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> IT FOR YAMAHA,>>>
Can you tell me if that has made much difference? Which laptops are
using Yamaha and work well with Dragon Dictate?
Date: Tue,
13 Jan 1998 17:26:25 -0500 (EST)
> To: voice-users@@voicerecognition.com
> From: talk@@easynet.co.uk (Robin Cameron)
> TALK MIC HAS A HIGH GAIN. YOU SHOULDN'T NEED A PRE-AMP. I USE KURZWEIL WITH
> THE GAIN ON A SB16 SET TO 1 - ON A 0-9 SCALE.
>
> JE> Has anyone used this with a pre-amp? -- I
> JE> asked dyslexics.com and they seemed to think
> JE> I wouldn't need one. But I have a quiet voice
> JE> and can't pass the audio wizard test without
> JE> an amp..
>
> This isn't really an answer to your question, as I haven't tried one
> with a pre-amp. Also I'm not sure if you're considering buying or if
> you already bought, and are now having trouble with the audio wizard.
> However, I was thinking of posting anyway, so...
>
> I just yesterday got a new Talk Mic microphone in the mail from
> dyslexics.com. I'm getting a much better signal to noise ratio with
> it than I did with the Andrea nc-50, 25 to 27 vs. a dismal 19 to 21
> (this is on a laptop using an ES chipset) and in DragonDictate, the
>
> ESS CHIPSET NOT VERY GOOD - HIGH INTERNAL NOISE. MOST NOTEBOOKS HAVE DROPPED
> IT FOR YAMAHA,
>
>
> little "I heard you" bar goes red a lot more often. In short, it is
> more sensitive to voice. Also, both NaturallySpeaking and
> DragonDictate respond a lot quicker -- noticeably more quickly --
> apparently with this mike they are just not working as hard.
>
> I don't have a particularly soft voice, but I notice that I can speak
> much more softly using this microphone than I could with my old one.
>
> YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SPEAK QUIETLY - MIC IS RIGHT NEXT TO YOUR MOUTH - NOT
> IN THE PC.
>
> You also get very reliable positioning with it -- in practice, this
> means I can get it very close to my mouth without getting it in the
> air stream.
>
> POSITION IS EASILY REPEATABLE.
>
> The Andrea's poor positioning was getting me very tense -- some part
> of you knows the microphone is just not placed right, and that is
> going to mean a frustrating day. For me, with shoulder level nerve
> lesions, tension is just a BAD THING.
>
> One of the things that attracted me to dyslexics.com was their very
> generous trial period -- three months, I think. You should double
> check that that applies to the mike, I didn't. But, it might be
> reasonable to try it without a pre-amp.
>
> I AM HAPPY YOU'RE HAPPY WITH DYSLEXICS.COM.
>
> SOME PEOPLE WON'T EXCHANGE A MIC FOR HYGENE REASONS. ALSO, DAMAGE OR
> EXCESSIVE HEAT COULD MAKE THE MIC GO INTERMITTENT.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Regards
>
> Rob
>
> Talking Technologies Limited
> 34A Glazbury Road
> London
> W14 9AS
>
> talk@@easynet.co.uk
> http://www.talk-systems.com/
> vox 0171 602 4107 fax 0171 603 2109
>
>
>
>
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