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Dragon 5.0.1 review: Speech recognition for the Mac gets improved accuracy, better interface

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<p>I’ve been using speech recognition software for nearly 20 years, first experimenting with IBM’s ViaVoice, which required you to speak one word at a time. Over the years, I have watched as the software has improved, offering continuous speech recognition, and honing the accuracy of the speech recognition engines. The only major player for OS X is Nuance’s Dragon (http://www.nuance.com/for-individuals/by-product/dragon-for-mac/software/index.htm) (formerly known as Dragon Dictate). Now at version 5, Dragon offers some of the biggest changes since this software was first introduced, both under the hood and on the screen.</p><p>Speech recognition software has long required that you use a specific type of microphone. I have looked at this type of microphone in a buying guide from 2011 (http://www.macworld.com/article/1163860/choose_the_right_mac_microphone_for_speech_recognition.html), and a more recent look at some wireless microphones (http://www.macworld.com/article/2363216/review-roundup-3-wireless-microphones-for-speech-recognition.html). One of the biggest changes in Dragon 5 is that the software now supports internal microphones on Macs. Recognition is better with a microphone specifically designed for this usage, but in my testing I found that, in my quiet home/office, accuracy was excellent using the internal mic on my Retina iMac.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2989246/input-devices/dragon-5-0-1-review-speech-recognition-for-the-mac-gets-improved-accuracy-better-interface.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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