Express Scribe Pro 4+

I can now recommend this application after developer assisted

The problem turned out to be that my foot controller had to be plugged into my Mac Pro USB port itself. It would and will not work from an external USB Hub, even a powered USB external hub, nor will it work from a splitter off my Mac Pro USB port. This is similiar to the external CD writer Apple sells which ONLY works plugged into the Mac USB itself. The strange thing is this foot pedal works just fine w a program called “f5” made in Europe. So I do not think iyt is a footpedal issue needing more power… but the Application itself designed to only work plugged into the port on the Mac computer. This is difficult as one must unplug something else to use this App/Footpedal.

As far as the performance, now that I can get the app to work, I will have to rank it 3-4 stars - gave the benefit and made it 4. The Foot control mapping does not always do what you map it to do. For example, if I map both left and right switches to jup back or forward 5 seconds… the right one will work but the left just rewinds as long as you hold the switch (left pedal switch) down… even though you mapped it for a 5 sec jump. This is a bug and needs to be fixed.

If the App is updated to allow pedals to run off powered hubs and the mapping is fixed for my “Infinity” pedal, I could give this a 5 star… let’s hope so as this is a good App now and could be a great App!

Developer Response ,

Hello,
Thank you for your feedback. We will look into all of these issues that you mentioned. The free version of Express Scribe will not work with the Infinity foot pedal, but the paid version does. We apologize that you had these problems and hope you can reach out to our support team who would be happy to find a solution for you here: http://www.nch.com.au/support/supportcontact.html?software=Scribe
-NCH Software Team

Couldn't do my job without it

Excellent tool for transcribing! Once you learn how to set it up, it's a breeze. Works great with the USB transcription pedal. Couldn't do my job without it.

NOT a TRANSCRIBER

I thought I was purchasing a speech-to-text app in the same vein as "Dragon Dictation" or "Notes", or whatever coding supports this function when I dictate a SMS into my phone, but I was just buying a slow-downer. CAPO 3, a free app I had download a few minutes prior, isolates phrases very well already, allowing for a human transcriber to type away as it goes over the speech in a loop pattern. I am frustrated by the APP store's automatic denial, will try to get in touch with the developper to explain my issue. I think it revolves around misleading representation. I hope the Develloper hears my plea with sympathy, I really just have one document I'm working on, and if empathetic, I will upgrade my review to Five Stars, as it's likely a great tool, if you have the slow down pedal and work as a scribe already.

Developer Response ,

Hi,
We are very sorry for the confusion. While our app does have a speech-to-text function, the primary function of it is to improve manual transcription work, especially with pedals as you mentioned. Please open a ticket here so that we can try to resolve this issue for you: http://www.nch.com.au/support/supportcontact.html?software=Scribe
We apologize for the inconvenience and we hope to hear from you soon.
-NCH Software Team