Voice recognition - what's the best microphone?

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Voice recognition - what's the best microphone?

I've been trying an old one that came with IBM ViaVoice about ten years
ago - but it's a bit iffy.
 
Chris said:
Voice recognition - what's the best microphone?

I've been trying an old one that came with IBM ViaVoice about ten years
ago - but it's a bit iffy.
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Get yourself a nice boom mic setup. Boom mics are the best for voive
recognition.

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Chris said:
Voice recognition - what's the best microphone?

I've been trying an old one that came with IBM ViaVoice about ten years
ago - but it's a bit iffy.
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Unless you want to spend a lot of money on professional gear, the best
desktop mic you can get is the Logitech USB mic. The sound with VoIP
programs like Skype or when using a webcam is excellent - much better than
any mic that connects to the sound card. I would think that the sound would
therefore be great with voice recognition too.

http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/webcam_communications/microphones/devices/221&cl=gb,en

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Voice recognition - what's the best microphone?

I've been trying an old one that came with IBM ViaVoice about ten
years ago - but it's a bit iffy.
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"Best" is debatable

But look for powered mics and stay away from ones you need to plug into
the MIC Input. Use the LINE IN input.

Or find a USB Mic (they are usually powered).

Also correctly placing the MIC is very important.
 
Dave said:
I don't know about best, but you should use a headset boom mike, not a
tabletop mike.
To be consistent, the mic has to be at a consistent distance from your
mouth.

http://www.speechrecsolutions.com/microphone_selection_guide.htm#beginner
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I've got quite an expensive Plantronics headset, and the sound quality on
the Logitech USB mic is much better. In fact, it sounds like it approaches
studio quality in sound recordings I have done. The range is very good, and
placement doesn't make much difference at all, while it also does not pick
up background noise. I am very impressed with mine.

There are loads of opinions on this mic on the web if you are not convinced.

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Chris said:
Voice recognition - what's the best microphone?

I've been trying an old one that came with IBM ViaVoice about ten years
ago - but it's a bit iffy.
Click to expand...

Altec-Lansing AHS515.
 
Synapse said:
I agree with you. That's good produce. I found here 'Buy the best
quality Plantronics Bluetooth Headsets with noise canceling.'
(http://www.accessorygeeks.com/plantronics-bluetooth.html).
:)
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I was actually saying how the Logitech USB desktop microphone that I have
has better sound quality than my Plantronics headset (which is also very
good).

The Logitech USB desktop microphone comes very highly recommended by me, to
anybody that needs a desktop mic. It's above Logitech's usual standard
being a high-end product, but it's relatively cheap too.

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