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Can I run Dragon NaturallySpeaking on Amazon WorkSpaces?

I use Dragon dictation software including by using it over a remote access to my home computer. I also once had it set up on the network server computer at a client site which I could also access when logged in remotely. But now, I have a situation where my access to work info is over Amazon WorkSpaces. Does anyone know if Dragon Pro can be installed on and accessed through an Amazon WorkSpace desktop?

TIA!!

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user 99572 is fine
user 99572 is fine

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Your question was bugging me for a long time, finally I gave in and rented a WorkSpace and tried Dragon.

Recognition for me is totally fine as long as your local computer's standard audio input device is actually the one you want to use Dragon with. If your default input device is the built-in micro of your laptop, computer or screen, recognition will most likely be bad. I used a Sennheiser MB Pro 2 with a USB dongle on a Windows machine for testing, as well as a TravelMike with a USB MultiAdapter. Both work fine.

As for factors that influence recognition quality:

  • I know from other virtualization/remote desktop solutions that the codec that transfers your speech to the virtual/remote machine may work well for one microphone, and not for others. Try a different mike and see if that improves your recognition.
  • In order to rule out microphone issues, I suggest trying different internet connections (WiFi, Ethernet, tethering, different internet providers). Missing words from speech recognition over remote connections can indicate unstable or slow internet.

As far as I know, there is no way to patch a USB device through to the remote WorkSpaces machine. What you could try is install a VPN on the remote machine and use your smartphone as a remote microphone in Dragon. Your smartphone also needs the VPN. If you get that to work, recognition should be as good as on your local network, given that internet connection is fast and stable enough.

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