Re: Using sound recorder to check mike clarity; recommend mike?

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Just wanted to drop a note and tell you all that I am enjoying fairly good recognition with a Labtec lapel mic that
cost $16. It claims to have some noise canceling functions; not perfect yet, but for the convenience, I think I'll
keep it.


Aaron Green wrote:


> To see how clear my microphone was receiving voice, I let NaturallySpeaking set the audio level, then stayed in
> NaturallySpeaking so the settings were preserved, turned off the mike, and used Windows sound recorder to listen to
> silence and myself talking... there was a good deal of noise when I was actually talking, but silence otherwise.
> Actually did this with two microphones: one became with NaturallySpeaking and another that had come with IBM's
> Simply Speaking. I had similar results with both.
>
> Two questions:
>
> 1. Will getting another microphone improve this? I have a Sound Blaster 16 plug and play, which is seated as far
> away from other cards and the power supply as possible.
>
> 2. Is there is FAQ or other resource you trust that can recommend microphones and compare price and performance?


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