An audio typist is someone who specialists in typing text from an audio source which they listen to. The source, or original document is usually recorded onto micro cassettes created by someone dictating into a Dictaphone. The audio typist will have learnt to touch type at a high speed which means they can look at the monitor or keep an eye on a waiting area as they are typing because they do not need to look at the keyboard. A specialist player called a micro cassette transcriber (below) is used for playback of the cassettes to maximize the typing speed.