SpeechLive Help

Available SpeechLive Services

Real-time speech-to-text

Turn your voice into text instantly by using a desktop dictation microphone or the built in microphone in your laptop. See the Speech to text section for more details.

  1. Navigate to the Dictations tab and click on Start speech to text start_stt_icon.png in the toolbar.

  2. Choose the language csm_lang-select_icon_98f48666de.png before you start.

  3. Use a desktop dictation microphone to get the best speech recognition results:

  4. Click on Record/Pause Record_DD_hover_icon.png to start.

    • When you start speech to text for the first time, you will be asked by your browser to allow access to your microphone:

      Click on Allow to continue.

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    • You can also use different voice commands, click on Available commands csm_voice-commands_icon_82b5e93108.png to display all commands.

    • Click on Settings csm_Cogwheel_icon_03ea8d6b63.png to define your own vocabulary.

  5. Finish the speech-to-text session by clicking on Finish Finish-dictation_icon.png in the toolbar.

  6. To download your transcribed text, select the dictation in the dictation list.

  7. Click on Download Download_icon.png in the toolbar and select Download attachments.

Speech recognition

Click on Send to speech recognition Send-to-SR_icon.png in the toolbar to send your dictation to the automated (machine) speech recognition. The Speech recognition section covers this process in more details.

You can also use the Philips Voice Recorder app​ to send your dictations to speech recognition or the transcription service. The Use SpeechLive with the app section covers all necessary steps to set up SpeechLive in the app and how to send dictations to different services.

Transcription service

Click on Send to transcription service Send-to-TS_icon.png in the toolbar. Your dictation will be transcribed by (human) transcriptionists. The Transcription service section covers this in more details.