
This is the application mainly associated with DS2 files as these files refer to the recorded and saved files in a recording device like Olympus’ dictation devices. The Olympus DSS Player is software that is used to retrieve as well as play the Olympus dictation device audio files. Files in DS2 format can be opened with Olympus DSS Player, Voelker Software DSS File Converter, and Bytescribe WavPlayer in Microsoft Windows based systems. The latest DSS Player Pro transcription module is fully compatible with the DSS Pro (.ds2) audio files. The Olympus devices that create DS2 files include the DS-2400, DS-4000, and DS-5000.

They can be converted to standard WAV files or DSS format. They are used for saving personal and professional notes, often by lawyers, researchers, and physicians. They are useful for sending as email attachments because of the highly compressed file size. DS2 files are audio files that contain a recording of human speech and saved to a recording device's memory card.

DS2 files and Digital Speech Standard Pro were developed by Olympus. DS2 files are associated to Digital Speech Standard Pro, a highly compressed audio format developed by Olympus for digital voice recordings. The DS2 file extension is a data format known as Olympus DSS Pro Audio File.
