basic transcription equipment?
By applestarz
@applestarz (195)
Australia
December 5, 2008 10:23pm CST
i have signed up as a transciptionist at several companies,do you know what transcription equipment a transcriptionist needs? i have heard of a foot pedal but that's a bout it.
2 responses
@michael_nonan (384)
• Philippines
6 Dec 08
to be honest, i have no idea what it is your talking about. what does a foot pedal got to do with a transcriptionist? from what i know, here in the philippines, there is a job called medical transcriptionist where in they transcribe the audio recordings of the doctor into text form. is this somewhere near from what your idea is?
@applestarz (195)
• Australia
7 Dec 08
yes. so medical transcription doesnt need a foot pedal? a foot pedal adjusts the speed and rate of the audio you are transcribing. it also stops and start it.
@michael_nonan (384)
• Philippines
9 Dec 08
i get it. that's cool. hehe, thanks for clarifying. i really thought your talking bout some other thing there
@Vrtual_assistant (23)
• Australia
17 Jan 09
Hi there I'm a transcriptionist and I use free transcription software that I download off the internet to listen to the audio files through, thats for digital transcription that is. I only purchased a foot pedal and earphones as it's easier to listen to the audio through the earphones. That's it. If you're transcribing from tapes then you will need a tape machine that is compatible with the size of tape you have. You can buy these second hand too these days to save costs. Check out http://www.virtual-assistant-advice.com as there's a huge area there for transcriptionists, goes through the free software downloads, tips, you name it, even companies worldwide that use the services of home based transcriptionists.
