1. A method for converting speech to text, comprising the steps of: receiving a digital signal comprising a recorded spoken input; obtaining at least one measurement of said digital signal; identifying at least one characteristic of said digital signal by comparing said at least one measurement of said digital signal to a database of digital audio signal characteristics; transcribing at least a portion of said recorded spoken input using said at least one characteristic of said digital signal to create an initial transcription; calculating at least one speech sound phonetic identification value; transcribing at least a second portion of said recorded spoken input using said first transcription and said at least one speech sound phonetic identification value.