[MV] Re: Questions on customising VV

[Camner]

on 5/30/03 7:17 AM, Charlie Moody at shaman at mac.com wrote:

> Frankly, I had no idea that audio setup was so regular a part of using
> VV - thanks for the heads-up!
> 
> I may have left an erroneous impression w/ my question:  I am not
> looking for a 'set-&-forget' solution on the sound profile "issue".  I
> find that, after working with & correcting VV in loud circumstances for
> several sessions (& accompanying voice-model updates), and establishing
> improved accuracy, then when I shift to working in a quiet office (w
> audio set-up), the accuracy deteriorates;  I then have to re-train it
> to resotre accuracy to what had been achieved in the other sound
> environment.
> 
> My worry is that, by training and re-training a single model in both
> environments, I may be (in effect) corrupting the model;  certainly it
> is redundant, irritating & time-consuming.  In other words, I see the
> wisdom of having 2 voice models, and I'm all for it.
> 
> All I was trying to do was / is figure out how to have a second voice
> model without having to go through reading those damn' stories again,
> et cetera, et cetera.
> 
> Since I haven't tried to set up a second voice model, perhaps I'm
> merely jumping to conclusions, assuming the worst.  Does adding a voice
> model involve starting entirely from scratch?
> 
> 
I believe so.  While one could "cheat" and make a copy of the 1st voice
model, what would be the point?  It would defeat the purpose of having both
a "loud" and "soft" model.  Starting from scratch is the best way.

(BTW, having had VV since the poorly implemented version 1, I practically
know the damn stories by heart!).