I have refused to upgrade Dragon and am still on version 13 because I have heard nothing but bad news about the performance of later versions. I can confirm that version 13 does work perfectly with Trados Studio 2019, even though it is not officially compatible. I dictate directly, without using the dictation window. I have had no issues of slowness, although I do have a powerful desktop computer with lots of RAM.

If I were you I would see if I can get hold of a copy of version 13, which might still be available somewhere.

Failing that, perhaps look into another voice recognition solution.

Hi Neil. Are you using the Premium version? And did you use it with Studio 2017? Thanks.

I'm using v13 premium with Studio 2019. I tried again to install v15 - it works well for about 7 minutes, so I reinstalled version 13.
I'm considering asking Dragon for a free upgrade to the next version if ever there is one, as I have never been able to use v15 successfully.
Working on a new Intel i7 with 16 Gb DDR4 ...
Over to you Neil ...

Hi Véronique,

I have always used just the home version because the recognition was just as good and I had no need of it for anything other than bulk text input. I have never used Studio 2017 but I have never heard of any issues with it.

I recommend you ask a few questions on the speech recognition forums on www.knowbrainer.com

There are some really helpful and knowledgable folk on there and you will get answers, unlike from the makers of the software.

I no longer make much use of speech recognition but if I did, I would continue with version 13 but start looking around for another solution that doesn't suffer the compatibility issues of its successors.

Hope this is of help.

Hi Véronique,

I have always used just the home version because the recognition was just as good and I had no need of it for anything other than bulk text input. I have never used Studio 2017 but I have never heard of any issues with it.

I recommend you ask a few questions on the speech recognition forums on www.knowbrainer.com

There are some really helpful and knowledgable folk on there and you will get answers, unlike from the makers of the software.

I no longer make much use of speech recognition but if I did, I would continue with version 13 but start looking around for another solution that doesn't suffer the compatibility issues of its successors.

Hope this is of help.

Thank you both and Neil for the Knowbrainer forum, which I didn't know about. I'll have a look. I can't use the Home version because it only supports one language and I need at least French & English. Nuance should offer me a "test" version, I'm waiting for them to come back to me. I'll let you know how it works Mark!

Hi Véronique, did you end up testing the v15 professional version? This is the one I'm getting so I would love to hear your feedback!

Hi Frédérique, yes I tested this version with 5 free connections and I ended up bying it! The main drawback is having to swith from one Profile to another and unfortunately you need to, as each profile can have only one language. I don't know if the slowness is due to my old PC. There's also one problem with the suggested Web plug-in (for Firefox) but after saying I wouldn't pay for extra support (3€ for a call + a fee/minute) since I had just paid 600+ euros, they just sent me instructions and a phone number. I haven't tried them yet but if you have the same problem let me know.

Finally, if you plan to use Dragon with Studio, I strongly recommend you view Nora Diaz's webinar: https://www.sdltrados.com/video/beyond-dictation-how-to-control-studio-by-voice-with-dragon-naturally-speaking/111200/ since you need to create your own commands for Studio. She mentions a "handout" with her main commands in it but I'm still trying to get hold of it.

So to summarize, it takes time to set up, record new commands/key strokes/shortcuts, and also to get used to "speak" your translations! But I still think it will be worth while. Good luck!

Thanks a lot for your reply! I will definitely watch the webinar. I will let you know if I gather useful info from the provider or some other source.

Hi Véronique,

Please contact me at nora.diaz@clp.com.mx and I'll get you the handout with the commands. : )

Hi Véronique Raguet

I'm not sure if you can still edit the link you shared above for the recorded webinar, but I think if you removed the closed bracket symbol at the end it would work, because currently it doesn't.

Done!