RE: Microphones

[Eamon O'Gorman <eamonogorman@xxxxxxx>]

I used the demo version of HAL with a bog standard microphone built into my
Compaq monitor. I actually found the recognition pretty reliable, more so
than trained Homevoice. Again I don't know what this would be like with
limiter/gates using the expensive ceiling mounted microphones, but I'm
hoping it will be as good!!!

Maybe having an Irish accent is the solution!!!!

Eamon

-----Original Message-----
From:	Paul Miller [SMTP:pmiller@xxxxxxx]
Sent:	Monday, February 19, 2001 7:58 PM
To:	ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject:	RE: [ukha_d] Microphones

<< File: ATT00003.htm >> My personal feeling are with a good UK
engine you
may stand a chance but
while the majority of engines are US based forget it..

Sorry

-----Original Message-----
From: Oliver Pell [mailto:odp@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 19 February 2001 19:53
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Microphones


Hmmm. So it sounds like most of the problems with voice recognition are
more to do with the software than hardware failings.

Thanks.
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Miller
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 7:49 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Microphones


with the expensive mics I have used Homeseer, Homevoice and Microsoft's
freebie, I have used the dragon engine but not with the pressure mic
although I wasn't impressed (I may not have given it a chance, I was more
than a bit peeved by then if my memory serves me) the only VR app I was
impressed with was HAL and once again it was NOT reliably enough IMO to
offer 24/7 VR for my family and thus found to be - not suitable. I may be
asking too much from this generation of software, but saying that I am
really impressed with the VR on my Nino WinCE PDA. so who knows??

The volume is more of a problem, the clarity when recorded using sound
recorder is superb so much clearly than headset or free standing cheepo PC
multimedia mics.


-----Original Message-----
From: Oliver Pell [mailto:odp@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 19 February 2001 19:32
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Microphones


What voice recognition program are you using? Even with a headset I
had terrible results with Homeseer & the Microsoft recognition engine
but
when I switched to a pre-trained Dragon engine things got much better. What
kind of audio do you get out of the mics (volume, quality etc)?

Oliver.
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Miller
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 6:23 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Microphones


are you talking the 100 quid a throw pressure zone or something
like
that microphones, if you are I have one along with the rolls compressor
limiter gate, I do not find that voice recognition is useful for anything
other than 'playing' with, amusing friends or the kids when certain
untraind
words set light on and off - like oranges.
-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Cockerton [mailto:alancc@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 18 February 2001 18:42
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Microphones


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