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you can't put them on the computer unless you have a transcriber to play them on. nm

Posted By: Anon on 2005-11-29
In Reply to: Need advice - frustrated

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express scribe is not a tape transcriber. SM

If you are working with cassette tapes, you need something to play them on.  You cannot just upload them to a computer.  You can input them to your computer via a transcribing machine. 


Express Scribe is a digital sound player.  It plays voice files that are already digitized. 


It Won't Play

I have the Start Stop Universal Transcription System and I just recently hooked it up. My Pedal works fine and will play my sample files, and the voice files cd im trying to load will play through my regular audio player. When I try to play the cd through my transcription system it won't play, it's almost like it freezes the system up. The only thing I can come up with is the files my transcription system will play are WAV files and the cd contains MP3 files. I have no idea how to change or convert these files and I have tried to associate MP3 files with my system and it's not working. Anyone have any suggestions? please Email me! I only have 2 weeks left in my course and I need to figure this out!


I'll play!!
Aside from waiting for lessons to be graded and relentless job searching, I have nothing else to do that involves using my brain. Please post the word jumble. I will do my best!
Here's what I have mine set at. Play around and
Under Settings/Playback:  Variable Slow 25%, Fast 100%.  Autobackstep 2000. Constant speed. Rewind 900 and 100%. Forward 300 and 100%. Your mileage may vary! Good luck... nm
Should I play word policewoman?? Nah... :) nm
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I have express scribe that I play wav files from my other job on
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Do you use their computer or your own?
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I use my own computer
the company I work for does not offer use of equipment. I did get my foot pedal from them though. I work on the Dictaphone ExText platform and really love it. They sent me the Dictaphone foot pedal and a really nice pair of Dictaphone headphones.
computer without vista
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http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/tabletpc/expert/russell_tabletlaptop.mspx
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I highly suggest you get a computer with XP - sm
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