MP3 to Text Converter - Does it Exist?

[rpwoodjr]

New to the forum - first time post.

I often download sermons (mp3 files) from the website of a local church. I'd like to capture these sermons in text for future reference for study. Does software exist that will convert mp3 files into text - in effect digital dictation software? It does seem sort of far-fetched.

Or, is my only option to play the audio file and use a computer microphone with voice recognition software to convert to text. I've never used voice recognition software - but I understand that you have to "train" it to become familiar with the voice - which may be a challeng in this situation. If that's the case, are there any product recommendations?

Any suggestions or direction greatly appreciated.

[Audiodude]

Welcome to the forum!

Digital dictation and speech recognition software does exist. I don't know if you can import an MP3 file into it, but that seems like a natural thing that a lot of people would want to do, so I would imagine that the better software out there has that feature.

Check out Dragon Naturally Speaking by Nuance. It's $163.99 on Amazon, and I think it will accomplish what you are after. There might even be a lighter application that would do the same thing.

[AndyH]

decoding mp3 to wav, if needed, is very simple