How do I convert speech to text?

audio speech-to-text
Johnny Maelstrom picture Johnny Maelstrom · Jan 29, 2009 · Viewed 201.9k times · Source

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?

Answer

Jeff Bauer picture Jeff Bauer · Jan 29, 2009

Open Source: CMU Sphinx

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

Commercial: Dragon NaturallySpeaking (Windows)

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