has become OUR vietnam* -


here's where you might think of beginning...iraqi veterans against the war......not a liberal website by any stretch of the imagination..


http://www.ivaw.org/


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