I would recommend running Dragon only on a computer that has been designed
and tested for very low 'electronic noise'.
iANASYST and MicroLink are well aware of the importance of this and take
trouble to ensure that the laptops & desktops they supply have minimal
'electronic noise'. If this level is high then the software cannot readily
differentiate between the auditory input and its own noise. Bit like trying
to follow a conversation in a noisy pub.
David
David Grant, PhD., Chartered Psychologist
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3 Rosebank Road
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>From: Michael Trott <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: digital audio notes and transcription
>Date: Thu, Sep 26, 2002, 7:23 pm
>
>In a message dated 26/09/02 12:46:37 GMT Daylight Time, [log in to unmask]
>writes:
>
><< Unlike contributors to another thread on this list, I have found
> Dragon takes a lot of training to get anything like a useable level of
> accuracy, particularly if you are a using a highly technical or
> specialist vocabulary. >>
>
>I have Dragon 5 on a 1Ghz laptop and it seems to give almost perfect accuracy
>anywhere I demonstrate it, regardless of the room accoustics and despite
>minimal training (one reading of the one training text). However, I also have
>Dragon 6 installed on a fixed location desktop that is much faster and has
>more memory and it is very unreliable despite fixed location, longer training.
>Anyone else found similar problems? If not I can only guess that the
>microphone is inadequate.
>
>Mick Trott
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