Definition of Voice Recognition Software
Voice recognition, sometimes called speaker recognition, software identifies a speaker by his unique voice characteristics and speech patterns. It then compares one voice print with other voice prints to determine whether they match.
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Uses
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Voice recognition is used as a security measure to verify the identity of a speaker. Police also use forensic voice recognition to investigate criminal activity.
Misconceptions
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Voice recognition is often confused with speech recognition, which identifies what is being said rather than who said it. Talking to a responsive computerized voice on the phone is an example of speech recognition.
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Voice Print Characteristics
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A voice print is the acoustic pattern of a voice. It is determined by the physical makeup of the mouth and throat, as well as speech patterns, pitch, tone, cadence, etc.
History
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Crude voice recognition software was developed in the 1960s and has evolved into a sophisticated technology. Although the science behind voice recognition is highly technical, most software today is very user friendly.
Accuracy
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Although today's voice recognition analyses do not usually produce conclusive results, the error rates are quite low. Even when background noise is present, the analysis data is useful.
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Comments
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I am trying to record my friend's experiences teaching 6th grade and am looking for software that will allow me to play a tape recorder into my computer and turn the sound into printing so we can have a book.
