VoiceDESIGNTM Hardware Recommendations

To get optimum usage out of VoiceDESIGNTM there are several guidelines you
should follow concerning your audio hardware.

SELECT A HIGH QUALITY MICROPHONE!!

The microphone you use has a major impact on your voice recognition accuracy.

We recommend several different headsets:

The highest quality and accuracy that we have found is with the NoisebusterTM
Headset by NCT.  It has an active noise cancellation circuit that drastically reduces
background noise from your speech input.  We highly recommend these headsets for
the serious VoiceDESIGNTM user.  Contact Parametric Solutions Inc. to get
information about obtaining a pair of these high quality headsets.

The VXI Parrot 60V-20 headset is also a high quality headset that works well.
This one also includes the capability to use your telephone with the headset.

Other low cost headsets that will work well are the Labtec C-322 and
the Andrea ANC-550.

We do not recommend the use of open air microphones. These tend to pick up
to much background noise which lowers the voice recognition accuracy.
 

USE PSI'S VOICE STATION TO CONTROL YOUR AUDIO ENVIRONMENT!

One of the problems of voice recognition is regulating the audio environment.
By this we mean avoiding your microphone picking up unwanted sounds such as others
talking, pages over the intercom system, telephones ringing and so on.  PSI has
developed the VoiceSTATIONTM, a device which lets you filter out these unwanted
noises with the simple click of a mouse button.  This lets you control the audio
environment and eliminate recognition errors from unwanted sounds.
Contact Parametric Solutions to find out information on how to obtain your
own VoiceSTATIONTM.