shotgun & array microphones for speech recognition

**kykeon** · 02-03-2005, 01:33 AM

Has anyone here experimented with professional shotgun microphones for speech recognition? I'm considering buying this microphone: Audio-Technica AT835B Short Shotgun Condenser Microphone (http://www.fullcompass.com/Products/pages/SKU--23740/)

I believe I can achieve far better results with this mic in a noisy room. I actually plan to use this mic for my home jukebox system (and later in a car system.) The current mics I'm using do work pretty well though. In a car the crown pzm-10 and pzm-11 mic's work pretty well even while on the freeway with a moderate amount of road noise. With the crown mic's I can control my jukebox from 20 feet away with high accuracy in a quiet room. My headset microphone (parrot talkpro) works even better with lots of road noise and the stereo turned up.

I'm also considering buying this microphone - Acoustic Magic (http://www.acousticmagic.com/products/)

Does anyone know which mic might be better in a noisy environment, e.g. human speech, tv, ect.

Thanks,
Jeff
IntelligentJukebox.com

**0l33l** · 02-03-2005, 01:41 AM

Hmmm. I get great results with my Logitech MIC, even when I have rap music playing. I've got the noise-canceling non-usb Logitech MIC.

BTW: What language is your software written in?

**hd54321** · 02-03-2005, 01:51 AM

do a search here - someone once posted a link to an online shop with microphones specifically designed for in-car use. The mics cost about $100, but they were supposed to be the more expensive array-type microphones. They were designed to be used as an OEM by car manufacturers for their own in-car communications setups and clipped right onto your sun visor or built into the headliner/dash.

Good luck.

-HD

**0l33l** · 02-03-2005, 02:21 AM

Originally Posted by hd54321

do a search here - someone once posted a link to an online shop with microphones specifically designed for in-car use. The mics cost about $100, but they were supposed to be the more expensive array-type microphones. They were designed to be used as an OEM by car manufacturers for their own in-car communications setups and clipped right onto your sun visor or built into the headliner/dash.

Good luck.

-HD

$100 for a mic? Are they made of gold or something? My logitech cost me $20. The USB version runs for $30. If you place the MIC in the right spot then al should be well, otherwise it will either pick up too much road or speaker noise.

**Synerynx** · 06-27-2008, 10:04 PM

depends on how loud your car is... I have not been able to get my cheap directional mic to work in the car, though it works fine 5 feet away in a quiet room.

**Caelric** · 06-27-2008, 10:07 PM

You do know that the post you replied to is over 3 years old?

**ThunderStick** · 07-05-2008, 09:49 AM

http://store.mp3car.com/Andrea_Super..._p/com-054.htm
I use the andrea sound beam mic, it works fairly well. The key to using a mic for in car use is to have a push to talk button or a button you have to push in order to make the mic listen. I believe this is what ford did with it's sync system. Otherwise your computer will get confused and may here things when it is not supposed to.

**Woofnstuff** · 07-05-2008, 06:43 PM

Originally Posted by 0l33l

$100 for a mic? Are they made of gold or something? My logitech cost me $20.

sorry i LOLed

a good shotgun mic starts at about $1k and goes up

but for car use.. $100 i wouldnt class as too much..if it works well.

**Synerynx** · 07-07-2008, 03:04 AM

Originally Posted by ThunderStick

http://store.mp3car.com/Andrea_Super..._p/com-054.htm
I use the andrea sound beam mic, it works fairly well. The key to using a mic for in car use is to have a push to talk button or a button you have to push in order to make the mic listen. I believe this is what ford did with it's sync system. Otherwise your computer will get confused and may here things when it is not supposed to.

Has anyone implemented a control like this? Which voice-recognition software did it work with?