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RE: Microphones


  • To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
  • Subject: RE: Microphones
  • From: rj@xxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 13:34:27 +1300
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another thing is not to train your voice system with a headset then plug a in wall or different microphone into it and expect to get good results, you need to train it with the mic you want to command it from as different mics have way different frequency ranges. (ive been using voice recognition since I found out about homeseer about a year ago, with some excellent results.  I got it going originally to impress my mates and now use it for about 20 commands daily)
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Judd, Ryan - Axon AKL
Sent: Monday, 19 February 2001 1:16
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: RE: [ukha_d] Microphones

the limiter etc is to stop other noises like the television etc getting into the system and triggering stuff by mistake or constantly taxing the processor trying to decode junk, basically it sets up a couple of filters that don't let anything pass through except the frequency range that you voice is in. the biggest problem I've had getting the voice recg. working has been background noises.
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Oliver Pell [mailto:odp@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, 19 February 2001 11:56
To: ukha
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Microphones

I imagine that it's the fact that the mic is of a decent quality that makes it expensive, not the fact that it's ceiling mounted. In fact, I suppose you can probably mount it wherever you want - though high-up is probably better.
 
I find myself in a similar position. It's a lot of money to spend just to "try out" something which you may or may not decide to expand further. That said, I'm not sure how important the limiter/gates actually are in a set-up - and cutting them out would probably cut a zero off here or there from the price.... Presumably if you've only got a few mics (or even just one for testing) you wouldn't require a limiter at all. Even so, if a minimum set-up is the beautiful 8-channel RM81 from LetsAutomate + a ceiling microphone you're still talking about £220 just to see what kind of results you're going to get.
 
Personally, I'm planning to buy a couple of Maplin condenser mics and a cheap (£20 or so) passive mixer to put together a simple little set-up and see what kind of results I can get. Then, if I'm feeling lucky, I can expand it later with a decent mixer and the ceiling mics with phantom power.
 
Am I making any sense here? Hmmm. Probably no less than usual, anyway.
 
Oliver.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2001 8:36 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Microphones

Its a lot of money to waste if it does not work, I know the mike on the PC
is not very good. Any ideas why the ceiling mikes are so expensive?

Alancc

----- Original Message -----
From: "Eamon O'Gorman" <eamonogorman@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2001 8:01 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Microphones


> I'm seriously considering this option also, but haven't taken the plunge
> yet. I reckon I'm going to do it anyway, but it would be nice to hear of
> other people who have tried it also. I posted a similar query some time
> ago, and by the looks of it, no one else seems to be using it!!!
>
> Eamon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan Cockerton [SMTP:alancc@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2001 6:42 PM
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx> Subject: [ukha_d] Microphones
>
>  << File: ATT00003.htm >> Those of you who have played with voice control,
> what microphones have you used, has anyone tried the posh ceiling mounted
> ones and the limiter/gate unit?
>
> Alancc
>
>
>
>
>





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