Of Dragon Naturally Speaking, microphones, and pre-amplifiers

I work for a government contractor who supplies computer equipment and
software for EWD workstations for 2 agencies. We have a problem and I
can't find a good solution: Assume the following, you have a user
who speaks very softly, so softly that the microphone they use for
Dragon can't pick them up. I found one product "MC1 Microphone
Booster" by AVID Products that work great. One problem, the agency
wants this thing to be AC powered as battery-powered isn't good for
mobility-impaired users.

Any ideas??? The "MC1 Microphone Booster" would be perfect if
there is any way to convert the 2AA batteries to AC power.

Thanks in advance,
Scott

RangerScott wrote:
I work for a government contractor who supplies computer equipment
and
software for EWD workstations for 2 agencies. We have a problem and
I
can't find a good solution: Assume the following, you have a user
who speaks very softly, so softly that the microphone they use for
Dragon can't pick them up. I found one product "MC1 Microphone
Booster" by AVID Products that work great. One problem, the agency
wants this thing to be AC powered as battery-powered isn't good for
mobility-impaired users.

Any ideas??? The "MC1 Microphone Booster" would be perfect if
there is any way to convert the 2AA batteries to AC power.

Reference: dimensions of AA battery:

http://data.energizer.com/PDFs/e91.pdf
http://www.batteryspecialist.com/Mer...ze-aa-dim.html

(1) Obtain a 3-5 volt DC wall wart with reasonable current capacity.

(2) Obtain a piece of dowling about or just under the diameter of a AA
battery

(3) Obtain a couple of flat-headed brass wood screws.

(4) Cut the dowling up into two pieces, each a tad shorter than a AA
battery.

(5) Turn a brass screw into one end of each piece of dowling

(6) Cut and strip wires on wall wart. Solder + wire to one brass screw
and - wire to the other one.

(7) Assemble dowels into battery compartment so that brass screws
touch appropriate contacts.

RangerScott wrote:
I work for a government contractor who supplies computer equipment and
software for EWD workstations for 2 agencies. We have a problem and I
can't find a good solution: Assume the following, you have a user
who speaks very softly, so softly that the microphone they use for
Dragon can't pick them up. I found one product "MC1 Microphone
Booster" by AVID Products that work great. One problem, the agency
wants this thing to be AC powered as battery-powered isn't good for
mobility-impaired users.

Any ideas??? The "MC1 Microphone Booster" would be perfect if
there is any way to convert the 2AA batteries to AC power.

Thanks in advance,
Scott


Have you tried USB any microphones. They obtain required power from
computer's USB port. This would reduce cable clutter compared to a
preamp with AC power.