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Every professional using dictation
devices has already experienced this
problem: sudden and unexpected
background noises which impair the
recording and render transcription
more difficult.
As disturbances can never be
completely excluded, users have
always been prone to the risk that
their words are falsely transcribed into
text by speech recognition, or that the
person who has to manually transcribe
the audio file simply has to omit
incomprehensible passages.
This problem is now solved: The
“RecMic” Series by Olympus guarantees
best speech recognition accuracy even
in in noisy environments to ensure
that typists get clear understandable
recordings without disturbing
background noises. This has been
confirmed in several empirical tests by
renowned international providers of
dictation and documentation solutions.
Noise Cancellation Technology for
Optimum Speech Recognition Results
The new RecMic II Series is characterised
by a unique two-microphone system
with flexible alignment and an
innovative noise cancelling technology.
“The tests we conducted in noisy
Practical tests confirm:
RecMic II Series offers best voice recording
accuracy even in noisy environments
The technology
provides
optimum
reduction of
unwanted
background
noises and
best results for
transcription
and speech
recognition
DICTATION
environments show peak speech
recognition performance. The tolerance
to noise can be adjusted in seconds,
just by pressing two buttons on the
microphone, which allows a switch from
a quiet to a noisy environment without
any problem”, explains Romain Koenig,
Head of the Technical Team at DICMA,
one of the leading providers of dictation
and documentation solutions in France.
“The technology provides optimum
reduction of unwanted background
noises and best results for transcription
and speech recognition”, adds Jürg
Sprecher, systems engineer at Voicepoint
AG, the market-leading provider of digital
dictation systems, voice recognition
software and dictation management
solutions based in Switzerland.
The voice is precisely identified
Consider this scenario: A clinician is sitting
at the desk with an open window and
dictating a medical report into the device.
The microphone is tuned to a wide range,
so all sounds and tones within the room
are captured without distinction.
Speech recognition software
converts the words directly into a text
document (Speech-to-Text). Suddenly
a rescue helicopter lands in front of his
window. The recording is significantly
impaired by the rotor noise and should
be interrupted. Instead, the doctor can
now activate the directional feature
and due to the two omni-directional
microphones, the RecMic II focuses
purely on the speaker the surround
sounds are tuned out.
In other words: The advanced
noise cancelling technology is able to
differentiate the sound signals. Thus, the
voice of the dictating person is precisely
identified, and disturbing noises – no
matter whether they come from outside
sources like construction sites, traffic etc.
or from people in the room talking loudly
– are suppressed. “The record quality
and the speech recognition of the test
device are excellent, thanks to the highly
sensitive microphones as well as the
effective suppression of ambient noises”,
confirms Torsten Hein, Managing Director
of DAZ Diktiertechnik, Germany –
specialist of digital dictation technology.
Meet the high demands of the users
The combination of two omnidirectional
microphones and the innovative noise
cancelling technology revolutionises
speech recognition accuracy when
dictating – even in extremely noisy
environments. The new generation of
the RecMic Series provides the smartest
and most flexible USB microphone and
therefore fulfils even the highest user
demands.
Sebastian Dahlen, EMEA Product
Manager of Olympus SDS, continues:
“Due to our insights gathered during
customer interviews, we know that many
users of speech recognition did not rely
fully on the technology, because it did
not always deliver the expected results.
The actual reason – though not directly
recognized by the users – was that
suddenly occurring background noise can
lower the accuracy rates and frustrate
the user. Therefore we implemented
the two-microphone technology so the
user can feel prepared even under the
nosiest conditions. You can rest assured
that everything runs smoothly no matter
where you work.”
The RecMic II Series with brand-new smart two-microphone system and unique
noise cancellation technology sets standards for professional dictation.
OLYMPUS :
RecMic II Series
ISSUE 133
