How do I convert speech to text?

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How do I convert speech to text?

How could I take MP3 and convert the speech to text?

I've got some recorded notes from a conference and from meetings (there is a single voice on the recording, which is my voice). I thought it would be easier and intellectually interesting to convert to text using speech to text tools rather than simply transcribe by hand. I know there are technologies out there, especially for VoIP applications using Asterisk and Podcasts, but what are they and how can I use them?

Earphones + your keyboard.

Oh wait, you said 'rather than simply transcribe by hand'... use your feet instead.

Karsten 2009-01-29 13:46:12

+1 for cool answer

Viki 2009-01-29 13:56:18

This isnt friday night open mic.

Tim 2009-01-29 14:00:53

-1 Point for being a jerk

Anton 2009-01-29 14:04:40

+1 A:

Dragon NaturallySpeaking seems to support MP3 input.

If you want an open source version (I think there are some Asterisk integration projects based on this one).

diciu 2009-01-29 13:56:52

+6 A:

Open Source: CMU Sphinx

Shareware: http://www.e-speaking.com/ (Windows)

Commercial: Dragon NaturallySpeaking (Windows)

Jeff Bauer 2009-01-29 14:02:11

I think the three above are good options to give you what you need to get going, but there'll be some coding (no cut n'n paste hack) to get speak to text working. From my very limited experience of using Sphinx with Asterisk PBX, I'd go for that on the free (beer and speech) vote for a small personal project.

Johnny Maelstrom 2009-05-01 14:59:58

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