You might get the same effect by just manually setting the Windows Mic
Volume control higher than the audio setup wizard sets it.
Holland
Patrick Henebry wrote:
>
> Hello Holland (and Mark),
>
> 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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> >> *Truth is much too complicated to allow anything but approximations.
> ---John von Neumann
> >>
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