MSSpeech Forum : Wont recognize words

MSSpeech Forum : Wont recognize words https://www.msspeech-forum.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:02:49 +0000 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:29:19 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.02 360 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=32 <![CDATA[MSSpeech Forum]]> https://www.msspeech-forum.com/forum_images/msspeech_forum.png https://www.msspeech-forum.com/ <![CDATA[Wont recognize words : Gilles, It seems your client's...]]> https://www.msspeech-forum.com/wont-recognize-words_topic32_post178.html#178 Author: mmarkoe
Subject: 32
Posted: 06/Nov/2008 at 12:29pm

Gilles,

It seems your client's special needs are stricter than most general business users. To summarize:

1. Extreme durability caused by rough usage

2. High noise canceling for a noisy school environment

3. High gain to pickup soft voices

4. On/mute switch

5. Reasonable Price

Having high gain and good noise canceling are conflicting properties from the view of the Laws of Physics. This is because if the microphone has a strong gain to pickup soft voices, it will also pickup background noise.

I believe your decision to test a VXI TalkPro USB (100 or 200) will come closest to meeting the requirements listed. VXI microphones have a 2 year warranty (most others have a one year warranty).

Marty Markoe, eMicrophones, Inc.

]]> Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:29:19 +0000 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/wont-recognize-words_topic32_post178.html#178 <![CDATA[Wont recognize words : Hi Marty, Thank you for this...]]> https://www.msspeech-forum.com/wont-recognize-words_topic32_post177.html#177 Author: Gilles
Subject: 32
Posted: 06/Nov/2008 at 10:51am

Hi Marty,

Thank you for this information. The "VXI Pro talk" seems interesting. We will contact their dealer immediately in France. I will send you our results.

As regard to the noisy environment, Plantronics is not an ideal solution but we have not found better in our range of price.

In fact, our problem is the following one:

- We have to propose reduced prices, because the children can break their microphone repeatedly in a school year,
- the system has to be nose cancelling, but, for a use at school,

- It has to allow to speak in a low voice (in the class room),
- It has to allow an adjustment so that the microphone is taken away from the center of the mouth and it has to allow an adjustment to the head of a child (the mic of the Plantronics is téléscopic)

- It has to possess a switch/mute (this allows to cut the microphone when the pupil does not speak, mainly in an noisy environment). So, in a class of school, as long as the pupil speaks, if the environment changes, it does not raise problem.

Best regards,

Gilles

]]> Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:51:46 +0000 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/wont-recognize-words_topic32_post177.html#177 <![CDATA[Wont recognize words : Gilles wrote:What USB microphone...]]> https://www.msspeech-forum.com/wont-recognize-words_topic32_post176.html#176 Author: mmarkoe
Subject: 32
Posted: 05/Nov/2008 at 12:58pm

Gilles wrote:

What USB microphone would you propose me unless 60? (It has to possess a switch).

2 headsets come to mind which in our testing provide higher noise canceling and better accuracy than the Plantronics. These are the:

1. The VXI TalkPro USB-100. Check out the 2 earphone USB-200 as well.

2. The Andrea ANC-700/USB soundpod Combo$aver. Check out the ANC-750 2 earphone model.

As mentioned, the Plantronics perform OK in a quiet environment. What microphones did you test in the high noise conditions? Did you notice a drop in accuracy with the Plantronics when noise levels increased?

Marty

]]> Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:58:26 +0000 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/wont-recognize-words_topic32_post176.html#176 <![CDATA[Wont recognize words : Hi Marty, Thank you for your...]]> https://www.msspeech-forum.com/wont-recognize-words_topic32_post175.html#175 Author: Gilles
Subject: 32
Posted: 05/Nov/2008 at 4:32am

Hi Marty,

Thank you for your answer so fast! It's really nice to share our experiences through this forum. Really!

What USB microphone would you propose me unless 60? (It has to possess a switch).

We work with children and handicaped adults (dyslexia and dysphasia) in hospitals and schools and we have to propose affordable prices. At least, even with persons who have big difficulties to speak, we have excellent results with Plantronics 625 (we did not find better in France), even in a very noisy atmosphere. As you know, the experience shows us that the manners to use the software is very important.

