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05-10-2016, 09:14 AM
Hey guys,
I recently read the book "5000 words an hour", which is a strategy book on how to write 5000 words an hour.
One of the tips the author described was to use speech to text software. The average human being can talk at 120 words a minute, whereas the average typing speed is probably at the upper end of 80.
The author recommended Dragon Dictate. I got a copy of it, but it seems the speech to text software censors swearwords.
A half hour of googling yielded no decent results, it seems like most speech to text software engages heavily in censorship with no way to turn it off.
Do you guys know of any good speech to text software that doesn't censor anything? Dragon Dictate seemed like a winner because it would adapt to your voice (my voice is very low and flat), but I don't want to have to sift through mountains of dialogue to find out where I was swearing when it says (damn near) anything else.
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05-10-2016, 09:34 AM
I've got Dragon Naturally Speaking and a hundred dollar microphone. (The Mic makes a difference, don't get if those fifty dollar "I work at a call center" headsets)
There's a learning curve that I haven't mastered yet. But I could easily punch out five hundred words in four and a half minutes.
It's a very different way to write. I realized that I do a fair amount of mental editing when I type.
Interestingly, one of the stumbling blocks for me was running out of things to say. I ended up writing an outline.
Write a script to dictate a piece.
But you need to have your thoughts organized to really get a good 10,000 words per hour.
I honestly think I could write a three hundred page manuscript in two weeks if I knew what I wanted to say.
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05-10-2016, 09:43 AM
I've just been speaking into the laptop. Does it still censor swear words?
https://www.amazon.com/000-Words-Hour-Fa...oks&sr=1-1
The author for this book said to practice "word sprints" where every day you sit down and write, uninterrupted, for 5 straight minutes. Over time, you can bump this up. The author does half hour "word sprints". This is for typing.
Practicing the word sprint is to practice forcing your mind into a flow state. You're going to stumble around and it's going to look like shit for a couple weeks, but since you're putting out so much volume, your writing will get better much faster because you have more to work with.
The author said he'll do a 7 minute word sprint with Dragon Dictate on his phone so he can cram an extra 500 words in a day. This right here is why I want to get the speech to text software rolling.
I can write a rough outline for a book while going for a walk, instead of sitting in a stuffy room while staring at a computer screen.
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05-10-2016, 09:45 AM
You can teach it anything. Like Swype, it doesn't come with swear words preloaded.
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05-10-2016, 11:05 AM
Hannibal, I make audio recordings and hire people from upwork.com and craigslist to transcribe them. It is quite cheap.
One day the software may be good enough to replace those jobs but for now this is the best choice.
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05-10-2016, 11:17 AM
I was messing around with Dragon Dictate last night for a couple hours (just bought the software).
Didn't know it at the time, but it actually learns from your voice. So I uploaded it today after it synchronized the voice recording with my profile and it's way more accurate.
I actually wrote this post with it.
I went outside for a twenty minute walk. Got ten minutes of recording which equaled a thousand words of unfiltered crap. Works pretty good, I can tell this will be a real game changer.
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05-10-2016, 11:22 AM
Quote: (05-10-2016 11:05 AM)storm Wrote:
Hannibal, I make audio recordings and hire people from upwork.com and craigslist to transcribe them. It is quite cheap.
One day the software may be good enough to replace those jobs but for now this is the best choice.
I'm going to give Dragon Dictate an honest go for a couple weeks, but I'm mightily impressed with how well it worked a little while ago. I'd rather keep my overhead cost as low as possible.
The best part is that I can record it directly into my phone, then send the MP3 to my computer and have Dragon Dictate transcribe it. I don't have carpal tunnel but I could see this preventing it over time.
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05-13-2016, 06:27 PM
I have the Dragon software but It is still in the box, I bought it when I had a writing gig but never got around to installing it. I should have a Shure 57 laying around somewhere.
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05-13-2016, 07:37 PM
I haven't had the need for this type of software, yet.
However, my step dad, who is very clever, but computer illiterate, gets really great results with Dragon. As mentioned.
He even installed it himself. It's opened up a whole new world to him and his failing eyesight. It does what he wants it to do, not that different from what you are after.
Oops, just saw you got it all set up and working. I'll just leave this here as a sort of (proxy) recommendation.
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05-13-2016, 10:49 PM
I'm considering getting the mobile version after reading this thread. I've written two ebooks this week which totalled just over 15k words, and I thought I was doing good for typing 5000 words a day (let alone an hour). I think that it will also aid in my public speaking, as I will be forced to pause and not say "umm" otherwise that will be in the transcript.
Do you guys run the full desktop version or just the mobile?
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05-14-2016, 11:42 AM
I must ask other writers. I have learned to type using the proper method however, I still prefer to hunt and peck. I make less mistakes. Im not as fast but I spend less time correcting mistakes made while speed typing. Why dont I use the more effective method? Is it because I feel beta when typing like a secretary?
Let it be known I hunt-and-peck fast as shit and have less carpal tunnel problems that way, yet I still wonder. Anyone else have 2 cents to give? A penny for your thoughts?
Hunt and peck, proper typing method, or dictation preferred?
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05-16-2016, 08:14 AM
I tried writing with speech recognition software for a few weeks. I ended up spending so long editing and re-writing that it didn't save me any time or increase my output.
The problem is that speech is unstructured, full of half-sentences and jumping around various topics. What makes writing so hard is the task of putting your thoughts down in a logical, easy-to-follow sequence using simple and clear language.
I know people who have got their typing speed up to 120-150wpm, so you could (with practice) be able to type as fast as you speak. Online games like Typeracer are good tools to get faster.
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05-19-2016, 07:10 PM
Has anyone tried just google speak to text? Seemed to work pretty well for me. I even just turned it on while listening to a webinar play in the background and it transcribed it pretty well.