How to Control Audio

Audio Stream Options

When playing audio, you have the option of several different streams. Each stream can be useful with different types of audio, so be sure to utilize them as much as you need to. You can change audio streams by selecting from the drop-down menu shown below. (NOTE: On training jobs, there are no additional audio streams available.)

Audio Stream Options	When to Use
High Quality	This is the audio stream that will load automatically. If you do not change the audio stream, this is the default stream.
Normal	This option is the original version without any enhancements or changes.
Slower_50	This option slows down the audio to 50% speed. This can be helpful when a client speaks extremely fast.
Slower_80	This option slows down the audio to 80% speed.
Faster_120	This option speeds the audio up to 120% speed. It can be useful for a particularly slow speaker.
Faster_150	This option speeds the audio up to 150% speed.
No Silence	This option removes any blank space in the audio. Use this when you encounter jobs with long periods of silence.

Controlling Audio

You have four ways to control audio in TypeEasy while you're typing:

Foot Pedal (Recommended)
Hotkeys
Auto-Pause While Typing (NEW!)
Manual (Only for proofing or skipping around in the audio. You MUST use one of the more efficient options for controlling audio on live jobs in order to meet proper turnaround time expectations.)

Starting Audio

No matter which method you pick, you must always click the Play button on the audio bar upon first opening a job. This is due to internet auto-play rules that require manual intervention to start audio rather than allowing it to auto-play. Once you have clicked Play the first time on the audio, any of the other methods can be used.

Using a Foot Pedal:

First be sure to configure your Foot Pedal settings under the Settings tab in TypeEasy. This lets you customize what each button on your pedal will do, according to your own preferences. See Installing the Foot Pedal for more information.
Once your pedal is set up, it will control the audio on any jobs you are assigned. Foot pedals are recommended, because they allow you to type continuously without stopping to control the audio manually.

Hotkeys:

Another option for controlling audio without moving your hands from the keyboard is hotkeys. The following combinations of keys will control the audio playback similar to how the foot pedal works.

Ctrl + 6 = Rewind
Ctrl + 7 = Pause/Play
Ctrl + 8 = Skip Forward

Auto-Pause While Typing:

This is a feature we're very excited to introduce. This option allows you to control the audio simply by typing. After you hit Play on the audio, it will automatically pause any time you start typing, and it will automatically resume when you stop typing. This makes it easy to type along with the audio as you go, without as much need for rewinding and re-listening.

To turn on this feature:

Go to the Settings menu, then click Preferences. Select the box for Auto-Pause While Typing.

Manual Audio Controls:

The audio can be manually controlled by dragging the audio slider or using the buttons at the top.
This is best used when you need to skip quickly through the audio, skip to a certain timestamp, or want to click through it easily while visually proofing your work. Manual audio controls should not be used while typing, or it will slow you down quite a bit.

The Proof Button

You'll notice there is a button labeled Proof to the right of the audio controls. This button helps you correlate the audio to what you've already typed. For example, maybe you didn't understand a word early on in the dictation and used **** to note that. When proofing your work before submitting, you can use the Proof button to jump to that point in the document. This is a helpful tool when you are proofing your work before submitting, but should not be used while typing.

To use it:

Click the Proof button.
Click in your document where you wish to check the audio. The audio slider will then jump to the appropriate point in the audio. You can then easily re-listen to the difficult section.