With the device now configured, you can actually quit Loopback. You won't use the Pass-Thru source which is included by default, so remove it by clicking to highlight it, then pressing the Delete button.Īdd the application you'll be using to playback your source audio file by clicking the (+) button next to the Sources header.įor this example, we'll use “QuickTime Player” to playback the audio file we want to transcribe. To begin, you'll create a Loopback virtual audio device, which will route the audio you want transcribed into the Mac's Dictation system.Ĭlick the New Virtual Device button to create a new device, and give it a descriptive name, like “Transcription Device”. Loopback can route audio from a playback application into the Mac's built-in dictation system, which will then transcribe the audio.
On its own, the OS's Dictation system doesn't alow you to transcribe from pre-recorded audio files.įortunately, the addition of Loopback makes it possible to transcribe from audio files. However, this feature is only built for live audio, brought into the Mac via a microphone.
And unlike Siri, Dictation Commands “know” about your documents, files, windows, calendars, and the items you have selected, and can control the applications you use to assist you with the tasks you want to perform.MacOS includes a powerful Dictation feature, which can transcribe spoken words to audio. However, Siri’s awareness and control of your actual computer environment is limited to rudimentary things like performing searches and opening folders.ĭictation Commands are “local,” meaning that no internet connection or communication is required, everything you need for them to work is on your computer. Siri is very good at those type of tasks. Generally, Siri functions as a virtual assistant performing secretarial duties, such as setting reminders, making appointments, looking up places, and gathering information from outside of your computer. That is why your computer must be connected to the internet in order for Siri to work. Your interactions with Siri in macOS are actually communications with Apple’s computers over the internet. Siri in macOS is based upon an entirely different set of technologies than Dictation Commands, and offers very different functionality and abilities. You might be asking yourself “Are Dictation Commands the same as Siri in macOS?” and “Doesn’t Siri in macOS do the same kind of things?”
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