Chipmunks in Express Scribe
Posted By: Kristi on 2007-07-09
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I've been using ES for several months now -- in the beginning I was having issues with "chipmunk-ish" recordings, then somehow they just got worked out and back to normal.
Now, since I've had to redownload ES after some system maintenance, I'm back to the high pitch, fast speed voices again, and I don't know how to get rid of them. Has anyone else had this probem? Any advice??
Thanks!
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I have used Express Scribe forever...just recently my .dvf files began playing Chipmunk style. My .dss and .wav files still play perfectly. It's just the .dvf that are giving me fits. Tried changing every ES setting and still no luck. I had one recommendation to do a system restore to the point before this began, but can't do that right now - too many new things added that I need and don't want to mess up. (actually, probably the instigator of this problem - either that or some Windows update!)
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