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Re: [ECS] recommended microphone Gerry Duprey Mon, 12 Jul 1999 09:41:46 -0400 (EDT)

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On Fri, 9 Jul 1999 stephens@NOJUNKMAILwest.net wrote:

> If you are using ECS, how do you tie them together?

When I do use ECS, it's through a serial distributor that I've written
(just a simplish piece of software that receives data from a serial port
and sends it out any number of other serial ports and vice versa). 

I'd rather not do this, but nearly everything wants to talk/own the serial
port to my HomeVision unit.  I have a multi-port serial card (critial for
something like this).  One port attaches to HV, then the others from the
multiplier loop back into other ports.  So ECS thinks it has it's own
port, the HomeVision software, my distribution server and HomeVoice.

Not idal, but until we can move from a strictly "single owner" model of HA
software control to a more distributed, service oriented method, it's the
only way I can get all the features I want.  I'm working on this, but it's
low priority... :-)



> Thanks:
> Don
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> On 1999-07-08 ecs-list@netbloc.com said:
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>    >I don't use HAL, I use HomeVoice and a number of Crown PZM11 mics.
>    >Thought I'd weigh in...
>    >The PZM-11s look a lot like a light switch wall plate (and can
>    >mount in a normal single gang box).  They use the entire wall as a
>    >sounding board and are much more sensitive than a PC microphone.
>    >They are also designed to pick up voice and as such, cut out low
>    >frequencies (HVAC noise, compressors, and such) as well as high
>    >frequency stuff.  In otherwords, they are mostly about picking up
>    >only voice spectrum stuff (about 3Khz to 10Khz).
>    >I use a Rolls 8 input mic mixer - cost about $250 and mixes 8 mics.
>    >A 2 channel mic mixer at RatShack of similar quality is about $100,
>    >so this really isnt a bad deal.  This is the unit HomeVoice
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Gerry Duprey                     EMAIL: gerry@msage.com 
Micro Sage Software Systems      VOICE: (734) 663-0444
130 South First Street             WWW: http://www.msage.com/~gerry
Ann Arbor, MI 48104 USA

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