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Problem: 16 bit USB microphone into 24 bit sound system
Hello the Forum, I have installed Dragon Naturally speaking dictation software. I am using a wireless headset H800 / with USB transceiver dongle. Have a 24 bit sound card (Creative SoundBlaster Z) which is working fine (except I do have this problem).
1) Dragon speaking software indicates it senses sound from the microphone.
2) Dragon speaking software reports the sound is too weak. (when it is learning mode.)
Of course I can not really hear what is going on from within Dragon Speaking.
So, I try it with Gold Wave (an excellent audio processor with spectrum and Oscope type displays).
The scope display showed the 16 bit audio stream in the lower 16 of the 24 bits.
What I see is (I believe) is the 16 bit microphone audio being put into the lower 16 of the
displayed 24 bit audio as seen from Gold Wave. I have seen a similar problem once on another
fellow's system, had a 33 rpm turn table with a USB interface into his Windows Vista system.
There also the sound was WEAK, real weak.
Does not seem to be an option anywhere to allow (or force) the 16 bit audio data into the upper
16 bits of audio stream.
Anyone run into this problem, and even found a workaround. Thanks.