]]> Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:32:11 +0000 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/wont-recognize-words_topic32_post175.html#175 <![CDATA[Wont recognize words : Gilles wrote:We have alsoa...]]> https://www.msspeech-forum.com/wont-recognize-words_topic32_post174.html#174 Author: mmarkoe
Subject: 32
Posted: 04/Nov/2008 at 5:01pm

Gilles wrote:

We have also a long experience in speech recognition; It's true: you can't obtain good results with a bad microphone. A nose cancelling system with a switch is required.

For the moment, the best one is the Plantronics USB AUDIO 650 (in France). I think around 40 S for you.

Have you tested your Plantronics USB Audio to other microphones?

We've tested many Plantronics microphones. In very quiet environments they work OK. However, even with a little bit of noise, they cannot match better noise canceling microphones in our testing experiments. The work group at Microsoft used to use Plantronics USB microphones and I believe they found out, especially a demonstrations, that these microphones do not work as well as some better microphones you can find listed on the MyMSSpeech.com website.

Marty

]]> Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:01:53 +0000 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/wont-recognize-words_topic32_post174.html#174 <![CDATA[Wont recognize words : Hi, We have alsoa long experience...]]> https://www.msspeech-forum.com/wont-recognize-words_topic32_post171.html#171 Author: Gilles
Subject: 32
Posted: 04/Nov/2008 at 10:45am

Hi,

We have also a long experience in speech recognition; It's true: you can't obtain good results with a bad microphone. A nose cancelling system with a switch is required.

For the moment, the best one is the Plantronics USB AUDIO 650 (in France). I think around 40 S for you.

Best regards

Ps: Have a good election day!

]]> Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:45:14 +0000 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/wont-recognize-words_topic32_post171.html#171 <![CDATA[Wont recognize words : Thanks guys, Tried the sound recording...]]> https://www.msspeech-forum.com/wont-recognize-words_topic32_post112.html#112 Author: mauries
Subject: 32
Posted: 09/Oct/2008 at 5:40pm

Thanks guys, Tried the sound recording check and it works fine. Been back and reconfigured the microphone but no change. The pussling part is that it will follow commands but refuses to listen to dictation!!!

Maurice

Port Macquarie

]]> Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:40:00 +0000 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/wont-recognize-words_topic32_post112.html#112 <![CDATA[Wont recognize words : mauries wrote:No I would have...]]> https://www.msspeech-forum.com/wont-recognize-words_topic32_post111.html#111 Author: mmarkoe
Subject: 32
Posted: 09/Oct/2008 at 4:23pm

mauries wrote:

No I would have to say the microphone I am using is the less than $20 variety, however up until a couple of weeks ago it worked fine. I am quite happy to upgrade to a better mic/headset and would apprciate your suggestions

I would like to add to what Brad suggested. If resetting up the microphone does not help, it is possible you microphone has developed a short or another defect. You can test this by creating a windows sound recorder recording while jiggling the cable in various places.

CLICK HERE for directions for making a Sound Recorder test.

Martin

]]> Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:23:16 +0000 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/wont-recognize-words_topic32_post111.html#111 <![CDATA[Wont recognize words : mauries wrote:No I am using...]]> https://www.msspeech-forum.com/wont-recognize-words_topic32_post109.html#109 Author: BradT
Subject: 32
Posted: 09/Oct/2008 at 2:10pm

mauries wrote:

No I am using a desktop system and have tried several microphones. Each works fine with training but as soon as I try to dictate all it wants to do is open files!!!

Have tried re-setting up your microphone at
Control Panel -> Speech Recognition Options -> Set up Microphone

Since you said everything was working fine a couple of weeks ago, maybe this is the problem?
]]> Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:10:58 +0000 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/wont-recognize-words_topic32_post109.html#109 <![CDATA[Wont recognize words : No I would have to say the microphone...]]> https://www.msspeech-forum.com/wont-recognize-words_topic32_post105.html#105 Author: mauries
Subject: 32
Posted: 09/Oct/2008 at 1:27am

No I would have to say the microphone I am using is the less than $20 variety, however up until a couple of weeks ago it worked fine. I am quite happy to upgrade to a better mic/headset and would apprciate your suggestions

Maurice

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