Pause other media while dictating
Speechy can pause whatever is playing on your Mac, like Spotify, Apple Music or a YouTube video, when you start dictating, and play it again when you finish. Turn it on in Settings, Dictation, Background audio, Pause media. Speechy only resumes what it paused.
How to use Pause other media while dictating
Open Dictation
In Speechy, open Settings, Dictation, Background audio.
Choose Pause media
Pick Pause media from the menu.
Dictate
Whatever is playing pauses as your dictation starts.
Back to it
It plays again when your dictation ends.
What's playing, what Speechy does
SpotifyWhat's playing
“A song is playing”
Speechy does
Pauses it while you talk and plays it again after.
YouTubeWhat's playing
“A video you already paused”
Speechy does
Leaves it alone. Only something really playing is paused.
Any app
What's playing
“Nothing is playing”
Speechy does
Does nothing, so no music app opens by accident.
Quiet while you talk.
In Speechy, Settings, Dictation, Language & Audio.
- Background audioPause other media during dictation.Do nothingPause media
Questions
Anything that answers your keyboard's play and pause key, like Spotify, Music and videos in your browser.
No. Speechy only presses play again if it paused something itself.
Speechy only pauses audio that is really playing. A page that keeps a silent sound open can also look like it's playing.
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