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<blockquote data-quote="RaDiKal" data-source="post: 182601" data-attributes="member: 25339">Got some great ideas here -- I'll add my own 2 cents on top...How about lowering the volume by half after the computer hears the prompt instead of muting it? This does bring up some unintended issues such as we typically verbalize a whole series of commands to take a particular action rather than just one (move up, select item, play, etc. not to mention verbalizing the commands to raise/lower/mute the volume). Since the listen timeout is in seconds, this would leave the sound muted or low for a fixed number of seconds after giving the command. Perhaps we can have an option to go back to 'waiting for first prompt mode' through a verbal command such as &quot;resume&quot; so we can customize the combination to suit how we use the voice interface.The plugin relies on Microsoft's voice recognition add-on's so the notion of doing output/input cancellation really isn't possible. I suspect MS may already be doing this to a degree within their tool. It is critically important to train the microphone exactly in the way you plan to use it. Don't train with a mic at your lips when you plan on giving voice commands to the mic from accross the room.Calling out keyboard input as letters and numbers is a fantastic idea. Needs either an input mode command or the plug in need to recognize the virtual keyboard prompt. This is a terrific idea.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RaDiKal, post: 182601, member: 25339"] Got some great ideas here -- I'll add my own 2 cents on top... How about lowering the volume by half after the computer hears the prompt instead of muting it? This does bring up some unintended issues such as we typically verbalize a whole series of commands to take a particular action rather than just one (move up, select item, play, etc. not to mention verbalizing the commands to raise/lower/mute the volume). Since the listen timeout is in seconds, this would leave the sound muted or low for a fixed number of seconds after giving the command. Perhaps we can have an option to go back to 'waiting for first prompt mode' through a verbal command such as "resume" so we can customize the combination to suit how we use the voice interface. The plugin relies on Microsoft's voice recognition add-on's so the notion of doing output/input cancellation really isn't possible. I suspect MS may already be doing this to a degree within their tool. It is critically important to train the microphone exactly in the way you plan to use it. Don't train with a mic at your lips when you plan on giving voice commands to the mic from accross the room. Calling out keyboard input as letters and numbers is a fantastic idea. Needs either an input mode command or the plug in need to recognize the virtual keyboard prompt. This is a terrific idea. [/QUOTE]

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