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Workflows

How to dictate emails that don't sound like you dictated them

Spoken email has a tell: it rambles. Here is a simple way to talk your inbox done and still come across like you wrote every line by hand.

Soundfox Editorial

5 min read

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Comparisons

Built-in dictation is fine — until it isn't

The dictation that ships with your computer is a solid starting point. But there are four specific walls people hit, and knowing them helps you figure out whether you've outgrown it.

Soundfox Editorial

6 min read

A person speaking with several thought bubbles being captured into a single note, representing ADHD-friendly dictation
Use cases

Voice to text for ADHD brains: catching the thought before it's gone

When ideas arrive faster than you can type them, half of them disappear. Speaking keeps up. Here's why dictation tends to suit ADHD, and how to set it up so it actually helps.

Soundfox Editorial

5 min read

A code editor with a comment and commit message being written by voice, representing dictation for developers
Use cases

Talking to your editor: how developers actually use dictation

Nobody is dictating their for-loops. But there's a surprising amount of a developer's day that is just typing English, and that part is fair game for your voice.

Soundfox Editorial

6 min read

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Under the hood

What actually makes speech-to-text accurate (and what doesn't)

Accuracy isn't one number. It's a stack of things — the model, your mic, the room, and crucially what happens to the words after they're recognised. Here's the whole picture.

Soundfox Editorial

7 min read

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Workflows

Why your voice notes never turn into anything — and how to fix it

You've got a graveyard of voice memos full of good ideas you never used. The problem isn't the capturing. It's the gap between a recording and something you can actually use.

Soundfox Editorial

5 min read

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