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If you're having trouble with Dragon Naturally Speaking

by DonnaLeona
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I couldn't get DNS to understand what I was saying no matter how long I trained it.

So, I got a new headset after seeing great reviews on one at Amazon and now it is nearly perfect!

If you are frustrated - try this before giving up - it's exciting to have something actually work the way I hoped it would.

Warmly,
Donna Leona
#dragon #naturally #speaking #trouble
  • Profile picture of the author PrettyJenny
    Thanks, in fact that's a very helpful tip, I also have problem with DNS. Tomorrow I will go get a new headset to see if it solves the problem.
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  • Profile picture of the author Agnel
    Donna Leona, is DNS 100% accurate after getting your new headsets.
    I am asking you this question because, I got three expensive headsets and I used inside a quiet closed room, but still it is not perfect. So How long should I keep on changing headsets and training it ?.
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  • Profile picture of the author John Taylor
    Donna,

    Don't you think it would have been
    much more helpful to explain which
    headset you chose and why?

    John
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    • Profile picture of the author DonnaLeona
      Originally Posted by John Taylor View Post

      Donna,

      Don't you think it would have been
      much more helpful to explain which
      headset you chose and why?

      John
      I wasn't sure if it was ok to mention products. I got the Logitech Premium Notebook Headset. I also got the trial of Amazon Prime so I was able to get free 2 day shipping. Read the reviews and you'll see others have had good results with DNS and this headset.

      Yes, it is nearly perfect now! Be sure to add a new profile for the new headset - this is important. Then start over with the short training and do the tutorial if you haven't already.

      Hope that helps,
      Donna Leona
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  • Profile picture of the author mikeyman120
    Hello,
    My dragon Naturally speaking 10 preferred doesn't even work on my pc because it has only 1.16 Ghz and 1 Gig of ram and appaprently that's not enough for dragon. So i can't even use mine until I upgrade.

    But I will have to buy my own headset. What one did you get from amazon.

    Mike
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    • Profile picture of the author DonnaLeona
      Originally Posted by mikeyman120 View Post

      Hello,
      My dragon Naturally speaking 10 preferred doesn't even work on my pc because it has only 1.16 Ghz and 1 Gig of ram and appaprently that's not enough for dragon. So i can't even use mine until I upgrade.

      But I will have to buy my own headset. What one did you get from amazon.

      Mike
      I'm using a netbook with 1 Gig of ram and it works fine. My netbook is the hp mini.

      Donna Leona
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      • Profile picture of the author ExRat
        Hi,

        Plantronics DSP100 works nice for me (99% of the time).

        My DNS really struggles with the word 'thumb'. You can see and hear it trying really hard to understand me. Sometimes it throws out three words for it - (THUMB you idiot!)

        My neighbours must wonder what the hell I'm doing as I keep repeating 'thumb' in an increasingly authoritative manner, in order to try and train it.

        Perhaps I should just add it manually to the word browser :rolleyes:
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      • Profile picture of the author ppc4profit
        Sometimes the issues in interpretation can also be caused by your soundcard.

        Using the same headset microphone and the same version of DNS on two separate computers gives me different results.

        When I first purchased I installed it on a new laptop (ample power and RAM) but got poor results.

        After 2 weeks of bad results I then installed the software onto a lower powered desktop and got excellent results immediately. The only meaningful difference was that the desktop computer had a better soundcard ( nothing earth shattering mind you)
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  • Profile picture of the author GeorgR.
    Originally Posted by DonnaLeona View Post

    I couldn't get DNS to understand what I was saying no matter how long I trained it.

    So, I got a new headset after seeing great reviews on one at Amazon and now it is nearly perfect!

    If you are frustrated - try this before giving up - it's exciting to have something actually work the way I hoped it would.

    Warmly,
    Donna Leona
    i have a cheap wireless xbox headset, and i have an accent. I only did a few training lessons....but it works better than expected and i can actually talk fast. I need to train it more, but its an interesting way to write articles.
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    • Profile picture of the author ExRat
      Hi ppc4profit,

      After 2 weeks of bad results I then installed the software onto a lower powered desktop and got excellent results immediately. The only meaningful difference was that the desktop computer had a better soundcard ( nothing earth shattering mind you)
      Interesting to note that their over-enthusiastic license verification system didn't assume you were a thief and deny your registration... Be careful if you change it again.
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Tracey
    I tried with the normal sound card and I got reasonable accuracy
    I then got a ubs converter for my microphone and the results were phenomenal and this with a relatively cheap logitech dialog 812 headset

    The microphone that came with 9.5 preferred didn't work all that well.

    The other thing I've found is that you have to dictate at least a sentence at a time and then you have a decent chance of Dragon picking the correct word from like sounding ones.

    Michael
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    • Profile picture of the author ExRat
      Hi Michael,

      The other thing I've found is that you have to dictate at least a sentence at a time and then you have a decent chance of Dragon picking the correct word from like sounding ones.
      That seems obvious now, but....duh! Great tip, thanks.

      Yes, a USB headset is necessary.
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