vista speech recognition training
Submitted by rselby on Thu, 10/18/2007 - 12:33.
I have Vista Home Basic running on my computer. I opened the Speech recognition program and did the voice training but I have been disappointed with the results. I read on another site (http://blogs.msdn.com/robch/default.aspx) that the program is capable of good results. It seems to me that part of the problem is that when I try to extend the voice training I get the same script as previously.
Is there a way to give the program extra training or is the version of Vista too basic or is my microphone (Logitech desktop) at fault?
Rob Selby
rselby wrote: I have Vista
I have Vista Home Basic running on my computer. I opened the Speech recognition program and did the voice training but I have been disappointed with the results. I read on another site (http://blogs.msdn.com/robch/default.aspx) that the program is capable of good results. It seems to me that part of the problem is that when I try to extend the voice training I get the same script as previously.
Is there a way to give the program extra training or is the version of Vista too basic or is my microphone (Logitech desktop) at fault?
Windows® Speech Recognition is highly accurate with the single training session and should be more than sufficient to receive good accuracy.
There are several things you can do to improve accuracy. The first thing to do is to look at your microphone and sound card. If either or both are not passing high-quality audio, the software will find it difficult to figure out the word you are speaking from the background and electronic noise. CLICK HERE to see our eMicrophones product comparison page. It is broken down into convenient groups by the style of the microphone (headset, handheld, wireless etc.). We recommend a USB microphone or microphone with a USB Soundpod (an external sound card that does not pick up electronic noise from within the computer enclosure). This will assure you the best audio input.
I have several suggestions to make your transition to Speech Recognition more fruitful:
1. Read, "Key Steps to High Speech Recognition Accuracy" at:
http://www.emicrophones.com/docDetails.asp?DocumentID=38
2. Go to our Links/Articles page at:
http://www.emicrophones.com/articles/index.asp
Listen to the three sound files on How to Sound and How Not to Sound. Essentially, it may be continuous speech, but it is not conversational speech you need to master. Each word must be enunciated clearly. Speaking in phrases, helps the system because the system is listening not only for the sounds of words but comparing each word to words before and after for context clues.
3. When you begin to make corrections, make corrections within the context of at least one other word. This is because speech recognition software not only listens to the sounds of words but compares each word in the context of the surrounding words. This will improve the speech profile as you work and will increase the probability that the word will be recognized correctly the next time you speak it.
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Martin Markoe, eMicrophones, Inc.
The best microphones for Speech Recognition
Read, "Key Steps to High Speech Reco
The main problem is your
The main problem is your Logitech desktop microphone. There is no such thing as a great over-the-counter speech recognition microphone from places like CompUSA, Best Buy, CDW, Staples etc… and over-the-counter desktop microphones are the worst. For a list of acceptable to professional quality microphones and soundcards check out our Microphone Comparison Matrix . Don't forget that the soundcard is 50% of your speech recognition equation. Integrated soundcards nearly always produce substandard results while external USB soundcards and various PCI soundcards such as Sound Blaster cards produce stellar results. Your speech recognition software can only be as strong as its weakest link.
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