how good is it for voice recognition (e.g. Dragon)?
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Highly recommended, even though is not the original lavalier works perfect in sennheiser transmitter. Works as a directional microphone, captures perfectly the voice of the person wearing the lavalier, it might not capture well enough the surrounding sounds.
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Hello A Thurber,Yes, this adapter will support programs that use voice recognition.Thanks,Mediabridge Customer Support856-216-8222support@mediabridgeproducts.com
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I have not tried it with any of the Dragon's voice dictation products myself. I would strongly suggest going to a store having a look or checking with someone who has tried it. What I do know is that some of these devices can be very particular about co-operating with other devices. I've struggled with a few of them already, and I also currently having intermittent timeouts on this one with Cisco IP Communicator Softphone software.
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Yes the Nuance Dragon Software will actually transcribe for you. It works both live and off recordings. The program has difficulty with scientific or specialized words, and constantly messes up punctuation, but if the choice is between manual transcription and using Dragon you will come out WAY ahead using the software.
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You should, provided the connections are right. The microphone can be positioned directly in front of one's mouth, so clarity can be assured. Keep in mind that with almost anyspeech recognition system there will be a learning period both on your part and the machine's part. Since it works with my Dragon(r) speech-ware, it should work with Win 8 just fine.
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As long as it records in MP3, or WAV formats, Dragon NaturallySpeaking will be able to process the file. You will have to train the program at the minimum of 4 min. first. It works quite well for me but I usually dictate "live" as I am doing now to answer this question.
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It works very well as a headset. As for dragon naturally speaking v10, its not the greatest with win 7. Best of luck.
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Don't know. Works well on phone but have been unable to get it to work with Dragon Naturally speaking.
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It has a microphone, so if you have an app that recognizes voice, it SHOULD work.
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Yes. The 'mic' arm DOES bend where ever you wish. And yes, it does work well with dragon 'naturally speaking.' Once again, this is the BEST and lightest weight headset I personally have ever used as I have several.
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The best microphone I've used with Dragon is the Sennheiser ME3 (or ME-3). This headset has amazing noise cancellation capabilities, and is fairly comfortable when worn for a long time (you really need good noise cancellation to avoid confusing Dragon). The only issue is that the ME-3 is rather pricey -- about $135 on Amazon. A good alternative to the ME-3 is the Radio Shack 33-3012 "Headset Microphone with Gooseneck Boom", which is less than $25 but performs nearly as well as the Sennheiser (this microphone is a virtual clone of the Sennheiser). In fact, I routinely use my Radio Shack and leave my expensive Sennheiser in the box the 33-3012 came in! The Radio Shack microphone includes a long cord extension with an on/off switch, something that is missing from the Sennheiser. Any microphone is going to work best with a "USB sound pod" device. A sound pod is an "active" device that accepts the 1/8" male plug on most headset style microphones and plugs into any USB port on your computer. It works as an amplifier (I guess) and provides a much, much better signal than any consumer-quality microphone. I use a VXI "Translator" pod I got from emicrophones.com, but the Andrea units are also reputed to be good. Plan to spend about $40 to $60 for a pod, but it makes a world of difference in the quality of Dragon Naturally Speaking dictation. (Without a pod, you're relying on your computer's sound card to provide amplification. Generally speaking, sound cards in most desktops and laptops are very poor at handling microphone input, and are much better at playing music and game sounds.) BTW: Microphone positioning is everything when it comes to speech recognition. The mouthpiece must be moved away from your mouth -- I position it about 2 to 3 inches to the right of my mouth to avoid breath sounds and noises that confuse Dragon.
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No where near as robust as Siri. Windows 8 has speech recognition, but for me it's more frustration than useful.
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I just called Nuance Communications (makers of the Dragon Naturally Speaking software) and they recommended this recorder for the Dragon 12 Premium edition.
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I use it for Dragon speaking. It has good quality sound. For gaming you might want a full headset for stereo sound though.
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Not certain, but I believe this item is English only. Dragon may have transcription software for other languages, but you should check the Dragon website. Good luck.
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It is a cheap microphone, and while it isn't ideal for anything to present, it picks up pronunciations fairly well. If this is all you'll need it for, it will be a good deal, but I'd get something more high-quality if I were to use it for other purposes.
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This works with Dragon Naturally Speaking PREMIUM. That's why I bought the PREMIUM. You can record on this and then feed it to Dragon. But in addtion, this recorder has proved to be invaluable in taping conference call meetings. I bought a mic for it that you put in your ear (and plug into the recorder) and then put your headset over it. It works beautifully if you get the phone call mic (about $16). It has helped so much in preparing minutes after an hour call with 16 different people giving information on numerous topics. I love this recorder. It can't understand the voice of others, so I just use it for phone calls to listen back myself. But for Dragon Premium it works great in picking up your voice. So you can record things on the go, and plug into your computer later.