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Mnpaul

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4. It could be a microphone problem as well

Reply to ManiacJoe (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 16, 2013, 07:41 PM

Mar 2013

Last edited Sat Mar 16, 2013, 10:46 PM - Edit history (1)

You really need a good quality microphone. That little pinhole one on a laptop just isn't going to cut it. That is why Dragon includes one in their premium packages.

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Speech Recognition doesn't work correctly. [View all] patricia92243 Mar 2013 OP

Heavy accents can confuse speech recognition algorithms. ManiacJoe Mar 2013 #1

I used to use dragon software Melissa G Mar 2013 #2

You're right - I got what I paid for. Spent two hours getting it to say "hello" :) patricia92243 Mar 2013 #3

It could be a microphone problem as well Mnpaul Mar 2013 #4

Tried Hubby's headset - didn't make one bit of difference. I still think it is my accent - I have patricia92243 Mar 2013 #5

Probably is your accent. I have a Southern accent too--every time I take a trip people notice that raccoon Mar 2013 #6