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In article <2AA19CA3.6601@deneva.sdd.trw.com> verket@venice.sedd.trw.com  
(Paul Verket) writes:
> In article <17o6f1INNi1a@agate.berkeley.edu> et@ocf.berkeley.edu (Eric  
> Thompson) writes:
> > I want to buy a headset microphone for use with SimonSays.  (The new
> > version even has a Preference setting for headset or non-headset; I  
wonder
> > what it does..)
> > 

The headset checkbox in Preferences modifies the recognition code to  
handle the the noise that you make at the end of words. For instance if  
you say "stop" and really pop the p at the end there is a burst of air.  
This is quite loud on a headset mike because the mike element is close to  
your mouth, but negligible on the builtin mike compared to background  
noise. You will get lower hit rates if you do not set this and you have a  
headset mike, if you leave it set and you do not have a headset mike you  
will get more false hits.

> > Anyhow, if you know of headset mics that WORK and WHERE they can be  
found
> > I would appreciate hearing about it!  I've seen some in Hello Direct's
> > telephony catalog (1800HIHELLO) but I'm not sure they'll work.
> 
> I use the Audio Technica ATM71. Works quite well though it doesn't  
cancel  
> background noise as well as I'd like (My 3 year old is deadly!). I got  
it at a  
> Guitar Center.

Allot of music stores carry the Audio Technica line. The ATM71 is a step  
up price wise from the Pro8. I bought a Pro8 at Guitar Showcase in SanJose  
for $119. The ATM71 is $179 there and also takes a battery. It is a  
condensor mike. (Don't ask me what that means. I have no clue.)
These mikes all have 3 pin connectors so you need to get an adapter or  
wire up your own cable. I find that buying the connectors from Radio Shack  
and soldering your own cable works best.

One other point. If you also want to use your mike on a Sparc I would go  
with the ATM71. It has a stronger signal. The Pro8 doesn't work very well  
on a Sparc. If you happen to be at UNIX expo next month you can check out  
the Sparc port of SimonSays in the Sun booth. It will be called SayIt  
because of an altercation with HSD over the SimonSays trademark.
(I know it's a blatant plug, but I can't get on Letterman to plug my  
products :-)

	-greg.















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