if you can hook up the machine to the sound card on your computer, use our wavepad product to record the audio. Wavepad has a feature called "automatic gain control" which automatically changes the volume level of the audio to an audible volume.
get wavepad here:
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hit the record button to start the recording. The AGC feature is found in the Effects menu.
save the file as an mp3 on your computer (File menu -> save as)
after that is done, use our Express Scribe transcription software to play the resulting audio file.
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