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9/13/2018 – I have a Nuance Powermic III which I use from home over vpn to my office to dictate into Powerscribe with no problems.
1> Could I use Octopus with my Powermic when I log in to my OTHER office and emulate a Philips Speechmike to dictate into their Speech magic software?
2> Will Octopus let me set up different profiles so I can easily swap between using Powerscribe and Speech Magic?
Thanks for your help - Greg
Response From Speech Recognition Solutions: Greg:
Octopus USB Controller will allow you to program the buttons on your PowerMic III to do any of the OUC functions, regardless of where you are using it ... with one exception. OUC includes some Dragon-specific commands which will work only when it senses Dragon is running.
Regarding the profiles question, OUC sets up a separate profile for each device on a given installation of OUC. But the point is for a given install of OUC on a computer, when a particular device is plugged in, it will provide the programming you have set for that device. Your profiles are not networked, so if you install OUC on a different computer (you are allowed two installs with each license) you can assign different programming for a specific USB device on the two installs. You could, for instance, set up entirely different programming for your PowerMic III when logging on from home and when from a separate installation on another computer. On the other hand, if you are accessing everything from one computer, you don't have the option of switching to a different PowerMic III profile when you access another application via VPN. I hope this makes sense. One thing you could do (at an expense) is get a second hand-held mic of a different make (like say a Philips SpeechMike Premium) and program them differently and use them for specific applications.
I hope this information is helpful.
Jon
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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