Hi
I have the ESS chip and it seems to work fine on my PIII500 for DNS4, but
generally for laptops (where it's often found) we tend to recommend a USB
microphone for voice recognition just to be on the safe side. Seem to get
the best results with this. ESS is definitely not SB compatible if you try
to do more complex audio stuff using Soundblaster specifics and need to
bypass DirectX drivers e.g. using another operating system (speaking
wearing my other hat involved in computer-
audio sampling/sequencing).
Regards
Ian Francis
On 31 Aug 2001, at 9:05, spk2wrt@phoenix.edc.org wrote:
>
> Claims by manufacturers that their products are "compatible" is often
> simply a sales pitch. If there are performance problems as you describe,
> then the technology is, by definition, not "compatible". Compatibility
is,
> in any case, the wrong word. We are not talking about the board/chips
being
> compatible with SoundBlaster technology but about them being "technically
> equivalent".
>
> The answer to your question is that they cannot make such a claim of
> compatibility but, as ever, the computer industry has no proper policing
of
> such claims. "SoundBlaster compatibility" is in any case not an official
> measure.
>
> With kind regards
>
> Dr Peter S Kelway
> Words Worldwide Limited
>
> e-mail: md@keyspell.com
> web: www.keyspell.com
> tel: 07980-177390
> fax: 01661-822777
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <spk2wrt@phoenix.edc.org>
> To: <spk2wrt@phoenix.edc.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 5:16 PM
> Subject: Re: "SoundBlaster compatible"
>
>
> >
> > I'm not sure what you mean by "no list serve messages with this subject
> > heading.."
> >
> > Anyway, what I am referring to is standard sound systems that ship with
> > computer manufacturers. For example ESS, AC '97 and SoundMax. I
> believe
> > that these are two chip sound systems that are integrated "on the
board."
> > Manufacturers claim that these are "Sound Blaster compatible" but our
> > experience has been that they provide inferior results when it comes to
> > speech recognition as opposed to using a PCI Sound Blaster card.
> >
> > My question is, how can they claim to be "Sound Blaster compatible" if
> they
> > don't provide the same performance as a true Sound Blaster card? I
hope
> > this makes sense.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Mark Loeffler
> > Assistive Technology Engineer
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: spk2wrt@phoenix.edc.org
[mailto:spk2wrt@phoenix.edc.org]
> > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 2:35 PM
> > To: spk2wrt@phoenix.edc.org
> > Subject: Re: "SoundBlaster compatible"
> >
> >
> > What is this referring to, please? And who are you? I have no list
serve
> > messages with this subject heading.
> >
> > With kind regards
> >
> > Dr Peter S Kelway
> > Words Worldwide Limited
> >
> > e-mail: md@keyspell.com
> > web: www.keyspell.com
> > tel: 07980-177390
> > fax: 01661-822777
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <spk2wrt@phoenix.edc.org>
> > To: <spk2wrt@phoenix.edc.org>
> > Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 9:35 PM
> > Subject: "SoundBlaster compatible"
> >
> >
> > >
> > > What exactly does this mean? If this true then any "Sound Blaster
> > > compatible" sound card should work with NaturallySpeaking. Correct?
I
> > > don't
> > > think so. :)
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ____________________________________________________________
>
>
>
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