Movies on wearing and using microphones
Submitted by Martin Markoe on Fri, 01/12/2007 - 11:50.
eMicrophones receives several calls a week from customers wishing to know the correct method for wearing or using a certain type of microphone. We created short movies to answer these questions. Click the links below to go to the page for the microphone. Then click the picture of the handsome man to see how to wear or use different types of microphones for speech recognition.
Martin Markoe, eMicrophones, Inc.
Wearing the Sennheiser Headset with glasses.
Positioning the Wireless Samson Airline 77 headset.
Click here to see the ideal position for the Philips SpeechMike when dictating.
Marty, What a great
Marty,
What a great idea!
Bruce
Marty, This is very
Marty,
This is very helpful to new users.
One comment about the Phillips Speechmike:
I have been using this for a number of years with ViaVoice. It it is extremely successful, but can be tiring for one's arm when dictating long documents. My answer was to get the Balanced Spring Microphone Arm from Martin Markoe of eMicrophones, Inc., and I made a holder for the Speechmike from a sheet of plastic, and this attaches to the microphone arm. The description as to how to make it is at http://www.speechcomputing.com/node/167 .
Therefore when I'm dictating long documents, I simply put the microphone into the holder, place it 2-3 inches from my mouth, and I am hands-free enabling me to look up files and etc.
As regards eliminating background noise, the Speechmike is very successful in this regard, and in addition, in ViaVoice, the background acoustic environment can be adjusted to suit the background environment. I often use it on my laptop with the television on.
Quentin
crivon1 wrote: As regards
As regards eliminating background noise, the Speechmike is very successful in this regard
I agree with you on this important point. We believe the Philips SpeechMike works well in up to moderate typical noise. We define this as music or people talking in the background or phones ringing. When people complain that the Philips SpeechMike is not noise canceling, I believe it is because they have not used it properly. First of all, it should be held something similar to the movie, the microphone element level with one's chin while you talk straight ahead. Also, we think is very important to run an Audio Setup when starting dictation for the day and especially as your voice or background noise levels change during the course of the day.
Martin
Martin, The real reason
Martin,
The real reason why people may fail with Speechmike is their inability to keep the microphone in a constant correct position, usually caused by dropping their arm without noticing it. It is important that one's elbow of the mike supporting hand is supported, preferably, by the armrest of a chair, which will keep in a constant position.
As regards using the audio set up, this may have to be adjusted from time to time during any particular part of the day, as it is rarely that the microphone is held in the same position at all times, and also the pitch of one's voice can change, usually upwards, as the day wears on, dropping as one gets tired. I would think this latter would apply to any microphone.
Quentin