[Athen] Noise-Canceling Headset Mic for Dragon

[foreigntype at gmail.com]

I meant “‘carrel” not carousel! Sorry about that!!

Wink

On Tue, Nov 2, 2021 at 5:37 PM foreigntype at gmail.com <foreigntype at gmail.com>
wrote:


> Shannon,

>

> I use an Andrea Noise cancelling headset mic for use with DNS. It works

> well and is available for purchase both through Nuance and online through

> other vendors. If the environment is especially loud. the student might

> consider dictating in a carousel type spot where there is a U shaped

> screen/barrier around the desk, or they might be able to use one of the

> clear whole-face masks to block extraneous sound from the mic.

>

> Dragon is fairly forgiving if it's trained in a noisy

> environment, especially if the student is using a uni-directional mic (AKA

> a "noise cancelling" mic). It will learn to screen out some of the

> background noise. I've had students run two profiles: one for a quiet

> environment and one for a noisy one.

>

> Feel free to contact me offline if you have more questions.

>

> Wink Harner

> Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production

> The Foreign Type

>

> Portland OR

> foreigntype at gmail.com

> 480-984-0034

>

> This email was dictated using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive

> quirks, misrecognitions, or errata .

>

>

> On Tue, Nov 2, 2021 at 2:27 PM Lavey,Shannon <Shannon.Lavey at colostate.edu>

> wrote:

>

>> Hello!

>>

>>

>>

>> An individual I am working with is interested in using a noise-canceling

>> headset microphone with Dragon. Her work environment can get noisy, so she

>> is interested in headset microphone options that might not pick up as much

>> background noise when using Dragon.  Do you all have any recommendations?

>>

>>

>>

>> Thank you for the help!

>>

>>

>>

>> Shannon

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> *Shannon Lavey, MS, OTR/L, ATP*

>>

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>>

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>>

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Wink Harner Assistive Technology Consulting and Training Alternative Text
Production Portland OR. foreigntype at gmail.com 480-984-0034
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