Thread: DFX 5.1.2 Released [ Updated 04-02-12 ]

you'll find its not released yet , it would of be added for next release

Thanks carputer1, I thought so when I didn't see the change listed for download but wasn't sure. I was thinking maybe it was added in on spur of the moment. Oh well.

I like to use the GPS function when I'm in the Music screen on DFX5, but it resets back to album everytime I leave the screen. is there a simple way to get it to stay? Would be nice if it remembered my preferences.

Any news on when the new patch for DFX will be ready? :-)

Originally Posted by Cdeldridge

Any news on when the new patch for DFX will be ready? :-)

Yes, I have patiently been waiting for some of the new features! Any news?


As for Mitch, he will be away for a few days, he is coming here to Florida tomorrow, and I am off to Vegas in the morning.... One of these days maybe I can actually meet him in person.....

Originally Posted by JohnWPB

I have found over the years, that dictation works about 80% on the number of syllables in a phrase to match by. So if you have "Turn on the lights" as a command, it would be best to not have a command "Turn off the lights", but instead, use "Turn the lights off". This gives a distinct difference for the voice recognition comparison to choose from what it thought you said.

As an experiment, when the system is listening for a command, say the command much much faster than you normally would. If you pronounce all of the syllables correctly, it will most likely still understand you. Speaking faster or slower really seems to have no effect on speech recognition in windows.

where i get problems though is ill say "play static X" and it thinks i say "BUSH", or "DOWN" or whatever. i have to repeat it like 5 times before i finally picks static-x

i think i understand what you mean though. if you wanted it to ask if for confirmation any time it couldnt get a 100% match, you would probably have it asking you what you said after every command. which would be really annoying....

Originally Posted by trader007

where i get problems though is ill say "play static X" and it thinks i say "BUSH", or "DOWN" or whatever. i have to repeat it like 5 times before i finally picks static-x

Well in the above case you actually need to say "Play artist static x".

If it is really being that difficult, you either need to train the voice profile more, or you need a better microphone.

Open up windows sound recorder (Start Menu/Accessories/Entertainment/sound recorder) and record you saying a few commands, and then play that back. If you hear a lot of background noise, buzzing / hissing, weak pick-up ect, you know it's the mic. The computer can only "hear" as well as what the microphone lets it.

I can not recommend the Andrea mic enough, it is amazing how it cancels out background noise, and tit picks up the voice VERY clearly!

NOTE: If you ever change microphones, you really need to delete the current voice profile, and re-train another one with the new mic.

I am off to CES in Las Vegas in a few hours, be back on Monday......

Originally Posted by JohnWPB

If it is really being that difficult, you either need to train the voice profile more, or you need a better microphone.

John is right. I'm getting well over 90% recognition with the Andrea. Also, I found that configuring the microphone volume while actually at highway speed increases accuracy.

what microphone are we talking about the 300 one or the array mic?