WavPlayer by Bytescribe

(www.bytescribe.com)

WavPlayer by Bytescribe Development Company is a program that allows the user to listen to standard Windows sound files while controlling them with a foot pedal.  A transcriptionist can type dictated reports without taking her hands off of the keyboard. The foot pedal controls the play, pause, rewind and fast forward functions. The software can run in a minimized state so that the transcriptionist is able to type into a word processor on the same computer. The WavPlayer software also offers speed and adjustable backspace controls.

The foot pedal that comes with the WavPlayer software plugs directly into any serial (COM) port of any PC computer. The USB Version of WavPlayer is compatible with Windows 98/ME/2000/XP. The Serial Port Version of WavPlayer is compatible with Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP.

The Orator Pro Digital Dictation System is able to export files into wav or TrueSpeech (compressed wav) format. These files can then be uploaded to an Internet site for download by transcriptionists. The transcriptionists may then use the WavPlayer to control these files.

Features

• WavPlayer can automatically be configured to be the default player for any of the following sound formats:  *.wav, *.dss, *.mp3 and *.vox.  Simply select the Tools | Make Default Player menu option from the WavPlayer menu.
• WavPlayer will work with any standard word processor running in Windows.  A transcriptionist can control the play, pause, rewind and fast forward functions with a foot pedal while typing in any standard word processor.
• Files created by the Voice It recorder (.sri files) must first be converted to .wav file format before they can be played with the WavPlayer.  A free utility exists from the manufacturer of Voice It that will convert .sri files to .wav files.  This utility can be downloaded from the following site:  https://www.vxicorp.com/support/voiceit_software.asp#128  You will simply need to convert the files first, and then use the Bytescribe WavPlayer to transcribe them. Here is what is stated on the manufacturer's web site:  "The VTR compressed voiced files (.sri files) are in a proprietary compressed format and cannot be accessed and played with other software programs. However, non-recorder owners who receive .sri files from a recorder owner can download a free Voice It Player which will decompress and play .sri files."
• The WavPlayer can play Sony .msv and .dvf files but a free "Plug-in" is required.  The plug-in can be downloaded from Sony's web site or by clicking here.  You do not need the plug-in if you already have Sony MemoryStick Voice Editor software installed on your computer.
• Dictaphone and DVI systems create .wav files which require a special CODEC before they can be played by WavPlayer.  Click on the following links to download Dictaphone or DVI (Rhetorex) codecs.  Dictaphone .wav files can also be played by renaming the .wav extension to .vox and selecting the "8KHz ADPCM" setting in WavPlayer.
• USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports are available on most newer computers and generally have fewer compatibility problems than serial ports.  USB ports are supported on Windows 98/ME/2000/XP.  They are not supported on Windows 95/NT.   Serial Ports use an older technology, but are generally still available on most computers.  Serial Ports are supported on Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP.  
  
  
  

  
  
  

System Requirements

For the serial port version of WavPlayer, you can be running Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP and have an available serial port on your computer.  For the USB port version of WavPlayer, you can be running 98/ME/2000/XP and have an available USB port on your computer.  Minimum hardware requirements are 32 MB RAM, 133 MHz processor and 10 MB disk space.