What's the best microphone for Dragon 10? Any suggestions?
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The best microphone I've used with Dragon is the Sennheiser ME3 (or ME-3). This headset has amazing noise cancellation capabilities, and is fairly comfortable when worn for a long time (you really need good noise cancellation to avoid confusing Dragon). The only issue is that the ME-3 is rather pricey -- about $135 on Amazon. A good alternative to the ME-3 is the Radio Shack 33-3012 "Headset Microphone with Gooseneck Boom", which is less than $25 but performs nearly as well as the Sennheiser (this microphone is a virtual clone of the Sennheiser). In fact, I routinely use my Radio Shack and leave my expensive Sennheiser in the box the 33-3012 came in! The Radio Shack microphone includes a long cord extension with an on/off switch, something that is missing from the Sennheiser. Any microphone is going to work best with a "USB sound pod" device. A sound pod is an "active" device that accepts the 1/8" male plug on most headset style microphones and plugs into any USB port on your computer. It works as an amplifier (I guess) and provides a much, much better signal than any consumer-quality microphone. I use a VXI "Translator" pod I got from emicrophones.com, but the Andrea units are also reputed to be good. Plan to spend about $40 to $60 for a pod, but it makes a world of difference in the quality of Dragon Naturally Speaking dictation. (Without a pod, you're relying on your computer's sound card to provide amplification. Generally speaking, sound cards in most desktops and laptops are very poor at handling microphone input, and are much better at playing music and game sounds.) BTW: Microphone positioning is everything when it comes to speech recognition. The mouthpiece must be moved away from your mouth -- I position it about 2 to 3 inches to the right of my mouth to avoid breath sounds and noises that confuse Dragon.
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I have no experience with Dragon or voice recognition software, sorry I can't help you there. I'll try testing it though.
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There is a "aux in" plug in the back so seems like any plug in mic should work.
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I don't use Dragon, but this is a very clear, high quality headset. I think it would work with speech recognition software, no problem.
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The Sony MDR10RDC, which I have, does not have a microphone. The MDR10RNC does have a microphone, which is android and iphone compatible. Otherwise they have the same noise canceling and sound capabilities. If you want to answer a phone call while you are listening to music then the 10RNC is the one to get. Since I have not used the 10RNC I can only rely on the specification, which says that you need to download the android Smartkey app to setup the microphone functionality. If you have an iPad, iPod or iPhone you would want to get the 10RNCIP, which also has an inline microphone. This is just my best opinion. I hope it helps.
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Buy the excelvan condenser mic works well for android and cheaper i believe
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Yes. I just bought it for exactly that purpose because Nuance's website has this rated as one of their best performing digital recorders with Dragon Naturally Speaking. Google "Nuance hardware compatibility list" and you can read their recommendations. I tested the DVT1000 last night with Dragon Naturally Speaking Premium 12 (Academic Version) and after doing the required setup, I was amazed at how well it performed. Super accurate. I recommend it.
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I could not get it to work, but that may have been my own inexperience rather than product issues. I did purchase a Calisto headset which did work well with dragon. I also use it to talk to my wife on the cell phone. The Calisto headset has a better microphone and noise canceling than my cell phone's microphone. I'd give the Calisto a close look.
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The computer specs are those which Dragon requires for a PC. The Mac version has a different name. It is the standard version that you get, I got 12 or 12.5 a few months ago, 13 came out the end of 2014. If you already have dragon you can get the recorder without it. You use the usb to transfer the recorder files to your pc than use them after that download. The recorder doesn't need a different mic other than the one it comes with and is embedded in the recorder.
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I use sennheiser ME66 in it. Most short shotgun microphones will work with this blimp.
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I am currently using the spark by blue microphones it works great ad it's not to expensive, the boss has phantom power so the choices are endless!!
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if you want to get a mic that works with iphone look at the Blue Microphones Mikey 2.0 or rode smartlav
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According to the owners manual for your device, the ECM-DS70P should work just fine. I get very good results using this microphone with other recorders, and according to the published information, you should get good results once you have made all the adjustments to your record levels.
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Its been a while since I purchased this great mic but I don't remember any additional software coming with the unit. I discovered that when I used this microphone I could make speech recognition software like 'Dragon Naturally Speaking' function as advertised. Previously I gave up trying to use the app because it just didn't function properly and was very frustrating. I use 'Gold Wave' for all my sound editing work; I'm pretty sure there's a freeware version, stripped own of course, but I paid the $50 for the license to use the 'full boat' version. Its extremely versatile and doesn't really have much of a learning curve for its basic functions. Its been a while since I purchased this great mic but I don't remember any additional software coming with the unit. I discovered that when I used this microphone I could make speech recognition software like 'Dragon Naturally Speaking' function as advertised. Previously I gave up trying to use the app because it just didn't function properly and was very frustrating. I use 'Gold Wave' for all my sound editing work; I'm pretty sure there's a freeware version, stripped own of course, but I paid the $50 for the license to use the 'full boat' version. Its extremely versatile and doesn't really... » Read More Its been a while since I purchased this great mic but I don't remember any additional software coming with the unit. I discovered that when I used this microphone I could make speech recognition software like 'Dragon Naturally Speaking' function as advertised. Previously I gave up trying to use the app because it just didn't function properly and was very frustrating. I use 'Gold Wave' for all my sound editing work; I'm pretty sure there's a freeware version, stripped own of course, but I paid the $50 for the license to use the 'full boat' version. Its extremely versatile and doesn't really have much of a learning curve for its basic functions. « Show Less
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With that high end camera i would go with mic with xlr. I got the neewer 14.37 Works great.
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Note that the microphone ports on the side are two XLR plugs. Any professional mic will work. I got exceptional results with RODE NTG-2 and NTG-3 on a boom. Sennheiser lavs sounded good but the noise floor had a bit of hiss that was not present using the boom microphones. I find my results with the recorder are getting better and better as I get to know it.
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Guys I just bought the zi6 and realized that the sound qualify wasn't very good so thinking about returning it and buying the zi8. What would you be the best microphone to buy if I'm doing some recordings for youtube and sound qualify is pretty important? Something that allows you to be 8 feet from the camera and still have good sound quality. Maybe a lapel mic?What do you recommend?