My wave pedal would not work..have 2 under my desk.
Posted By: nm on 2007-01-13
In Reply to: I use my own foot pedal. It isn't an EMDAT pedal either, just a regular WAV pedal. nm - Jai
Had to buy the compatable pedal for Emdat then ended up hating Emdat....
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Need help with Wave pedal
I am currently using a wave pedal for bayscribe in my one IC job. I have recently been hired for another MT company as an IC who needs me to use Gear player. Does anyone know if my pedal can be programmed for both or will I need a separate pedal? javascript:editor_insertHTML('text','');
MQ charges $50/computer - $15/wave pedal - and rarely have
for you to make 12,000 a pay period.
VR is NOT going to be all accounts or all services. It is A wave of the future not THE wave of the
We have a few accounts on VR and some that tried it and did not like it and some that will never go to it for various reasons.
VR works in some settings but not all. I personally think it will take about 25% of the work in MT but the actual numbers from the technology companies say less than 10%.
That is very encouraging.
Here is another thought. If we need twice the number of MTs in the US to do the current volume and numbers increase consistently, and VR makes everyone twice as productive, we will be better equipped to handle transcription in the U.S.
The offshore companies are not as cheap as they used to be. Their rates are climbing slowly but surely. There are also a lot of reports on CNN, CNBC, etc that say that they are running out of workers in India, Pakistan, Phillipines, etc.
I think we will see a swing back to US MTs and back to being a good field to get into. It will just take a little more time. We did not get to this point in a day.
If you work for Precyse now, try calling the help desk, if not sm...
If you're not with Precyse now, you work on one of their PCs with everything already loaded. My best guess would be to say "no, you can't use a laptop", but I never had to use one, so don't quote me on that.
Hope this helps some 
I use my own foot pedal. It isn't an EMDAT pedal either, just a regular WAV pedal. nm
nm
Only difference I've noticed is the DVI vs non-DVI pedal. Otherwise, regular Infinity pedal shoul
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Your pedal should work with both, but...
you may need different software for the Gear Player. Email me if you need help - my hubby is an IT guy who I'm sure could help you out.
They use the StartStop software&pedal, but your own pedal might be compatible. Very
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I can't get my foot pedal to work
Any suggestions on how to make it work?
How do I get my foot pedal to work?
Several potential employers have sent wave files. I downloaded them, opened them with media player but my foot pedal does not recognize the file. VERY hard to transcribe by starting and stoping the recording manually....no time for that.
Any helpful insight would be appreciated. I've contaced the companies for help, but really not helping. 
Any USB wav pedal will work with Chartscript.net
NM
I have this downloaded, but can't see to get the foot pedal to work. lol nm
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Well I was trying like h--- to get my DQS pedal to work with Express Scribe and no way.
Thanks for telling me you had the same problem. I thought I was the only stupid one that was having this problem. I thought Infinity would work but it doesnt.
thx, hope the foot pedal will work oh boy nm
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....Don't know why a regular Infinity pedal didn't work. nm
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I meant foot pedal wouldnt work. nm
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If you can get the pedal configured using the Settings in Express Scribe, it should work. nm
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I would not work for OSI because their online transcription test was so cumbersome w/o foot pedal
It took me 15 minutes to transcribe 30 seconds of dictation because so much time was wasted rewinding and fast forwarding with the mouse. I did not want to work for a company that could not even figure out to make the online test reasonable.
Not all accounts are on wave files yet.
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EGZAKLY and IT's the wave of the FUTURE and U better get
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Wave of the future, thank MTIA!
question on VR editing, wave of the future ?
it seems that alot of companies are either there or heading in that direction, before I jump ship looking for greener grass and consistent work - anybody truly happy working on their VR program? if I have to get into it, at least I want to get into the right one - can you really double your production? thanks for your response and help
Companies who transcribe wave files?
Hi. I am looking for a good company who will transcribe medical wave files and return them completed in 24 hours via the internet. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks.
Guess this is the wave of the future, I cant take this anymore...nm
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You must be sufferin from some severe heat wave
lmaoooooooo
Ride the wave, yeee haaaa
Ladies lighten up. You really are taking this all too seriously. Our profession is now one that is taking its last swirl around the toilet bowl before being flushed into the sewer of voice recognition and slave labor. If you can afford it, hang on to your daisy dukes, plug your nose, and ride the wave.
with 16 years I would suspect you to know the diff. between wave and waive?!?!?
nm
help desk
yes, that doesn't do any good when they only accounts they give you (or even have) are all overflow, they can't just make it appear out of nowhere!!!
