I don't know if it ever hit the market or if it never got off the ground,
but I remember hearing that Behringer made one called the ULM100 that was
supposed to be USB and wireless. I haven't yet found it available anywhere,
but not sure how much background something like that would pick up because
it's probably made more for recording than anything, but $99 isn't too bad
if it was available.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alex Hall" <mehg...@gmail.com>
To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 7:16 PM
Subject: Re: good wireless mic for dictation?
Unfortunately, due to physical limitations, the client must have either a
wireless microphone or a laptop with a wired microphone, and the wireless
option would be much cheaper and easier. I saw many mics listed on Dragon's
website as having good dictation, and they were all wireless, so I'm hoping
that the right mic will work. As I said, I'd like to use a USB mic, but that
is simply impossible in this situation, unfortunately. The IVX mics I'm
looking at offer an in-home free trial, so that, coupled with the voice
prompts and 94% cancellation of background noise (so they claim), makes this
a ver attractive option. Plus, this model is not $300 to $500 like many I
saw while researching, and I'd like to keep costs down for the client if I
can. Finally, this model offers 20 hours of talk time, which is remarkable
in a bluetooth audio device. I have no experience in microphones at all, so
was hoping people knew of some good ones or some to stay away from as I
decide on a recommendation to give the client.
On Aug 27, 2013, at 3:57 PM, Sean Paul <newsandtraf...@aol.com> wrote:
Oh, &, yes. I did notice your subject line here. However, I'd totally
agree with Ricardo here. Wireless mics are worthless when it comes to
dictation. There is to much noise in them, to much background noise which
will cause most dictation to be lost & have to be done over & over again.
Unless you're willing to spend 1000 1500 dollars on a good set of wireless
mics, don't waist your time with them.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Sean Paul" <newsandtraf...@aol.com>
To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 15:50
Subject: Re: good wireless mic for dictation?
I'm assuming that since you asked this question on this list, we're
talking about a Mac user? I'd suggest an Audio Technica ATR2100 Mic. This
mic is a very good quality mic for not alot of buck. In fact, this is the
mic which has made waves in the podcast community over the last year or
so. In fact, I've taken to using it as a mic in my home studio for
recording my news & traffic reports as well as in the field for
conducting interviews with, which are aired on 4 radio stations. For
dictation, you're really interested in a dynamic mic, this sort of mic is
one which you'll need to talk directly in to commonly used in the
broadcast industry, this sort of mic cuts out background noise, around
you noise. verses what a normal USB mic is which is a condenser mic.
Condensers are mostly used in larger invernments for grabbing a greater
amount of ambiance & noise during a broadcast. &, they're also less
expensive to manufacturer. Not going to go more overboard in technical
specs of mics than that. If you're more interested, you're more than
welcome to write me off list. Also, if you're interested in hearing this
mic in action. You may also write me as well. Yes, the neat thing about
the 2100 is that it is both a USB & an XLR connection mic & both can be
in use at the same time. Also, the mic comes with a headphone jack on
it's bottom/back for monitoring your output audio if not being run
through a mixer. I'd bring this mic to any mic fight & put it up against
any of the big boys from Heil, Sure or Electro-Voice. No, I don't sell
these mics or work for Audio Technica in any way. I just like this mic at
its price point. Which is now down to around 40 dollars on Amazon. Put a
good pop filter on it as you should with any dynamic mic & you're off &
running.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Hall" <mehg...@gmail.com>
To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2013 17:58
Subject: OT: good wireless mic for dictation?
Hi all,
I am working with someone who uses Dragon on a daily basis, but has only
a bluetooth headset meant for a phone. Needless to say, Dragon does not
do well with this low-quality mic, so I'm hoping to suggest a better one.
Ideally, it would be either bluetooth or RF, include one or two speakers,
and have voice prompts. I am leaning toward the Blue Parrot, since it has
A2DP, voice prompts, a single button, and good range, plus is relatively
inexpensive and has a score of 4 from Nuance. However, I am quite happy
to take other recommendations for good microphones that do
noise-canceling, are wireless headsets, and, if possible, have voice
prompts. This is a bit off-topic, I realize, but I know some of you do a
lot of dictation so I figured here was a good place to ask this. Also, I
am hoping to one day convert this person to the Mac, so there's that. :)
Thanks for any advice.
Have a great day,
Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini)
mehg...@gmail.com
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