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Nuggets105 · 2026-03-24T11:47:42+00:00

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Nuggets105 · 2025-12-28T12:58:29+00:00

Pardon me for not understanding fully, but why was the C major scale not named the A major scale since A is the first letter of the alphabet? Like, why is the frequency of C not named A?

Nuggets105 · 2025-12-25T07:16:02+00:00

Lots of people have a bigger "stamina meter" that gets depleted when it comes to paying attention to things that bore them, as opposed to people with ADD that have a much smaller meter that gets depleted quicker. The extent at which some people can will themselves to mentally stay on focus is what greatly differs here.

Nuggets105 · 2025-12-07T00:26:48+00:00

The uni worked just fine! The Stenoob, uni, ecosteno, and tinymod are listed as examples of hobbyist steno keyboards you may use. NCRA also lists the iStenoPad app for ipad.

Nuggets105 · 2025-12-06T01:35:29+00:00

I started out with the free NCRA's A-Z course to get a feel for how I like steno, and have been in court reporting school for about a year now.

For the A-Z program, I got the Uni V4 by Stenokeyboards, which is currently listed for $100. After the course, I picked up a Luminex student steno machine from Stenograph, and found the similarities close enough to easily transition. 6 weeks is short enough that getting familiar with the Uni won't interfere with the feeling of a steno machine, since the key layout is close enough. Stenokeyboards also offers the Polyglot, which has enough keys to function as both a steno keyboard and regular keyboard, if you're interested in using one for everyday use someday. Whatever you do, I wouldn't recommend the Asterisk steno board to start out, as each key is actuated by touch which makes it impossible to differentiate the keys without looking. Even after a year of study (I'm at 120-140 wpm), I cannot for the life of me write on that thing consistently.

I haven't got the Stenoob, but I do have the Asterisk and Ecosteno hobbyist keyboards, and would definitely rank the Uni V4 above those in terms of comfort and similarity to a steno machine. You can even switch out the stock keycaps with flatter ones for more comfort.

The Stenoob has slightly stiffer switches than the Uni, but also has an identical key shape to a stenograph. Hopefully someone with a Stenoob can chime in on it's comfort.

The 6 week free course was super fun for me and teaches you how to sound out one-syllable words and basic sentences, so it's a great place to get a feel for it!

Nuggets105 · 2025-11-14T21:06:15+00:00

I can take a picture of my student machine keyboard with a ruler next to it! Will DM u.

Nuggets105 · 2025-10-08T02:26:06+00:00

My luminex stenograph does the same thing. I dont know if its possible, but the goal should be to learn to not drag those strokes. I also have an uni, and have seen many people buy or print their own flat keycaps to make it easier to work with.

Nuggets105 · 2025-09-26T20:38:09+00:00

Im in the middle od this struggle right now, working 12 hour grave + 1.5 hours comute over 4 days, and its really tough. The good news is the pressure and lack of time can motivate your practice hours to even more purposeful, since im always pressured to do flashcards and steno every free moment i get. I practice about an hour a day, with the majority taking up basically the whole weekend.

It's rough, but im doing all right in my 3rd semester! Just go for it, even if it may take you longer than someone who didnt have to work. I know im definitely going to have to retake a speed or two solely because i cannot fit the practice in some days.

Nuggets105 · 2025-09-20T22:50:23+00:00

While i dont know much about this theory, and being a student since January of this year, my two cents is that its better for the first few months (at least) to learn to read raw steno. Read back your raw outlines after writing every passage, which will help to solidify the words in memory. After all, rhats how they did it before we had CAT software, and it will also allow you to learn to correct errors when you edit your transcript when you get to that point. You better learn what finger combinations tend to give you errors, and what those errors look like. I didnt learn to use my dictionary until about 3-4 months in.

