Speech Recognizers are a piece of software that transcribes audio to text. You can create and configure Speech Recognizers in Configuration > Virtual Assistants > Speech Recognizers.
đ€What do I need Speech Recognizers for? Speech Recognizers are needed for Live Caption & Transcription features and for voice input analysis in the Workflow Activity Input Customer (Advanced).
đ Refer to Use Case - Setting Up a Speech Recognizer in Azure Portal and Nimbus for an instruction on how to set up Speech Recognizer.
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Configuring Speech Recognizers
A Speech Recognizer consists of the following elements:

Item | Description |
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Name | Name of your speech recognizer as it appears in lists and selections. |
Organization Unit | Determines where the speech recognizer will be available. |
Type |
The type of the speech recognizer. The default type is Standard Azure AI Services. đĄ This field is currently locked and can't be changed. |
Region | The region used for your speech services. For more details, see Speech service supported regions. |
API Key | The API Key of your speech service. |
Multilanguage | If toggled on, multiple languages can be selected for the speech recognizer. |
Language |
Selected language for the speech recognizer to recognize. đĄIf no language is selected, the language will be auto-detected. |