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Sound card - medtyper


Posted: Oct 07, 2010

I have a question about sound cards.  I have taken 3 typing tests and even accepted a position that I had to give up because the sound quality is so bad that I can't understand what they are saying.  Is it possible that it is my sound card that is causing this?  I have a new Dell computer purchased in July of this year.  What is the best sound card to use for transcription?  Appreciate any help from anyone. 

 

 

Have you tried some web sites with sound? (see message) - lka

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I have no idea what sound card is in my PC but never had a problem and it is 2 years old. One way you could test maybe is going to youtube or just some web sites that tell the stor in video and see if that is clear or not? That would be a start at least. That is really unfortunate that you had to turn down a job because of it... if it was for testing, some of those sound qualities are bad, but not necessarily the actual typing. Sorry I could not be of further help.


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