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> This morning I turned on my computer and booted up NatSpeak (deluxe 2.2)
> and when I turned on the mic (talk mic) nothing happened. Just question
> marks.
>
> I tried audio set up and it detected sound. I ran the test and got
> good/unacceptable - that's normal for me.
I'm not sure what would cause this, but there are a couple of things you
could check.
If you are in the main NaturallySpeaking editor window, and you have not
selected a menu, holding down the control key will force
NaturallySpeaking to try to recognize what you're saying as a command.
If NaturallySpeaking was unable to recognize what you said as a command,
it would give you the <???> indicator. If you are in a different
application, this could also happened if natural text is off or not
working (or not installed), so you should make sure to test the
recognition within the NaturallySpeaking window. Make sure that you
don't have a stuck control key. (Select something in NaturallySpeaking
or another text editor and type c. See if the text is replaced with a
c, or if it is simply copied to the clipboard. Make sure nothing is
sitting on top of one of the control keys, and try pressing and
releasing each of them several times.)
You could also have a problem with sound quality, particularly with the
volume level of your speech or with background noise (either acoustic or
electrical). For example, someone down the hall just slammed a door,
which was loud enough for NaturallySpeaking to detect but not
recognizable as any word, so NaturallySpeaking gave me the <???>. The
fact that the audio setup Wizard detects sound and rates the audio level
as good just tell us you that some sound is being detected, not that
your voice is. Make sure that your microphone is positioned correctly,
and that the microphone jack is properly plugged into your sound card.
Check that the microphone level indicator in NaturallySpeaking is in the
yellow range when you are quiet, and that it moves up into the green
range when you speak, and back down again afterwards. This is a rough
indicator of whether NaturallySpeaking is hearing you over any
background noise. Use the Windows 95 sound recorder (usually under
accessories/multimedia in the start menu) or a similar utility which
came with your sound card (wave studio for Creative Labs sound cards) to
record your voice, and then play it back. Listen for any background
noises (hisses, hums or pops, etc.) or any distortion of your voice.
Sometimes the human ear is much better at detecting problems than the
audio setup Wizard.
David Fox
davidfox@@fas.harvard.edu
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/~dcfox/index.html
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