FoxVox Free voice control software for BMS
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<p>This is what I’m using and it’s great. <a href=“https://www.voicemacro.net/” target=“_blank”>Voicemacro</a></p>
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<p>@danaos75 Thanks for the feedback. I am working on the fix…just a little tied up with life outside BMS lately. I will have the update posted before the end of the week. </p>
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<p>@foxster I know exactly what you mean… I barely registered a couple of hours on bms this past week due to other obligations. Thank you for a great app and your time.</p>
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<blockquote>This is what I’m using and it’s great. <a href=“https://www.voicemacro.net/” target=“_blank”>Voicemacro</a></blockquote><p>Not cool, this is the developers thread. </p>
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<blockquote>Not cool, this is the developers thread. </blockquote><p><br />Indeed. <img src=“/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f44d.png?v=1g16vn91q2r” alt=“” class=“not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji–+1” /> </p>
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<p>Ok, I have posted the update and so far everything seems to be back to running smoothly. Please let me know if any problems arise and I will address them right away - no new features being added currently. Sorry for the introduced bug…it really was unexpected and oddly didn’t manifest in my testing library, but I was able to reproduce and confirm it is fixed.</p>
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<p>@rfxcasey No worries - it’s great that you like and endorse VoiceMacro (although maybe not here as suggested). I didn’t create FoxVox to compete with anything; I simply wanted an alternative for myself and to offer it up for others. It simply gives one more choice in an area I felt was relatively limited. I don’t begrudge anyone deciding that VoiceAttack or VoiceMacro or any other app is a better fit for them.<br /><br />I have found it strange to see the animosity generated against it though…like its very existence is somehow bad. One site’s single reviewer states “Just get the software this is blatantly trying to rip off.” <a href=“https://saashub.com/foxvox” target=“_blank”>https://www.saashub.com/foxvox</a> I have to laugh! Really? How?<br /><br />I have to empathize a little with the BMS team when they hear about “DCS has this, or MSFS does that”. BMS doesn’t compete with them…it doesn’t need to. It just is, and does what it does, and many thanks for it. For me, a newcomer, it has been enthralling, and I know it has for many others and I look forward for things to come. A big thanks to the BMS dev team for simply providing it - an alternative, a choice in the realm of sims - one which I enjoy more each day as I learn and I hope stays around for a long time. That enjoyment is augmented by the many enhancements and tools freely provided by so many other members of this forum - thank you all for your efforts in making this, in my opinion, the best sim to fly.<br /><br /></p>
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<p>@foxster You are doing the community a great service, thank you. I have no idea who could have animosity against your efforts, but probably someone who is behind one of the non-free alternatives<br /><br />-JayB</p>
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<p>@foxster BMS Team is constantly being challenged…<br /><br />In the end, as long as your provide a free service… Well… Sure complain! </p>
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<p>@jayb Thanks, it’s certainly not from anyone here. I’m also feeling a bit melancholy with recent events… need more BMS time <img src=“/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f642.png?v=1g16vn91q2r” alt=“” class=“not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji–slightly_smiling_face” />.</p>
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<p>Just did an offline campi flight using 1.5.1, no issues to report. Great work @foxster! <br /><br />Cheers, Uwe <br /></p>
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<blockquote>One site’s single reviewer states “Just get the software this is blatantly trying to rip off.” </blockquote><p><br />That is exactly what I posted on the FreeFalcon forum when BMS was released…!<br /><br /><br /><br /><em>Joke.</em> Joke…!</p>
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<blockquote>@rfxcasey No worries - it’s great that you like and endorse VoiceMacro (although maybe not here as suggested). I didn’t create FoxVox to compete with anything; I simply wanted an alternative for myself and to offer it up for others. It simply gives one more choice in an area I felt was relatively limited. I don’t begrudge anyone deciding that VoiceAttack or VoiceMacro or any other app is a better fit for them.<br /><br />I have found it strange to see the animosity generated against it though…like its very existence is somehow bad. One site’s single reviewer states “Just get the software this is blatantly trying to rip off.” <a href=“https://saashub.com/foxvox” target=“_blank”>https://www.saashub.com/foxvox</a> I have to laugh! Really? How?<br /><br /></blockquote><p><br />Yeah wow - I am surprised someone would post such an unwarranted salty review. When I did my VoiceAttack thing, I also was not trying to compete with other existing profiles for BMS and VoiceAttack, and I love any voice control project for the concept and technology alone as well as the benefit of having alternatives in the space of this awesome simulator.<br /><br />Can’t tolerate stinkers like that being dropped on someone putting in so many hours of work to make something for free for everyone - I put my review in over that guest, and hope it holds some more weight than theirs in the public eye coming from someone very deep into the VoiceAttack program, and an active developer of voice control systems in that program.<br /><br />Haters gonna hate, but we can kill them with kindness - you deserve all the cheers and beers for your work, it really does look great, works great, and you’re doing it for free.<br /><br />As always, best wishes and good luck from a fellow voice systems tinkerer!!<br /><img class=“ql-image” src=“https://i.imgur.com/PNTxKA7.png” /><br /><br /><em>*lol @ the term “early access” - I really meant ‘work in progress’, but this term has been driven into my brainz by the likes of steam as a synonymous term - my bad</em></p>
