If it’s set to Automatic, your Mac will choose the microphone that’s most frequently used for audio recordings on your Mac which may or may not be an external microphone. If you have an external microphone, you can also use it with Dictation in macOS by clicking below the Microphone icon and choose the microphone that’s connected to your Mac.You can also dictate in multiple languages and switch languages by clicking the current language in the feedback window and then switching the language. You can also click on Remove a language by clicking Customize and deselecting languages that are not needed. On M1 Macs, the selection of languages may not be as wide as on Intel Macs. If you want to change the language for dictation on your Mac click on the Language pop-up menu to choose a language and dialect.If you do allow your Mac to save and share recordings of your dictations, you can also delete your Siri dictation history by going to System Preferences > Siri and selecting Delete Siri and Dictation History. If you want to allow this select Share Audio Recordings but if you’re not comfortable with Apple using your dictations for improving the quality of Siri then click Not Now. You can choose whether you want to allow Apple and Siri to save your recordings so that it can improve how Siri recognizes your voice by clicking on About Dictation and Privacy. To improve the quality of Dictation voice recognition, you may be asked if you want to share your recordings with Apple. Go to the Apple Logo in the top left of your screen and then select Preferences > Keyboard > Dictation.To turn-on dictation on a Mac, follow these instructions. Note that when Voice Control is activated, Dictation will not work on a Mac because Voice Control will take precedence. Voice Control allows you to control your Mac and instruct it to perform tasks with your voice.ĭictation on the other hand transcribes your voice-to-text on the screen in word processing applications such as Apple Pages including Microsoft Office. You can toggle Channels Control on and off under View.Firstly, it’s important to be aware that macOS Dictation is different to macOS Voice Control. It lets you adjust the volume of each channel to increase audio clarity.
This multi-channel control feature is available on audio files that have been recorded in stereo.
According to the developer’s website, “Dynamic range compression amplifies quiet passages in the audio without making loud passages any louder.” Any transcriptionist who’s had their eardrums assaulted by a loud and unexpected cough into the microphone in an otherwise quiet recording will appreciate the usefulness of such a feature! This feature can be found under Options > Playback. Volume Auto-Adjust (Range Compression).If this all sounds Greek, don’t worry – all you have to do is click on the setting you want and Express Scribe does the rest.
The high-pass filter is an EQ function that filters out frequencies below a specified pitch threshold, which can make voices sound more intelligible. The noise reduction feature filters out all sound below a specified volume threshold, which can help reduce ambient background noise. The volume boost increases volume of the original audio by 10%. Under File > Special Audio Processes, you’ll find three special audio settings: Background Noise Reduction, Extra Volume Boost, and High Pass Filter. However, Express Scribe does provide a range of features to help improve the clarity of recordings that are worth mentioning in more detail.