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Since upgrading to NaturallySpeaking Deluxe Edition I myself have been
experiencing performance problems of it in not only NaturallySpeaking, but
DragonDictate as well. Hi to have a low mail voice so this is consistent
with your observations. On a hunch I aware to bias box from PCConnection.
Installing the bias box was a simple matter of inserting two AA size
batteries and connecting it between my microphone and the sound card. I
than ran the Audio Setup Wizard with the Complete option selected. My
sound quality rose from Below-average to Average. In addition to this I
have noticed your misrecognitions in NaturallySpeaking. Also when I do
need to make corrections in NaturallySpeaking they now seem to occur at a
faster rate (i.e. with less hesitation between what I say and what appears
in the dialog box -- as well as less time for the correction to be made in
the document itself). I guess would be that with the bias box installed
the signal that the sound card receives and sense to NaturallySpeaking is
'clearer' or for lack of a better term. Therefore the computer asked to
work less to process what I say and performance is improved. You might
want to try using a bias box yourself. I have not yet tried DragonDictate
to see what differences having the bias box installed makes in DragonDictate.
At 05:08 PM 1/13/1998 -0600, Holland St. John wrote:
>Mark...
>
>I *think* the mic element in all the ANC100-500 mics is the same, just
>the frame, earpiece, etc are different. The ANC600 has a better element
>and a heavy duty frame and mounting. The ANC600 just got a price
>reduction (about $80 now). If you are getting below average on your
>wizard (with the supplied mic from Dragon), the first thing is be sure
>you have an approved sound card (if sound blaster it must be genuine
>sound blaster, and exactly the model specified). Then check and be sure
>you are having the mic set as close as possible to your mouth, near the
>corner. Be sure the mic is not plugged into the "line-in" jack on your
>sound card. If you are using any Version 2 of Nat and a non-mmx pentium
>the wizard gives ratings below what Nat Personal V 1 gave. If you have a
>low pitched voice you will get below average also. Have a child or woman
>try the wizard and see what they get. (My 10 year old dtr gets "above
>average" with EVERY mic I have, I get average or below average with the
>same setup... I have a low pitched voice).
>
>
>H. M. Hubey wrote:
>>
>> I have been reading on comp.speech that the good ANC
>> systems cost about $200 or more. I seem to remember the
>> model numbers as ANC-500 or so. I checked their site and
>> that model costs less than the ANC-100 that comes with
>> IBM VV. Something is wrong. I thought things would
>> improve as the numbers go up but judging from the cost
>> it looks like the ANC-100 is better than the ANC-500.
>>
>> What mic is it that people are recommending for improved
>> recognition? I can't get beyond "below average". I got
>> "average" once with a Radio Shack mic but I had to speak
>> in a loud voice which I can't continue indefinitely.
>>
>> Something is amiss but I can't figure out what?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Mark http://csam.montclair.edu/Faculty/Hubey.html
>>
>>
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