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This exciting new software utility, the result of a joint development intiative between Speech Recognition Solutions and SpeechWare, provides any Windows user the ability to "supercharge" efficiency by adding configurable power to any button, key or lever on any USB Human Interface Device (HID), including USB keypads, hand-held USB microphones, SpeechWare TableMikes, or USB foot pedals.

What do we mean by "Supercharge"? Among the actions Octopus USB Controller can assign to any button, key or lever on an attached USB device are the following:

Insert boilerplate text (text of your choosing)
Initiate any of a series of Windows activities, such as moving forward and backward through open applications, opening the Task Manager, and other common Windows functions/activities
Open any application, document, web-page, or folder
Emulate any key or key-combination
For Dragon users, initiate any Dragon Hotkey or command (including user created commands)
Combine an unlimited number of the above functions into a single "script" initiated with a single button, key or lever push

While we see widespread use of this software among Windows-based computer users, we see the greatest benefit among users falling in these categories:

Any computer user regularly performing repetitive tasks
Any owner of a hand-held USB microphone that finds the manufacturer's control software to be difficult
Any owner of a PowerMic II who wants to have full button functionality in a non-medical version of Dragon
Any Dragon NaturallySpeaking user wanting to extend functionality by offering a new "microphone status indicatior" and command functionality in Home & Premium versions

Try before you buy!

If you'd like to do a "road test" before committing to buying OUC, just click on the link below and download a fully functional trial version which you can try out during 3 uses. If the trial goes well, come back and click on the link below to purchase an activation code.

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Additional Information:

Octopus USB Controller Activation Code

Please note that purchasing OUC entails purchase of an activation code which will be emailed to you within a few hours of placing an order. The application itself is downloaded from the link above. Your purchase provides you with unlimited use on two computers, 1 year of support from SpeechWare, and 1 year of free upgrades.

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From Mark Overman of Tampa, Florida on 6/5/2015.

I purchased this product to use in conjunction with DMPE version 2 plus a Philips Speechmike, XK-3 foot pedal and a 6-in Tablemike. "Out of the box" it worked seamlessly with the Philips Speechmike and the Tablemike but did not work with the footpedal. Techsupport remoted in to my PC and in short time had it working seamlessly with the foot pedal. I found it very simple to program each of my devices.

Positive Rating Negative Rating Performs mostly as advertised
From Bruce Auerbach of Columbus, Ohio on 7/7/2014.

I use this controller with the Phillips LFH 3500 microphone. The program is easy to use and it is easy to program the function buttons. The program is,however, essentially nonfunctional when used with remote desktop protocol, at least as implemented at one of the hospitals I work at. It performs better with remote desktop protocol accessing my office server. I know next to nothing about remote desktop protocol and have no idea why Octopus USB Controller works in one setting but not another.

I would strongly recommend against using the Phillips LFH 3500 without also purchasing the Octopus Controller since the program that comes with the microphone is essentially unusable-extreme latency with Dragon NaturallySpeaking and it also caused multiple crashes with my EHR-NextGen.

I would also strongly recommend against selling the Phillips LFH 3500 without warning purchaser of this problem.

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7/23/2014 – Will this work with a Sennheiser DW Pro 1? My Dragon Medical Practice Edition suddenly turns on after I say "go to sleep" for no apparent reason. I have used the speech ware 6 in 1 and a foot pedal with success, but prefer the Sennheiser. It would be nice to use with a pedal. But I will not want the pedal operative while on the phone.

By the by, would Legal 12.5 work better than Dragon Medical Practice Edition 1?

Response From Speech Recognition Solutions: The Buddy Footswitch will not directly interact with the Sennheiser DW Pro-1 or with Dragon. If you combine this switch (or any of the other USB foot switches on our site) with Octopus USB Controller, then it would be possible to use the foot switch to control the Dragon mic (via the software) in either a push-to-talk or push-on/push-off manner.

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