Olympus Australia Digital Dictaphones - All .ds2 Recorders

Olympus Australia have been active this year following the lead of Olympus US and Europe by re-vamping both their notetaker (WS series) and dictaphone (DS series) range of digital voice recorders. The revamp of the digital dictaphones has just been completed and the range now comprises:

• Olympus DS-5000 & DS-5000iD (replaced the DS-4000)
• Olympus DS-3400 (replaced the DS-3300)
• Olympus DS-2400 (replaced the DS-2300)

The biggest point of difference with this new range and one that affects transcription businesses the most is the recording of audio in the new DSS Pro digital audio format which produces .ds2 audio files instead of the older .dss audio files. This can cause problems for some smaller transcription businesses who rely on free transcription software like ExpressScribe. As DSS Pro is a licenced audio format it can not (yet) be played by the free transcription software, instead you will need and official Olympus transcription kit like the AS-2400 or AS-5000 or you need to upgrade your older kit (AS-2300 or AS-4000) to the new DSS Pro transcription module.

The Transcription People use a mix of Olympus transcription software and Express Scribe.

The complete range of Olympus digital voice recorders and transcription kits are available from our sister company Dictate Australia - along with free, friendly advice.

What Does A Proofreader Do In A Transcription Business?

The Transcription People, one of Australias leading outsource transcription companies utilises a large team of Australian and New Zealand typists and a small proofreading team. Often we are asked about our proofreaders, why do we need them if we have transcription typists?

We see proofreaders as an integral part of our business and one of the key ways we manage our quality control. Having two separate people review the audio, the typist and the proofreader we dramatically reduce any transcription errors and maintain a consistent feed of transcribed documents back to our clients.

Read the blog post from one of our proofreaders, Anne.