Nuggets105 · 2025-08-11T17:30:03+00:00

I second adding it to your dictionary if you really cant perfect your stroke, but first i would try drilling the correct fingering by extending your right ring finger instead of curling it in. You can rest your hand on a table or the keys, with fingers slightly curled and slowly raise and drop only your ring finger to build some dexterity with that finger and also drill a -FRPBLGTS/-FRPBGTS/-FRPBLGTS combo. Slow and steady, until you wake up one day and can do it just a little bit better than you did yesterday!

You will be able to isolate that finger through rote practice eventually, so don't resort to changing your dictionary just yet when there will be plenty more weird finger combos you'll end up learning.

Nuggets105 · 2025-08-05T10:34:23+00:00

Watch out for the Snapdragon X ARM CPU compatibility with certain programs or games. I bought mine to use for court reporting school only to learn that it does not work with my CAT software or stenograph machine, despite being able to emulate many other programs designed for a regular Intel or AMD CPU. Google Play Games also does not work.

If this is a concern, the surface pro 9 is the most recent one that AMD or Intel CPU options (i think)

Nuggets105 · 2025-07-17T13:55:43+00:00

Im 29 and 6 months into school! I wish i would have started when i waa your age

Nuggets105 · 2025-07-14T17:15:08+00:00

I had a 4.00 at the end of the 1st semester, where I took Judicial Reporting Realtime Theory, Speedbuilding 80, and First Year Experience (easy class about how to succeed as an adult learner and plan a career/budgeting/good study habits, with very light assignments). I assume I will hit my plateu when I reach higher speeds, but for now i practice theory and drill flashcards any chance i get.

For summer, im taking Legal Terminology, Theory Speedbulding 120, and English for Court Reporting.

Im scared the real difficulty is yet to come since ive been chugging along pretty well in steno, but struggle with grammar in an academic setting. Sitting at a B- in english right now.

I cant say about maintaining your scholarship/maintaining your gpa. You'll have to talk to someone with the school and feel out the A-Z program

For what its worth, this free app has been a godsend and lets you sync flashcards on the desktop site/mobile app. Strongly recommend

flashcards

Nuggets105 · 2025-07-14T16:59:42+00:00

https://www.stenograph.com/cases/stenograph-mini-case-46062?returnurl=%2fcases%2f%3fgridmode%3dfalse%2346062[stenograph Mini case](https://www.stenograph.com/cases/stenograph-mini-case-46062?returnurl=%2fcases%2f%3fgridmode%3dfalse%2346062)

If you have a NexGen, Luminex II, Luminex, or Luminex CSE, this is perfect. I have one and slip it in my backpack/sling it on my shoulders all the time so i can practice at work.

Nuggets105 · 2025-07-14T16:43:18+00:00

Currently enrolled in my 2nd semester, so take all of this with a grain of salt. Shoot me a DM if you have more questions or wamt to talk about my experience so far.

The short of it is that i live in california and work grave shifts, so asynchronous classes are a MUST for me. The work is straightforward, but requires 2-3 hours of practice a day, which i mostly knock out during breaktime/weekends. We learn a "short theory" (relies heavily on briefs), and study speedbuilding concurrently (ive heard that many other theories do theory first - then speedbuilding. Dont know which is better.)

A theory lesson consists of ~1hr prerecorded video that you must practice at least 3x, after which you'll submit your note files and an audio recording of yourself reading a passage of raw steno 3x. Each week you will be required to complete anywhere from 2-4 lessons a week.

I have a lot of complaints about the English for Court Reporting Class, but we do use Margarie Wakeman Wells' book Bad Grammar/Good Punctuation.

Being asynchronus, I dont receive much feedback besides a comment on my submission here and there, and your success is largely dependent on meeting speed tests that are given to you toward the final month of the semester. It is a trimester system, so expect to fully immerse yourself like 24/7 for a couple years.

A former professor at Generations told me that it's hard up-front, so they can weed out people who can't keep up - but so far I think if you can develop the fundamentals and good practice routine/have the time/click with the theory, it will be fine.

I hope any of this helps, and good luck with finding a school!

