VoiceMatic for best performance
Not all microphones are made equal. Most of them are for music. Few for speech; a much smaller market.
For this reason, SpeechWare has been developping and improving its award-winning VoiceMatic audio chipset for its speech recognition microphones well over 10 years now!
Human voice significantly deteriorates with distance and ambient noise. Effective noise reduction becomes then of paramount importance for perfect dictation.
This is why speech recognition software like Dragon NaturallySpeaking or Fusion Narrate theoretically works best with a good headset or handheld microphone at close distance. For instance, the leading but rather expensive Philips Speechmike or Nuance Powermic.
However, permanently wearing or holding a device while dictating; not having both hands free and frequently recharging wireless microphones is a rather uncomfortable proposition for many doctors and professionals. Nor to mention the unhealthy exposure to Bluetooth or similar radiations for long hours of dictation in some cases!
But, what about if you pick-up, process and extract only human speech out of a sound signal with a proprietary audio chipset providing powerful Digital Sound Processing (DSP), Automatic Gain Control (AGC) and Speech Equalization (EQ) for maximum noise cancellation, high and low noise filtering and exceptional voice or speech clarity?
Minimal dictation distance and background noise will not become the most hindering or limiting factors for speech recognition anymore. Fast processing, no latency, cristal clear audio and maximum accuracy in all environments is then possible!
In fact, the combination of DSP, EQ & AGC provides our USB microphones and USB audio adapters for analog headsets with self adjusting input, whatever the dictation distance.
It also delivers instant, no latency transcription, perfect recognition accuracy up to 50 cm (20″) or more, comparable to that of the best close-range headsets or handheld devices available --at even a cheaper price!
Besides, our proprietary chipset also support the Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking and Fusion Narrate hot keys for microphone control, with our dedicated Push to Lock (PTL) and Push to Talk (PTT) buttons in the USB TableMikes.
In a nutshell, with the VoiceMatic chipset of our SpeechWare USB microphones and USB adapters, it is possible to dictate nearby the Niagara Falls with cristal clear voice quality and accuracy --while keeping both hands-free, not having to recharge or even expose yourself to probably risky radiations of any type.
What an amazing change for professional speech recognition!