Got all my terrible towels washed and ready to wave. GO STEELERS!
Chained to desk
I didn't say you were lying; you may very well have felt that you were chained to the desk. But it's not true that you have to clock out every time you take a break. I don't feel "chained" in any way. I also feel that I'm making decent money. Spheris employs close to 5,000 MT's,and I'm sure some are not happy. Probably most of them are, though, or they wouldn't stay. There are unhappy people in every company, in every business. Not every company is a good fit for everyone, but to call Spheris a "bad" company doesn't make a bit of sense to me. I think it's quite a good company.
better a desk clock
than a time bomb attached to aforesaid desk clock or even worse a pound of headcheese.
What about MT Desk? They are free and very
nm
Chained 2 desk, I hear...
Figuratively speaking of course - but it stands out in my mind that someone said U have to clock in and out to go to the bathroom - yuck. No way, Jose, that's why I left the office!
Does anyone have the # to Spheris Help Desk? My TWS will not open. TIA
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As long as it's not a desk clock...
I got that from my (ex) company for Christmas one year. Stupidest gift ever.
When I worked in an office, we played games with prizes and ordered in lunch each day, but since I've been at home, I've appreciated gift cards.
I got a very pretty handmade card one year with a gift card and I really appreciated that.
Yes, supposed to notify help desk
Every time we run out of work (or at least the first time each day) we're supposed to let them know, because it helps them document workflow issues. So if OP is always out of work at certain times, her supe would be made aware of it through the help desk, and see a pattern.
Tell me about it. A doc I see, his front desk secretary's (sm)
duties include: answering the phone, which barely rings, and surfing the net. That's the easiest $14.00 per hour job I've seen. We're busting our butts for pennies and she's doing practically nothing. Are we insane? What is it with us? Why do we allow ourselves to accept these insulting ridiculously low wages?
I already know 1 person who died at her desk, and
If MT continues the way it's been going, I'm sure those 2 numbers will go up.
Me too! Got 3 foot pedals under my desk - lots of fun!!
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you will if its their problem, call Help Desk, get ticket #.
nm
No one is changed to desk or have to post potty breaks. Probably better than ever,
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Thanks for the information..I'm with you.. Not enough desk space or desire to pay a deposit
Probably pass too..
I am back in. The help desk at the hospital told me 10 minutes. nm
nm
I took a test for a company and my foot pedal would work with the test and I had keep going back
over the dictation time and again to get all the words because I couldnt stop and start it by the foot pedal. What can I do about this.
I have 3 pedals hooked up under my desk! :) They're not the problem. Software
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Kinda funny, they call themselves DTS America, but help desk calls are from India. sm
Otherwise, though, the people are good to deal with, pay on time. I only worked part time, and my account was on ExText. After 90 days, you can have direct deposit.
Kinda funny, they call themselves DTS America, but help desk calls are from India. sm
Otherwise, though, the people are good to deal with, pay on time. I only worked part time, and my account was on ExText. After 90 days, you can have direct deposit. I quit a couple of months ago and still get emails and phone calls asking for extra help, so maybe whoever said they are disorganized is correct. I didn't care for the account I had, but my supervisor was great.
In the "old days", the machine on my desk that played the tapes was called the transciber. sm
People who type the dictation are called transcriptionists. I realize in this new day and age where people would rather google, spell check and guess rather than look it up in a dictionary or other word reference and actually know the meaning of what they are typing, such things make little difference, but it means something to me. I also have hated the word typist since I do so much more than just copy type.
I know ... pay me and you can call me anything is the predominating theory here. I just have noted that it is usually the Indian-based company that uses the term transcriber.
Pedal
If you download of Windows Media Player version 10, you can use Ctrl P to stop and start the sound and also speed up or slow down the rate of dictation. Below is the link that talks about the speed control and how to use it. It is still a bit cumbersome, but a lot easier than using the mouse in my opinion. If you have any questions, feel free to E-mail me.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/knowledgecenter/howto/PlayFaster_how_to.aspx
Yes, it has to be a USB wav pedal.
NM
There is a way to use the pedal
You just have to find the work-around for it. It's not too difficult to figure it out. : )
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