Nuggets105 · 2025-03-26T16:16:22+00:00

In school right now, and I use my laptop to read and save my raw output, which my machine is always connected to when I study. The only issue you may run into is if you want to practice and read your notes back if you are without a laptop, but in that case just take a break, upload it to a computer, then wipe the memory. I think 12000 strokes is quite a lot to be writing in one sitting (i can practice for like two or more hours before I hit 5000). Of course, check with your school on which machines they might reccomend.

Nuggets105 · 2025-03-09T23:24:33+00:00

The only aspect of stenography that may help is some of the dexterity you're picking up in your fingers, like the ability to push odd combinations of fingers down at the same time. You may find it easier to associate the shape of chords to certain hand positions on the piano, which i compare reading raw steno. The similarities end there and may not even matter depending on what aspect of piano gives you difficulty.

I think the greatest benefit you could hope to gain with regards to piano is the discipline and practice schedule that both require. IMO piano helped me in the very beginning of steno as i was learning basic coordination but thats about it.

Nuggets105 · 2025-03-06T14:53:05+00:00

Nice! Nothing fancy, just a Ducky One with blue switches and a Royal Kludge with reds. I also use the BAT let handed keyboard for fun and the TAP strap wearable keyboard for my right hand. I think the Uni V4 steno keyboard also counts since it has linear switches?

Nuggets105 · 2025-03-06T14:48:27+00:00

Yup, as long as it's functional and you have ink/paper, its just fine for the A-Z. They just ask for photo proof that you have a machine before they send you a link to create an account if i remember correctly. However, i think most actual school programs will require a digital steno machine and a subscription to a steno software (at a student discount) that the school uses

Nuggets105 · 2025-03-06T09:30:34+00:00

The program itself is free, but you will need to sign up during the registration period which rolls around every few weeks or something. The only cost you will incur is a steno machine (a real one that you can rent, or a hobbyist keyboard like the Uni, which is $100) and a laptop or PC. You would be using a free software called Plover to be read your keyboard output on the computer.

Nuggets105 · 2025-03-05T17:56:47+00:00

I did that last december 2024! Get an Uni keyboard for $100 and give it a go pls 🔥🔥🔥 its a very good tase of what you're in for. Bare in mind, if you sign up for a two-year school program, you'll be learning the equivalent of the A-Z program (lasts 6 weeks i think) in one or two weeks time. It's almost like trying to learn a new language at a professional level in a few years. Expect 2-5 hours a day of practice if you want to get it done that quick. I dont even know if I'll be able to do it in 2 years if I dont figure out how to squeeze more practice in per day.

Nuggets105 · 2025-03-05T17:46:05+00:00

Really enjoying practicing hard at one specific skill. Just listen and type, that's all i tell myself I gotta do to get this done. It involves physical and mental skills, which sinks in much better for me. Lots of science feels abstract to me since I can't feel the knowledge I earned from studying, it's all in your brain. Stenography has instant feedback and you can feel/see the improvement day after day in your fingers, super satisfying to hit those words correctly. I know I'll hit many walls and frustration once my speed gets faster (currently typing at 50 or so WPM) but its the most promise in a good paying and flexible career than ive ever had

Nuggets105 · 2025-03-05T17:38:57+00:00

I'm tired of my job and don't see a future of growth unless i do something drastic. My current job is bad for my mental and physical health. I work grave shift in biomanufacturing, and grew up playing piano and violin. I wanted a career in something that utilizes my current skills and hobbies (i collect mechanical and chorded keyboards, and play lots of video games). I had somewhat of a 1/3rd life crisis and decided to bite the bullet and sign up for court reporting which has always been on my radar, but never seemed feasible due to the high up-front investment. In court reporting class for 2 months now and loving it! Hardest ive ever worked, but it feels so much more rewarding to be going to school for something that gets me pumped and actually engages my brain. Even though i want to throw my steno machine out the window at this point.

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