Dragon NaturallySpeaking erratic behaviour
Submitted by Nigel on Wed, 02/24/2010 - 23:27.
Why is it so hard to learn how to use Dragon NaturallySpeaking? I find some days I get 99% and others I get 93% or less. What can I do to correct this problem. The sound quality of my microphone seems to be good as the signal to noise ratio is on average between 23 and 26 and the yellow line is minimal. I have a Plantronics 550 USB microphone. Can you please give me some tips on what I can do to correct this problem. I don't work in a noisy environment, so the noise is not a problem. I have a quad core 9300, with 4 GB of RAM, and I am running Windows 7. My USB microphone is plugged into the back of the computer.I use Dragon NaturallySpeaking preferred edition.
Anybody's help would be appreciated, thanks Nigel.
Nigel wrote: Why is it so
Why is it so hard to learn how to use Dragon NaturallySpeaking?
How long did it take you to learn your native language? SR software mimics that complexity.
I find some days I get 99% and others I get 93% or less. What can I do to correct this problem.
Assuming your audio input is consistently good, the variation is probably due to the operator's performance. Do you notice a correlation between accuracy and stress -- for example, does it get worse when you're in a hurry, or late in the day? Etc.
The sound quality of my microphone seems to be good as the signal to noise ratio is on average between 23 and 26 and the yellow line is minimal. I have a Plantronics 550 USB microphone.
The SNR is NOT correlated to accuracy -- rather that test is more of a Pass/Fail criterion. Anything above some minimal level is roughly the same. The minimal level is at least as low as 18 based on my experience.
Can you please give me some tips on what I can do to correct this problem. I don't work in a noisy environment, so the noise is not a problem. I have a quad core 9300, with 4 GB of RAM, and I am running Windows 7. My USB microphone is plugged into the back of the computer.I use Dragon NaturallySpeaking preferred edition.
Anybody's help would be appreciated, thanks Nigel.
A steady, measured dictation pace and tone should help. Have you provided samples of typical writing via voctools.exe (in the DNS folder) so that it can learn your writing style? Correct by means of phrases rather than single words, that is, select a group of words that contain an error to correct. The selection should approximate a "natural" grouping that is likely to recur in your dictation so that DNS "learns" the context of the word.
Beyond on those suggestions, further feedback depends on your providing more detailed examples of typical problems you encounter.
HTH,
Bruce