I'm using Dragon NSP( P) v.10 and suspect that opposing sound settings on my Vista (Business) VAIO laptop are "fighting" each other. At present the reaction to dictating is so very slow that the words appear on my screen literally letter-by-letter.
With XP I knew exactly how to fix the sound settings, but with Vista I'm totally lost.
My headset/Mic is an Andrea Antinoise ANC-750 with a VX1 USB Translator. However, an item called Sigma Hi Definition Audio CODEC appears in the "sound" item on my Control Panel, with no mention anywhere of VXI. Shouldn't that be one listed there as an alternative to Signa Hi Def Audio CODEC, or isn't that so?
I have a feeling that my computer is simultaneously running its own (Microsoft?) voice recognition software program. I also don't know whether the computer's internal microphone may be switched on and therefore "clashing" with the Andrea USB. There seems to be no indication of how to turn either of these off.
Someone recently told me to find a "sound icon 'under' (my single quotes) the control panel" and that "If you click it you should be able to do everything there." However there seems to be no such icon literally "under" the control panel. There certainly isn't any useful info. when I click the actual sound button actually IN the Control Panel's Sound section. All there is there is a mention of Sigma Hi Def with a check mark and three options (Playback, Recording and Sounds) none of which seem to help me select any settings.
Although this explanation may seem fairly lucid, I am not at all technically savvy, and so would appreciate a very basic explanation about what to do.
John Birch
NYC
Full Version: WHY IS DRAGON NS P v.10 REACTING INCREDIBLY SLOWLY
Vista sound cards can be a little more difficult to deal with but as far as finding your soundcard is concerned, all you have to do is right-click on the speaker icon in the taskbar and select Recording Devices.
Your ANC 750 and VXI USB soundcard are good choices and it should be easy enough to eliminate the Vista speech engine and the internal sound card by running the Audio Setup Wizard. When you run the Audio Setup Wizard you should see at least 2 choices with one being the SigmaTel audio and the other being a USB Audio Device (generic term). You want the USB audio device. However, if you do not see a USB Audio Device in your choice list, then your USB soundcard was not recognized. Try plugging your VXI USB sound card into a different port and see if Windows recognizes it. If your sound card is recognized, you should be able go through the Audio Setup Wizard as usual.
You will know if you're running WSR because you will see the microphone input which is styled differently from DNS.
Your ANC 750 and VXI USB soundcard are good choices and it should be easy enough to eliminate the Vista speech engine and the internal sound card by running the Audio Setup Wizard. When you run the Audio Setup Wizard you should see at least 2 choices with one being the SigmaTel audio and the other being a USB Audio Device (generic term). You want the USB audio device. However, if you do not see a USB Audio Device in your choice list, then your USB soundcard was not recognized. Try plugging your VXI USB sound card into a different port and see if Windows recognizes it. If your sound card is recognized, you should be able go through the Audio Setup Wizard as usual.
You will know if you're running WSR because you will see the microphone input which is styled differently from DNS.
QUOTE (ancientbrit @ Jan 26 2009, 09:25 PM) 
I'm using Dragon NSP( P) v.10 and suspect that opposing sound settings on my Vista (Business) VAIO laptop are "fighting" each other. At present the reaction to dictating is so very slow that the words appear on my screen literally letter-by-letter.
With XP I knew exactly how to fix the sound settings, but with Vista I'm totally lost.
My headset/Mic is an Andrea Antinoise ANC-750 with a VX1 USB Translator. However, an item called Sigma Hi Definition Audio CODEC appears in the "sound" item on my Control Panel, with no mention anywhere of VXI. Shouldn't that be one listed there as an alternative to Signa Hi Def Audio CODEC, or isn't that so?
I have a feeling that my computer is simultaneously running its own (Microsoft?) voice recognition software program. I also don't know whether the computer's internal microphone may be switched on and therefore "clashing" with the Andrea USB. There seems to be no indication of how to turn either of these off.
Someone recently told me to find a "sound icon 'under' (my single quotes) the control panel" and that "If you click it you should be able to do everything there." However there seems to be no such icon literally "under" the control panel. There certainly isn't any useful info. when I click the actual sound button actually IN the Control Panel's Sound section. All there is there is a mention of Sigma Hi Def with a check mark and three options (Playback, Recording and Sounds) none of which seem to help me select any settings.
Although this explanation may seem fairly lucid, I am not at all technically savvy, and so would appreciate a very basic explanation about what to do.
John Birch
NYC
With XP I knew exactly how to fix the sound settings, but with Vista I'm totally lost.
My headset/Mic is an Andrea Antinoise ANC-750 with a VX1 USB Translator. However, an item called Sigma Hi Definition Audio CODEC appears in the "sound" item on my Control Panel, with no mention anywhere of VXI. Shouldn't that be one listed there as an alternative to Signa Hi Def Audio CODEC, or isn't that so?
I have a feeling that my computer is simultaneously running its own (Microsoft?) voice recognition software program. I also don't know whether the computer's internal microphone may be switched on and therefore "clashing" with the Andrea USB. There seems to be no indication of how to turn either of these off.
Someone recently told me to find a "sound icon 'under' (my single quotes) the control panel" and that "If you click it you should be able to do everything there." However there seems to be no such icon literally "under" the control panel. There certainly isn't any useful info. when I click the actual sound button actually IN the Control Panel's Sound section. All there is there is a mention of Sigma Hi Def with a check mark and three options (Playback, Recording and Sounds) none of which seem to help me select any settings.
Although this explanation may seem fairly lucid, I am not at all technically savvy, and so would appreciate a very basic explanation about what to do.
John Birch
NYC
For a laptop, the number one reason for running slow is that the system is... running slow!
They are often set up to maximize battery life. So they run at a reduced rate so that the battery lasts longer. And that causes Dragon (and other actions) to take longer than if the laptop is running at full speed. Earlier this week I saw a system with a dual-core 1.6GHz CPU. But when I went to My Computer, did a right-click, then to properties, I saw it was running at approximately 200 MHz -- or 1/8 of its fastest possible speed!
Unfortunately this "power management" is implemented in many different ways. Usually you need to go to Control Panel, then Power Management, then select something such as "Maximum Performance" or "Always On" to get the fastest performance (and lowest battery life). But on a few systems this is set up in a vendor-specific way.
Larry Allen
Softnet Systems, Inc.
http://www.pcspeak.com
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