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Microphone support for Dragon Medical SpeechKit .NET edition

Dragon Medical SpeechKit requires a microphone which records audio data with a bit depth of 16-bit and a sampling rate of at least 16 kHz. We recommend testing the microphones that your users will work with before you deploy Dragon Medical SpeechKit.

Audio data in virtualized environments: .NET edition

Dragon Medical SpeechKit .NET and COM editions can be deployed in a Citrix, Microsoft RDS or VMware Horizon View environment.

To reduce the network bandwidth for audio data from the client PC to the virtualized app, install the Nuance virtual extension for Citrix, RDS or VMware on the client PC. Download the extension from the Dragon Medical One download page, Virtual environment support tab: https://dragonmedicalone.nuance.com/StandAlone/dragonmedicalone#virtual.

You don't need to install the Nuance virtual extension on the server/virtual desktop where your app is hosted. If the Nuance VMware Server & Virtual Desktop Audio Extension, Nuance RDS Server & Virtual Desktop Audio Extension or Nuance Citrix Server & Virtual Desktop Audio Extension is already installed, we recommend you uninstall it unless it's still used by another product.

For more information, see the documentation delivered with the Nuance virtual extensions.

Button controls: .NET edition

For information on supported control devices, see the release notes delivered with your Dragon Medical SpeechKit edition.

For more information on configuring Nuance and Philips USB microphone buttons, see the SDK help delivered with your Dragon Medical SpeechKit edition.

Button controls in virtualized environments: .NET edition

To enable Nuance PowerMic buttons in a Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop, Microsoft RDS or VMware Horizon View environment, install the corresponding Nuance PowerMic extension on the client PC. Download the extension from the Dragon Medical One download page, Virtual environment support tab: https://dragonmedicalone.nuance.com/StandAlone/dragonmedicalone#virtual.

You don't need to install the Nuance PowerMic extension on the server/virtual desktop where your app is hosted. If the server/virtual desktop component of the Nuance PowerMic extension is already installed, we recommend you uninstall it unless it's still used by another product.

To enable button controls for third-party devices, contact your device vendor for drivers that support your virtualized environment; deploy them on the server/virtual desktop where your app is hosted and on the client PC.

Microphone support for Dragon Medical SpeechKit Browser edition

Dragon Medical SpeechKit requires a microphone which records audio data with a bit depth of 16-bit and a sampling rate of at least 16 kHz. We recommend testing the microphones that your users will work with before you deploy Dragon Medical SpeechKit.

Audio data in virtualized environments: Browser edition

Dragon Medical SpeechKit Browser edition can be deployed in a Citrix environment.

To reduce the network bandwidth for audio data from the client PC to the virtualized app, install the Nuance Citrix Client Audio Extension on the client PC. Download the extension from the Dragon Medical One download page, Virtual environment support tab: https://dragonmedicalone.nuance.com/StandAlone/dragonmedicalone#virtual.

You don't need to install the Nuance virtual extension on the server/virtual desktop where your app is hosted. If the Nuance Citrix Server & Virtual Desktop Audio Extension is already installed, we recommend you uninstall it unless it's still used by another product.

For more information, see the documentation delivered with the Nuance virtual extensions.

Button controls: Browser edition

Dragon Medical SpeechKit Browser edition supports Nuance PowerMic button controls. The following prerequisites apply:

  • Your app must be running in Google Chrome on a Windows operating system.

  • The Nuance PowerMic Web Extension must be installed in Google Chrome and the Nuance PowerMic Web Adapter must be running on the operating system.

  • For more information, see the Nuance PowerMic Web Extension Deployment Guide available from the SDK download site: https://github.com/microsoftconnect/DMSK-Browser.

For more information on configuring microphone buttons, see the SDK help delivered with the Browser edition.

Button controls in virtualized environments: Browser edition

Dragon Medical SpeechKit Browser edition supports Nuance PowerMic button controls in a Citrix environment. The following prerequisites apply:

  • Your app must be running in Google Chrome on the Citrix server/virtual desktop.
  • The Nuance PowerMic Web Extension must be installed in Google Chrome and the Nuance PowerMic Web Adapter must be running in the same Citrix server/virtual desktop session.
  • The Nuance PowerMic Citrix Client Extension must be installed on the client PC.

For more information, see the Nuance PowerMic Web Extension Deployment Guide available from the SDK download site: https://github.com/microsoftconnect/DMSK-Browser.

Microphone support for Dragon Medical SpeechKit iOS edition

Tests have been performed with the built-in microphones and the packaged cable-based headsets of all supported iOS devices (phones and tablets).

If a Bluetooth headset is connected to an iOS device, it's active for recording by default and a Bluetooth icon is displayed on the speech bar.

Microphone support for Dragon Medical SpeechKit Android edition

Tests have been performed with the built-in microphones and the packaged cable-based headsets of all major Android device vendors (phones and tablets).

If a Bluetooth headset is connected to an Android device, it's active for recording by default and a Bluetooth icon is displayed on the speech bar.