What is Express Scribe?

Express Scribe Professional is a foot pedal controlled audio player software specifically designed for typists and transcription work. Featuring foot pedal control, variable speed, speech to text engine integration and support for a wide variety of audio formats including .dss, .dct, .wav, .mp3, and .wma. Audio recordings can be loaded automatically from CD, email, LAN, FTP, local hard drive and Express Delegate. Traditional hand held dictation recorders can also be docked and the audio transferred. With Express Scribe, system wide HotKeys can be used to control playback. Send typing directly to the person who dictated the work. Express Scribe also features a Mini version to reduce the applications screen space.

Categories & Use Cases

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Verified User

Team Lead in Professional Services (51-200 employees employees)

Pros

Cost efficient - This is a fairly low-cost transcription software that can be downloaded quickly via web
Easy to use - New users can get the hang of this software pretty quickly
Customizable - Foot pedal controls and other preferences can be set based on what feels intuitive to the user

Cons

Interface - The look and feel of the software is quite dated and could use a refresh
Enhancing audio - When we need to manipulate an audio file to try to enhance it (amplifying, for example), we have to use another program to do so
Hotkeys - Setting up hotkeys may not be as intuitive for new users as would be ideal

Most Important Features

Low cost
Easy to use
Minimal tech support

Return on Investment

Very few 'inaudibles' (spots where we're unable to decipher what was said)
Transcribing allows analysts to read scripts rather than listen to audio files, which saves time and money
Low cost of software