[MV] Re: Microphones for iListen/some thoughts

[T. Patrick Henebry]

>As an invalid with limited use of my hands, correction is difficult
>for me, so therefore why it accuracy is very important. Given my
>system - G4 PowerBook, 667 MHz, USB, 512 Mb RAM, running OS X 10.2.6 -
>and my speech recognition software of choice - iListen 1.6 - which
>would be the highest quality microphone that you could recommend which
>would be available in Australia if possible?

Erika,

If I may chime in here, as a user of iListen 1.6 I can tell you from 
experience that you get *much* better accuracy with iListen if you 
*do not* use either the NC-7100 or any of the ANC series microphones 
by Andrea Electronics. I have used both over extended periods, and 
they do not work well with iListen.

If you can get them I highly recommend one of the VXi TalkPro models 
connected to an Andrea Electronics USB pod. (Stay away from the VXi 
Parrott microphones.)

I too have problems with my hands (in my case due to Cerebral Palsy) 
so I know how important recognition accuracy is.

I don't know if there is a localized Australian version of 1.6 
available yet; but the hands-free correction features in the 1.6 US 
version work quite well. Take a look at the PDF titled "iListen 1.6 
Manual Addendum".
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T. Patrick Henebry