Audacity
Transcriber V3.40
Audacity
Transcriber is
a PC application used by a transcriptionist for processing
the audio files to text files. Playback control is achieved
by using both a foot pedal controller (optional, purchased
separately) and screen controls. The application includes
a text editor.
 The
playback console can be configured in either a large
size or a small size to fit in the corner of a text editor
screen. Initially, the console is used to configure setup
parameters, but then becomes the playback controller. It is
used to select a specific file and control the playback including
the volume and speed.
When
a recording is made with any Audacity Professional DVR, an
AWI (Audacity WAV Information) file is automatically
created. The Audacity Transcriber displays the pertinent AWI
information when the transcriptionist accesses a particular
WAV file. The data includes the author's name, the time the
file was made available to the LAM for transport to the Transcriber,
and any specific comments the author wants included.
If
the file originates from a recording made by the Audacity
Plug-in to a handheld database, information from database
fields can be included in the AWI file. For instance, an author
could include the customer's name, address, age, billing code,
etc. These fields are specified in the database Plug-in setup.
The data is automatically included and entered into the transcript
with no effort by either party, and no chance for error.
Imagine
a doctor using the Audacity Plug-in and a custom database
to complete a hospital procedure form. The first 30 questions
are easy to complete on the PDA; they include check boxes,
selections from a pull down menu, age, etc. Question 31 is
"Procedure Details". Through the Plug-in technology,
the doctor dictates a 15-minute response. The AWI file includes
a form identifier, a patient identifier, and a question identifier
(31 in this case). After the transcriptionist completes the
text, the file is returned to the doctor and automatically
inserted into the form for the doctor's final review. The
technology also accommodates multiple "dictate questions"
within a single form.
Authors
can use bookmarks to identify or divide a section of a recording.
The transcriptionist can search the file by jumping from bookmark
to bookmark or can add new bookmarks. If one area of the dictation
is not clear to the transcriptionist, it can be marked so
a supervisor or the author can easily find and review it.
The author's bookmarks are letters (A, B, and C) and the transcriptionist's
are numbers (1, 2, and 3).
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