Start-Stop Yodal: turn your BlackBerry® into a professional dictation device

BlackBerry® smartphones with the Yodal Blackberry® dictation app can generate professional-quality voice recordings and send them by email for transcription anywhere. Yodal’s unique data streaming technology puts the file in the transcriptionist’s inbox faster than any other similar product available. Yodal has all the functionality of a dedicated recorder, and has a superbly designed user interface for easy use. Easily edit and review your dictation with full editing controls: insert, delete, append, play, fast forward, rewind, jump to end or beginning, and pause. After recording your dictation send it via email for transcription, archiving, or to send your recorded message to another person.

Try Yodal free for 30 days!

Start-Stop Yodal is the future of digital voice recording! This Blackberry® dictation app streams your voice recording to our server as you speak. Amendments are incorporated and the file is forwarded by email for transcription using our free Start-Stop Yodal Player application. Use Start-Stop Yodal when you are connected to a network, and your files are sent within seconds of you finishing your recording.

• The only BlackBerry® dictation app to stream voice recordings in real time using mobile data networks
• Robust transmission of dictation when cell coverage is spotty
• Encrypted Dictation mode (using 256-bit AES method) insures security (e.g. HIPAA Compliant)
• Highly-intuitive user interface
• Contextual menus
• High-quality voice recording
• Compact codec generates only 1.2Mb per 10 minutes
• Allows full editing (review/insert/delete) of voice files
• Auto-pause on incoming call
• Email-like folder structure
• The only Blackberry® Dictation App that's:
  • A true stand-alone open solution (send to any email, play with free player on any Windows PC)
  • Doesn't require integration into a large proprietary workflow solution
• See Frequently Asked Questions

Start-Stop Yodal will run on any BlackBerry® smartphone that is using BlackBerry® operating system version 4.2 or later. Yodal requires the use of a removable media card.

Features

• High Speed File Transfer: Stream data quickly while you speak over any data connection.
• Intuitive User Interface: Start-Stop Yodal is very simple to use. Buttons on the recording screen control record and playback. Then add the details you need, and just press ‘send’.
• Free Yodal Player: Start-Stop’s basic Yodal Player is a fully featured transcription application.
• High Quality Sound: Start-Stop Yodal produces recordings of a quality comparable to high quality dedicated digital recorders.
• Organize your Workload: Start-Stop Yodal allows you to see and hear all of your old recordings, until you delete them. So it’s easy to keep track of what you’ve done. Your inbound Start-Stop Yodal recordings can be organized into folders on Outlook or any suitable email client.
• Very low cost of ownership: With Start-Stop Yodal, you might not need an in-house digital dictation system. So there could be a big saving in deployment and support costs compared to traditional systems.
• Resilient Web Servers: Start-Stop Yodal’s back-end servers are on the Amazon cloud. They are fully resilient and backed up. Should something fail, a contingency plan is automatically implemented to keep Start-Stop Yodal running seamlessly.
• Keep things secure: Start-Stop Yodal uses only secure connections and users can apply a password to files to prevent unauthorized playback.

Yodal Player

Play Yodal files on your PC with Yodal Player, the freeware player for files created with the Yodal app. Yodal Player will play-back high quality audio on any PC running Windows® 2000 or later. Simply install the player on your PC and Yodal files will automatically be associated with the Yodal Player.

Download Free Yodal Player for PC | Download this sample dictation file in native Yodal format.

Convenient, Easy-to-Use Control Interface

Instantly position to any spot in the recording with the trackball to review dictation before sending.

Built-in Editing: Insert, append, overwrite, or edit our portions of your dictation before you send it.

Password Encrypt any dictation you send so that only the intended recipient can review your files.

Review dictation easily in a familiar, email-like list.

Demonstration of actual Yodal dictation and file transfer.

Demonstration of Start-Stop UNIVERSAL Transcription System using native Yodal files.

Additional Information

• Quick Start Guide (.pdf)
• User Guide (.pdf)
• Medical Case Study (.pdf)

• Yodal on Blackberry® Flyer (.pdf)
• Additional Images

• Printable Brochure (.pdf)
• Free Yodal Player for PC
• Sample Yodal Dictation File

How to Order

Order online or speak to one of our digital dictation and transcription specialists at (866) 254-0714.

Yodal Player Transcription: Economical Foot Controlled Transcription - Model #86555

Combine the Yodal Player with a high-quality USB 3-Pedal Footswitch to create the Yodal Player Transcriber, a foot controlled transcriber for your Yodal dictation. Play, Pause, Fast Forward, Rewind, and jump to beginning or end of the file with toe-tapping ease. Yodal Player also allows you to speed up or slow down playback speed. This economical transcriber is ideal for transcribing a low-volume of dictation or for those looking for the most economical transcription solution. For a full-featured professional solution we recommend the Start-Stop UNIVERSAL Transcription System which includes a pedal compatible with Yodal Player.

Includes: Start-Stop Yodal Player for PC, USB 3-Pedal Foot Control, Free Technical Support

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Professional Yodal Transcription: Start-Stop UNIVERSAL Transcription System - Model #30010

The Start-Stop UNIVERSAL Transcription System is a professional grade PC-based, foot-pedal controlled transcriber that has been making industry waves since its introduction over a decade ago. Control the speed and playback of virtually any digital recording or dictation—pause, play, step-back, and fast-forward without taking your hands from the keys or your attention away from your word processor. The Start-Stop UNIVERSAL continues to be unique with its lifetime free upgrades guarantee, a wide range of supported audio formats, and a focus on improved workflow and efficiency for medical transcriptionists, court reporters, confererence recording, legal transcription, educators, corporations, and government.

Everything you need to get started: load files, adjust settings, and monitor pedal functionality in one place. Start-Stop conveniently manages Secure Yodal Passwords from Multiple dictators automatically! Start Stop Job Manager for Yodal shows Complete user notes as created on the Blackberry device Including Author, priority, Reference, Comment, and Task ID. Click to see a larger image.

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Yodal is a product of V7 Technology Ltd. The Trademark Yodal is owned by V7 Technology Ltd and is registered in the United Kingdom and may be pending or registered in other countries. The Trademark BlackBerry® is owned by Research In Motion Limited and is registered in the United States and may be pending or registered in other countries. V7 Technology Ltd is not endorsed, sponsored, affiliated with or otherwise authorised by Research In Motion Limited.