How to Use
- Launch the VoicePing app.
- Specify translation languages.
- Microphone icon: Transcription language
- “Text & A” icon: Translation language
Example: To translate English to Japanese → Microphone icon: English, “Text & A” icon: Japanese
- Press the “Start Transcription/Translation” button to begin translation
- Check the translation
- Press the “Stop” button to end translation, and save the content by adding a title and tags to the meeting minutes
Bilingual Mode
Bilingual Mode allows both parties to speak in their native languages during a conversation. When enabled, the app automatically detects which language is being spoken and translates it into the other language.
How It Works
- When Bilingual Mode is enabled (indicated by the glowing “Bilingual Mode” button at the bottom left), both selected languages can be spoken
- In the example above, Japanese speech is automatically translated to English, and English speech is automatically translated to Japanese
- The system detects the spoken language and translates it to the other language in real-time
How to Enable/Disable
Click the Bilingual Mode button at the bottom left of the app to toggle it on or off. The button glows purple when enabled.
Mobile App
The mobile app works the same way - tap the Bilingual Mode button to enable bidirectional translation.
Accuracy Trade-offIn Bilingual Mode, translation accuracy may be lower compared to Monolingual Mode where the speech language is fixed. This is because the system needs to first detect which language is being spoken before translating.When to use Bilingual Mode:
- In-person conversations where both parties speak different languages
- Situations where speakers frequently switch between languages
When to use Monolingual Mode:
- Meetings conducted primarily in one language
- Situations where maximum translation accuracy is required
- When you know in advance which language will be spoken
Advanced Settings
Click the Settings button in the top menu to access advanced options for fine-tuning the transcription and translation experience.
Max Message Duration (s)
This setting controls how many seconds of audio are used for one transcription block. The default value is 20 seconds.
- Shorter duration (e.g., 10-15 seconds): Better for quick back-and-forth conversations where speakers frequently switch. The transcription will update more frequently.
- Longer duration (e.g., 20-30 seconds): Better for monolingual speeches or presentations where one person speaks continuously. This allows for more context and potentially better transcription accuracy.
Adjust this setting based on your use case to optimize the transcription experience.
How to Share Translation Channel with Guests
Recommended scenario 1: When VoicePing app users want to share real-time translation with external people and have them view it on their own devices. (Up to step 3)Recommended scenario 2: When VoicePing app users want to communicate with external people in their respective native languages (Up to step 5)
In the case of recommended scenario 2, if the physical distance to the guest is too close, the guest’s speech may also be input into the VoicePing user’s microphone. To prevent this, mute the VoicePing app microphone when not speaking.
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Click the “Share” button
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Issue a translation channel for guests and share it with them
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When guests join, their names will appear in the participant list. You can also check the number of participants from the “Share” icon.
- “Remove” is a function to remove participants from the translation channel.
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If you want to communicate with guests in your respective native languages, set both the VoicePing app microphone icon and “Text & A” icon to your native language.
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Unmute the microphone below when speaking.
FAQ: What settings should guests use?
- When guests access the translation channel from the URL or QR code, the following screen will be displayed:
- Name: Guest enters their name.
- Language you want to view: Select the translation language the guest wants.
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Enter from “Join”.
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Once entered, the following operations are available:
- Change language
- Adjust translation appearance in “Settings”
- Adjust reading speed
- Turn reading function on/off
- Leave
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