Other advantages of digital dictation and digital voice transcriptions over analogue audio dictation and transcription include:

• Enhanced quality : Digital technology eliminates background noise and stores recorded sounds as bits of data, so they can be copied with no deterioration in quality. Transcribers working with material of superior quality and clarity work faster and produce more accurate transcriptions.


• Easy Manipulation of digital files is another reason why Arizona transcription services are increasingly adopting digital transcription. It is a simple matter to edit, add or delete parts of a digital voice recording – there is no need to overwrite previous recordings. Transcriptionists can locate specific pieces of dictation simply by placing a “bookmark” on the digital file. Transcription company clients have the option to remove any parts of a digital voice file that they do not want to transcribe, sending only the necessary material to their transcription service provider. This is convenient for legal transcription, financial transcription or medical transcription where privacy and security issues are often involved.


• Vital Information such as case names (in law transcriptions) and patient names or chart numbers (medical transcriptions) can be put in file headers.


• Absence of File Length Restrictions : digital sound files, however long, are stored on computers. This means that they save valuable storage space for transcription companies and their clients. It is also possible to record digital audio files directly onto the hard drives of computers, although this is not recommended for interview transcriptions, conference transcriptions and some legal transcriptions where the presence of a laptop during dictation may be disrupting.

A word of caution to transcription company clients: It is very important to make sure that transcription service providers are equipped to use, or convert, the digital file type you are using. Almost all transcription companies offer audio transcription services using standard audio cassettes, micro and mini cassettes. This is not always the case for digital file recordings. If you are in search of quality digital audio transcription, contact a well-established national transcription and office support company such as Capital Typing.