I play voice recordings of meetings using an ordinary under-chin transcription headset. I get clear speech.
However I want to play recordings to more than one person using
speakers. Small hifi speakers don't play back voice as clearly as basic speakers in many tvs or radios.
Are there any speakers (or alternatively, sound-shaping software) which
are designed for clear playback of voice?
However I want to play recordings to more than one person using
speakers. Small hifi speakers don't play back voice as clearly as basic speakers in many tvs or radios.
I play voice recordings of meetings using an ordinary under-chin transcription headset. I get clear speech.
However I want to play recordings to more than one person using
speakers. Small hifi speakers don't play back voice as clearly as basic speakers in many tvs or radios.
Are there any speakers (or alternatively, sound-shaping software) which
are designed for clear playback of voice?
However, unless the microphone has an excess bass response, I don't
really see why a hifi speaker should be worse than a lo-fi one.
Not sure why the other respondents are assuming that the recordings were
made over the telephone
In article <t6ik37$a5d$1@dont-email.me>,
David Woolley <david@ex.djwhome.demon.invalid> wrote:
However, unless the microphone has an excess bass response, I don't
really see why a hifi speaker should be worse than a lo-fi one.
I agree, I can't either. Pamela has obviously had an experience where
they did but if they were good recordings and good speakers I suspect
speaker placement. Too close to a rear wall, or worse still in a
corner or worse still near the ceiling or floor and in a corner. :-)
Any placing like that would considerably muddy the sound.
IMHO, away from walls and preferably on stands, good hi-fi speakers
should give very good results on speech.
Bob.
I play voice recordings of meetings using an ordinary under-chin transcription headset. I get clear speech.
However I want to play recordings to more than one person using
speakers. Small hifi speakers don't play back voice as clearly as basic speakers in many tvs or radios.
Are there any speakers (or alternatively, sound-shaping software) which
are designed for clear playback of voice?
Earlier this year I was wandering round a NT property and in a couple of rooms
heard some piano music very well reproduced. It proved to be an Anker SoundCore
mini loudspeaker. I bought one and was/am surprised how good it sounds
On 24/05/2022 12:40, Pamela wrote:
I play voice recordings of meetings using an ordinary under-chin
transcription headset. I get clear speech.
However I want to play recordings to more than one person using
speakers. Small hifi speakers don't play back voice as clearly as
basic speakers in many tvs or radios.
Are there any speakers (or alternatively, sound-shaping software)
which are designed for clear playback of voice?
How did you make the recordings, and in what form are they (analog or digital)? You may have more success playing them through computer
speakers and, depending on your sound card, may be able to adjust the
gain at various frequencies. [If the recordings are analog, you'll
need to play them into your computer via the line in or mic in
socket, and digitise them using Audacity (which is free) or similar.
In fact, even they're already in digital form, Audacity has some good
tools for analysing the frequency content, and applying high or low
pass filters, etc. It also has some tutorials on how to accomplish
various tasks.
[Not sure why the other respondents are assuming that the recordings
were made over the telephone - I don't think you said that?]
In article <t6ik37$a5d$1@dont-email.me>,
David Woolley <david@ex.djwhome.demon.invalid> wrote:
However, unless the microphone has an excess bass response, I don't
really see why a hifi speaker should be worse than a lo-fi one.
I agree, I can't either. Pamela has obviously had an experience where
they did but if they were good recordings and good speakers I suspect
speaker placement. Too close to a rear wall, or worse still in a
corner or worse still near the ceiling or floor and in a corner. :-)
Any placing like that would considerably muddy the sound.
IMHO, away from walls and preferably on stands, good hi-fi speakers
should give very good results on speech.
Bob.
I wonder if the audio set-up on amateur radio transceivers is the sort
of thing I want.
All recordings in MP3, at bitrate of something like 128kbps and 22kHz
sample rate.
I wonder if the audio set-up on amateur radio transceivers is the sort
of thing I want.
On 25/05/2022 12:24, Pamela wrote:
All recordings in MP3, at bitrate of something like 128kbps and 22kHz
sample rate.
Although not part of the problem, this is seriously over-engineered for
the application. In particular, there will be no point in sampling
Tru-Call recordings faster than 8kHz, and the limit for the dictation
machine is unlikely to be more, possibly about 11kHz, to give better sibilants. 16kHz seems to be the top end.
On 14:33 25 May 2022, David Woolley said:
On 25/05/2022 12:24, Pamela wrote:
All recordings in MP3, at bitrate of something like 128kbps and 22kHz
sample rate.
Although not part of the problem, this is seriously over-engineered
for the application. In particular, there will be no point in
sampling Tru-Call recordings faster than 8kHz, and the limit for the dictation machine is unlikely to be more, possibly about 11kHz, to
give better sibilants. 16kHz seems to be the top end.
I couldn't agree more but many of these values are in the presets.
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