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WMC / good news for WMC users

« on: July 02, 2010, 09:18:34 PM »

one of the developpers at VMC controller got back to me and now I know how to request songs by album, and by song title.

The request by album I will implement very soon, but the song request might take a bit longer (a week?)

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What is a good microphone for speech recognition? / Wireless headsets

« on: July 01, 2010, 07:51:14 PM »

Bluetooth is NO GOOD. Trust me. Some microphones are able to operate in another non-bluetooth mode and these headsets are called "hybrid" bluetooth. Avoid Avoid Avoid.

I have had success with both the Logitech Clearchat Wireless http://www.logitech.com/en-us/webcam-communications/internet-headsets-phones/devices/4226 : decent sound quality, but over priced (IMO) and not very comfortable on my giant head. I returned mine.

I have also had success with Plantronics 995 wireless headset. http://www.plantronics.com/north_america/en_US/products/computer/multi-use-computer-headsets/audio-995 The sound quality is similar to the logitech clearchat wireless, but they were less expensive and slightly more comfortable. I kept them, and they have gotten more comfortable over time. They are big and look stupid!

I tried a CS-55. It cost a fortune and the quality was terrible. I returned it.

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Tips for better speech accuracy / sound settings in windows

« on: July 01, 2010, 07:44:40 PM »

Quote from: matt_jackson on June 30, 2010, 02:51:31 PM

I take some question in german wmc forum about release date.
What can I say?
If nothing comes new till weekend I make a video and german manual

btw if I set my noise suppression off with my mic it bring 10% more no, no don´t hit me....

I have also noticed this.

I have found that turning off all the so called "Enhancements" such as noise suppression, echo cancellation, and beam forming yields the best results.

Beam forming should actually be really good in theory so it might be worth experimenting if you have that option, but on my setup it makes things worse.

DC offset cancellation doesn't seem to make a difference so I leave it ON.

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General Discussion / Something cool I found when coding the TTS

« on: July 01, 2010, 07:21:26 PM »

Model Talker lets (or will let?) you create your own custom TTS (Text to Speech) synthesizer. Amazing! I'm sure even I would sound better than Microsoft's Sam or Anna.
http://www.modeltalker.com/

intro text from the site:

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The ModelTalker System is a revolutionary speech synthesis software package designed to benefit people who are losing or who have already lost their ability to speak. It allows people with ALS or other conditions to use a synthetic version of their own voice for communication, or to choose a voice best suited to represent them...

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WMC / Media Center and German window names for "goto" command

« on: July 01, 2010, 08:59:46 AM »

Hi MatT, if you can translate these window names for me I'll create a custom XMLpayload for them. I notice you have poor confidence in your logs with these "bilingual" commands

Thanks

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VoxCommando Basics and Core Features / What is Prefix Mode ?

« on: June 30, 2010, 05:38:00 PM »

if you are in standby mode (yellow) you can say the prefix word before a command, and it will execute the command anyway.

Example:

Assume you have a command "play" and the prefix option is checked and is set to "sweetums"

when you are in Standby mode (yellow) and you say play, nothing happens. But if you say "sweetums play" it will play.

does that make sense?

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EventGhost / Broadcast plugin for EventGhost

« on: June 29, 2010, 02:00:43 PM »

Apichai wrote

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OK. Thanks

I am Assigned a different IP address each time I connect to the internet.(i connect directly to a modem).vox can't send command

sometimes when I restart my pc

vox can't send command

but... broadcast plugin Old Versions it's ok .vox can send command.

Apichai, could you please post the old version of the broadcast plugin here (the one that works for you)?

thanks,

J

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General Discussion / How do you use (or wish to use) VoxCommando

« on: June 29, 2010, 09:14:58 AM »

I'm just exploring the forum options. So much to do...

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VoxCommando Basics and Core Features / General questions about how to download, install, and use VoxCommando

« on: June 29, 2010, 09:07:14 AM »

totally lost? Post your questions here...

Please note that there are more specific help topics for subjects like using EventGhost, Windows Media Center etc. so please try to post in the correct spot if you have a specific problem.

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EventGhost / Vox >> EventGhost >> MediaPortal

« on: June 29, 2010, 08:26:24 AM »

Here's a good starting reference to controlling mediaPortal with EventGhost

http://www.eventghost.org/wiki_old/index.php/MediaPortalPlugin

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