I use HomeSeer, and had my Voice Recognition / Response working very well for several weeks. Then, things just sort of fell apart. Apparently, and according to the HS helpdesk, the problem rests with the Automatic Gain Control that Windows XP uses for microphones. Here's what's happening:
I adjust the microphone volume level so that the mic works well from anywhere in the room. This has traditionally been only about 25% of the way up the slider scale, so it's not as if I'm maxing it out. I test the system and it works fine, often for several days that include using our whole house audio system (which the mic would pick up), normal conversation in the room, dog barking, etc. Things are fine until some random point at which XP apparently turns the mic down to zero. It's driving me crazy and killing the reliability of my VR system.
Does anyone have an idea of how this might be resolved? I don't use a mixer as I currently have only the one mic, which is a PA-3 high-gain.
Thanks!
I adjust the microphone volume level so that the mic works well from anywhere in the room. This has traditionally been only about 25% of the way up the slider scale, so it's not as if I'm maxing it out. I test the system and it works fine, often for several days that include using our whole house audio system (which the mic would pick up), normal conversation in the room, dog barking, etc. Things are fine until some random point at which XP apparently turns the mic down to zero. It's driving me crazy and killing the reliability of my VR system.
Does anyone have an idea of how this might be resolved? I don't use a mixer as I currently have only the one mic, which is a PA-3 high-gain.
Thanks!