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Use SmartMike with SpeechLive

Record with SmartMike

  1. Connect the device to your computer via the supplied USB cable.

    SmartMike charging

  2. Make sure that your SmartMike is set up as your default recording device.

    1. On Windows PCs go to Control Panel > Sound and open the Recording tab.

    2. Select your SmartMike (look for the term 'SmartMike Duo') and click on Set Default.

      XSmartMike is now selected as the default recording device.

    [Note]Note

    You might need to log-out and log-in to SpeechLive again, to enable the default recording device in the SpeechLive web recorder.

  3. Position your SmartMike between the two speakers.

    [Note]Note

    To ensure the best recording quality both speakers should sit opposite to each other, at a distance of 50-150 cm to the SmartMike. Additionally, both speakers can move in an area of around 90° (±45°) as outlined below.

    SmartMike placement

  4. Go to the the Dictations tab and click on Start new recording Record_DD_hover_icon.png in the toolbar.

  5. Click on Record/PauseRecord_DD_hover_icon.png to start.

    When you record the first time, you will be asked by your browser to allow access to your microphone:

    Click on Allow to continue.

    Web_recorder_microphone_access-allow_EN.png

    Record LED speaker I or Record LED speaker II illuminates green, depending on which speaker talks.

    SmartMike active microphone animation

  6. Click on FinishFinish-dictation_icon.png in the toolbar to finish your recording.

Transcribe a conversation

Turn your conversation into text instantly by using SmartMike and SpeechLive. The speakers are represented via different colors, the transcript is shown like a chat protocol with the text of the speaker on different sides of the screen. To use speech recognition:

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

  2. Make sure that your SmartMike is set up as your default recording device.

    1. On Windows PCs go to Control Panel > Sound and open the Recording tab.

    2. Select your SmartMike (look for the term 'SmartMike Duo') and click on Set Default.

    3. XSmartMike is now selected as the default recording device.

    [Note]Note

    You might need to log-out and log-in to SpeechLive again, to enable the default recording device in the SpeechLive web recorder.

  3. Position your SmartMike between the two speakers.

    [Note]Note

    To ensure the best recording quality both speakers should sit opposite to each other, at a distance of 50-150 cm to the SmartMike. Additionally, both speakers can move in an area of around 90° (±45°) as outlined below.

    SmartMike placement

  4. Click on Record/PauseRecord_DD_hover_icon.png to start.

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

      Click on Allow to continue.

      Web_recorder_microphone_access-allow_EN.png

    • Record LED speaker I or Record LED speaker II illuminates green, depending on which speaker talks.

      SmartMike active microphone animation

    • The voice of the speaker will be recognized and converted to text automatically. The process of the recognition is shown on the screen and changes during the recognition process.

      smartmike-realtime.gif

  5. Finish the speech recognition session by clicking on FinishFinish-dictation_icon.png in the toolbar.

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

    Click on DownloadDownload_icon.png in the toolbar and select Download transcript.

    X In the transcript, the recognized voice is labeled as Speaker 1 or Speaker 2, it also includes a time stamp.

Play back SmartMike recordings

To play back dictations recorded with SmartMike:

  1. Select the dictation in the dictation list.

  2. Click on the Play back dictation icon WL-toolbar_Play_icon.png in the toolbar and choose Open in player.

  3. Click on Play/Pause Player-play_icon.png to start or stop the playback of the recording.

    Click on Select which speaker to play backselect-speaker-icon.png in the toolbar, to change between speakers or play back both at the same time.