Hi Larry, thank you for your very interesting queries regarding dictaphones and recording, playback, slowing down the speech, etc., without distortion. Your best bet is to reach out to a sound recording engineer, or professional audiovisual company, to assist with this query. They are much better placed to answer a query such as this. All the best, Catherine.

[Not everyone types 65+ wpm.]

Also, with the addition of “modern technology”, does a modern dictaphone have the ability to “slow down” the speed of the “dictator’s” speech, WITHOUT lowering the pitch of the voice?

Obviously, the technology that allows singers to “correct” the pitch of their voices, etc., ought to be able to be applied to the “slowed-down” recording, to:

1) lift the pitch of the slowed-down voice, to the same pitch as was evident, in the “normal-speed” version of the voice;

2) separate words, without causing a “staccato” “feel”, when listening to the slowed-down recording;

3) “clean up” the enunciation of the individual words; and

4) use some kind of “slider” or “knob”, to slow-down (and speed-up) the recording.

But, can that technology be licensed?

I know an older person whose native language is OTHER THAN the language that is spoken, on TV, in the country where that person lives.

I would like to “record” TV shows –the news, game-shows, etc.,– and re-play the audio, for the shows, but at a slower pace, so the person can understand what’s being said.

[Obviously, a video version would be great, also.]

Hi Tom, I’m afraid the RS-28 is not compatible with the foot switch tool. The RS-28 is very old, and became obsolete many years ago, with the release of the Olympus RS-28H and foot switch configuration tool. You need the RS-28H foot pedal. All the best, Catherine.

Hi Tamara, what you are looking for is voice-to-text or speech-to-text software. Just Google those phrases and you’ll find what you’re looking for. All the best, Catherine.

I recently purchased an Olympus RS28 pedal, not the RS28H and I’m experiencing the same issue as Nanna above. The configuration tool throws the error “This foot switch is unsupported by the tool”.

I cannot find the device in my device manager. Is there a configuration tool available for this model? I cannot find any answer on Google.

Thanks.

Hi Anne,
Unfortunately, you will not be able to transcribe straight out of the Teams application. You will need transcription software to type the transcripts for your recordings. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions or looking to purchase software.

Hi Simon,
Thank you for your enquiry. Unfortunately, the FTSW tool tells the foot pedals to react to hotkeys only so it can not recognise that you are changing apps. This is not a problem if you use Transcription software that is supported by the RS28H foot pedal such as ODMS R7 and Express Scribe Pro.
Sorry about this.