MSSpeech Forum : Recording device options for windows seven https://www.msspeech-forum.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 03 May 2026 07:33:18 +0000 Fri, 11 May 2012 18:20:41 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.02 360 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=289 <![CDATA[MSSpeech Forum]]> https://www.msspeech-forum.com/forum_images/msspeech_forum.png https://www.msspeech-forum.com/ <![CDATA[Recording device options for windows seven : Sixwheels wrote: in Windows...]]> https://www.msspeech-forum.com/recording-device-options-for-windows-seven_topic289_post1397.html#1397 Author: mmarkoe_admin
Subject: 289
Posted: 11/May/2012 at 6:20pm

Originally posted by Sixwheels Sixwheels wrote:

in Windows 7 microphones are not listed as audio input devices, but as recording devices. That's what I was referring to, anyway. Sorry for the confusion. Smile
Thanks for the clarification. Sorry for not thinking it through.
 
Marty
]]> Fri, 11 May 2012 18:20:41 +0000 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/recording-device-options-for-windows-seven_topic289_post1397.html#1397 <![CDATA[Recording device options for windows seven : But, Marty, in Windows 7 microphones...]]> https://www.msspeech-forum.com/recording-device-options-for-windows-seven_topic289_post1396.html#1396 Author: Sixwheels
Subject: 289
Posted: 11/May/2012 at 4:38pm

But, Marty, in Windows 7 microphones are not listed as audio input devices, but as recording devices. That's what I was referring to, anyway. Sorry for the confusion. Smile]]> Fri, 11 May 2012 16:38:05 +0000 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/recording-device-options-for-windows-seven_topic289_post1396.html#1396 <![CDATA[Recording device options for windows seven : Sixwheels wrote:I&#039;m...]]> https://www.msspeech-forum.com/recording-device-options-for-windows-seven_topic289_post1394.html#1394 Author: mmarkoe_admin
Subject: 289
Posted: 10/May/2012 at 5:02pm

Originally posted by Sixwheels Sixwheels wrote:

I'm not sure that I understand what you mean by the volume level of the recorder… What recorder? Do you mean the Plantronics headset/microphone?
In the first posting in this thread you said:
"nowhere on the Internet can I find any real information on the best settings for recording devices where speech recognition is concerned." Since a microphone is an audio input device, I assumed you meant a digital voice recorder which would be used to transcribe to text.

Marty
]]> Thu, 10 May 2012 17:02:44 +0000 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/recording-device-options-for-windows-seven_topic289_post1394.html#1394 <![CDATA[Recording device options for windows seven : Hey, Marty, great to still...]]> https://www.msspeech-forum.com/recording-device-options-for-windows-seven_topic289_post1393.html#1393 Author: Sixwheels
Subject: 289
Posted: 10/May/2012 at 12:41pm

Hey, Marty, great to still see you here! :-)
I'm not sure that I understand what you mean by the volume level of the recorder… What recorder? Do you mean the Plantronics headset/microphone?
]]> Thu, 10 May 2012 12:41:26 +0000 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/recording-device-options-for-windows-seven_topic289_post1393.html#1393 <![CDATA[Recording device options for windows seven : Sixwheels wrote:I seem...]]> https://www.msspeech-forum.com/recording-device-options-for-windows-seven_topic289_post1390.html#1390 Author: mmarkoe_admin
Subject: 289
Posted: 09/May/2012 at 11:34am

Originally posted by Sixwheels Sixwheels wrote:

I seem to get generally good results no matter what the sample rate is set at, but even more interesting is that I get the best accuracy when the WSR Toolkit serial to noise ratio and input volume are both set to zero. This makes absolutely no sense to me, so I was curious to know whether anyone here understands the reason for this?
The most probable answer is the volume level of the recorder is high. As for audio settings, use the default.
 
Marty


Edited by mmarkoe_admin - 09/May/2012 at 11:35am]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 11:34:08 +0000 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/recording-device-options-for-windows-seven_topic289_post1390.html#1390 <![CDATA[Recording device options for windows seven : Apparently, no one understands...]]> https://www.msspeech-forum.com/recording-device-options-for-windows-seven_topic289_post1389.html#1389 Author: Sixwheels
Subject: 289
Posted: 04/May/2012 at 6:55pm

Apparently, no one understands this issue any better than I do. So now I will impart some interesting observations. I seem to get generally good results no matter what the sample rate is set at, but even more interesting is that I get the best accuracy when the WSR Toolkit serial to noise ratio and input volume are both set to zero. This makes absolutely no sense to me, so I was curious to know whether anyone here understands the reason for this?]]> Fri, 04 May 2012 18:55:11 +0000 https://www.msspeech-forum.com/recording-device-options-for-windows-seven_topic289_post1389.html#1389 <![CDATA[Recording device options for windows seven : I have tried many microphones...]]> https://www.msspeech-forum.com/recording-device-options-for-windows-seven_topic289_post1386.html#1386 Author: Sixwheels
Subject: 289
Posted: 30/Apr/2012 at 5:47pm

I have tried many microphones over the years to fit my particular needs. My latest acquisition is the Plantronics CS-50, and I am having great success with it. It's range is incredible, and so far, its noise canceling capabilities must be pretty good as the television set does not cause Windows Speech Recognition to shut down randomly like it has always done before. Anyway, this is only secondary to the reason I'm posting this; for the same number of years that I have been looking for the perfect microphone, I have been trying to figure out the proper recording device settings for each microphone I've tried.

I now know that this Plantronics microphone is my best option, but nowhere on the Internet can I find any real information on the best settings for recording devices where speech recognition is concerned. For instance, this microphone has multiple settings for sample rate and bit depth, ranging from one channel, 16 bit, 8000 hz (telephone quality), to two channels, 16 bit, 48000 hz. What I've never understood, and I've never been able to find out, is what is the best choice for speech recognition microphones? Also, under the advanced tab in microphone properties, there is another option called Exclusive Mode (allow applications to take exclusive control of this device & give exclusive mode applications priority). When using a microphone for speech recognition, should one turn these options on, or turn them off?

If anyone has an answer to either of these questions, I would certainly appreciate hearing it. :-)

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