From: vallor@vallor.earth   
      
   At Tue, 18 Nov 2025 20:22:43 -0500, Paul  wrote:   
      
   > On Sun, 11/16/2025 4:09 PM, pinnerite wrote:   
   > > This is a speech to text program.   
   > > Example:   
   > > Dictated:  Fake Admiral at Remembrance Day Parade   
   > > Printed:   They have more. Pat Remembrance.   
   > >   
   > > I couldn't see any feed back buttons for corrections like I used to have   
   with Dragon Dictate.   
   > > I may give up.   
   > >   
   > > Alan   
   > >   
   >   
   > It has almost no indicators or feedback at all.   
   >   
   > And as usual for packages of this type, it absolutely   
   > refuses to use my GPU. But it won't say why, and the   
   > usual set of NVidia files are installed.   
   >   
   > I verified my microphone was working using Audacity.   
   > Great. I know what the microphone channel name is, because   
   > it is listed in Audacity.   
   >   
   > The Simple Note, doesn't say what it is selecting as a signal.   
   > The blinking indicator does not provide any reassurance as   
   > a VU meter might.   
   >   
   > Back in the box it goes, for a refund :-)   
   >   
   >    Paul   
      
   Are you familiar with pavucontrol?  It will let you verify   
   audio routing, and gives you vu meters.   
      
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