Hot on the heels of the release of their new flagship pro digital dictation handheld recorder, the Olympus DS-9500, Olympus have released the first firmware update for the unit, taking its firmware version to v1.10 Unfortunately for MacOS users the firmware can only be applied from a Windows PC, so you will need to find … read more
The latest Olympus DS-9500 professional digital dictaphone comes in a box and is know as a dictation kit, all you need to digitally dictate your letters and notes. But what if you lose something from your kit? Well the good news is that every part, except the handheld dictaphone itself, is replaceable. Here is a … read more
We often get asked for sample audio files so only made sense to make a blog containing said files. These sample files are the .ds2 audio files created by the pro digital dictaphones from Olympus, Grundig and Phillips and set the standard in the digital dictation world especially for confidential audio, hence the popularity with … read more
One of the most anticipated features of the new Olympus DS-9500 professional digital dictaphone is it’s ability to connect to wifi networks. This opens up the device to be used as a mini-PC if you like and can be configured to email your .ds2 digital dictation files directly from the DS-9500 itself to your office, … read more
Recently released in the Olympus LS Series (recorders typically aimed at music and nature sound recording) is the Olympus LS-P4 … what’s so different about this little LS recorder I hear you say, well its the first Olympus recorder to record in FLAC. Olympus clearly going after the YouTube generation of videographers with this model, … read more
Announced 4th April by Olympus Australia (official press release) the new professional digital dictaphone the Olympus DS-9500 will be available later this month from Dictate Australia – dictate.com.au This will replace the very popular DS-7000 model which was launched almost five years ago to the day back in April 2012. Highlights: Olympus DS-9500 will come with … read more
Want to use an Olympus USB transcription foot pedal with Express Scribe, Windows Media Player or any other audio or video playback software? Now you can with the free Olympus Foot Switch Configuration Tool for both Windows and Mac. Olympus are well known for their innovation and equipment in the digital voice recording, dictation and … read more
Olympus Australia just released another patch for their ODMS (Olympus Dictation Management System) dictation and transcription module software. The latest patch, known as Patch0016 contains a number of undisclosed bug fixes and minor improvements. It is recommended for all users of Olympus ODMS, both dictation and transcription module, to apply this patch. Recently there have … read more