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<p>I have been experimenting with foxvox for a couple of hours now. So here are a couple of suggestions for its users.</p><ol><li>use a headset microphone it makes a world of difference on any speech recognition program.</li><li>on windows 10 (I believe it applies to earlier versions of windows) run the speech recognition voice training, it helps windows to understand YOU specifically, very good especially for non native English speakers. When you finish it run the extra training as well, it takes a few minutes to finish it, but it is worth it.</li></ol><p><br />@foxster The enhanced logs ROCK, great feature helps a lot !!! </p>
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<p>@SemlerPDX Thanks for the vote of support, much appreciated - I have to agree with you, kindness is truly the enemy of hate!</p>
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<p>@foxster To be honest, and I really don’t care I’ll throw myself out there to be torn up by the raptors, I didn’t even realize this was a “developer’s thread” because nothing in the title indicated as such or that anyone actually involved in the project was commenting in here. No, I don’t always read the entire thread, I don’t have to, it’s a free country (kind of). I saw a post stating someone was having trouble with the voice control software they were using so I made a suggestion for an alternative that might work for them. The mob wins, I’ll never attempt to help anyone ever again. They just killed the good Samaritan.<br /><br /><br /></p>
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<blockquote>@foxster To be honest, and I really don’t care I’ll throw myself out there to be torn up by the raptors, I didn’t even realize this was a “developer’s thread” because nothing in the title indicated as such or that anyone actually involved in the project was commenting in here. No, I don’t always read the entire thread, I don’t have to, it’s a free country (kind of). I saw a post stating someone was having trouble with the voice control software they were using so I made a suggestion for an alternative that might work for them. The mob wins, I’ll never attempt to help anyone ever again. They just killed the good Samaritan.</blockquote><p><br />Nobody tore you up, CriticalMass merely stated that this was the developers thread not cool (and Aragorn agreed), nothing more – foxster also said ‘no worries’ and it’s true. There’s no mob here coming for you friend, you’re all good and no one here is immune to making a mistake. I know the feeling of egg on the face, you are not alone. Hope you have a better day, live it down quick cuz no one will remember little things like this in time, water under the bridge. <img src=“/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f37b.png?v=1g16vn91q2r” alt=“” class=“not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji–beers” /><br /></p>
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<p>@SemlerPDX Yah, no “egg on my face” friend, I did nothing wrong. To insinuate otherwise is offensive. Guy said Foxvox wasn’t working in Linux using WINE, said screen was going black, I offered an alternative solution, nothing more. If it’s a developer’s thread, off limits to discussion of any other similar software, then put it in the thread title. Apparently the developer himself doesn’t have a problem with it so if anyone think it “not cool” talk to him. I suggested someone would be along to attempt taring me up, and here we are.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p>
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<p>@danaos75 Definitely great advice - thanks! I would add that particularly with FoxVox adding terms to the assisting phrases or global dictionary can also make a big difference whenever a spoken phrase commonly uses words not configured in the voice keys.<br /><br />I feel that the user’s ability to adjust the recognition sensitivity is currently too limited. I’m making some minor improvements to give the confidence level setting more weight and provide a toggle between standard vs enhanced recognition. There’s a fine balance between not recognizing words to over-recognizing them incorrectly leading to false positives. Hopefully these upcoming settings will allow the user to tip the balance one way or the other as needed.</p>
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<blockquote>@SemlerPDX <br />…<br />I suggested someone would be along to attempt taring me up, and here we are.</blockquote><p><br />No one wants to tar you up, around these parts most of us prefer to build people up rather than tear them down, and that’s why I posted up a reply to what you wrote. I felt bad that you felt bad, wanted to help. Wanted to let you know you’re not alone, these things happen, and it’s no big deal.<br /><br />Someone suggested some other voice control program in my own development project thread, also kinda went over like a fart in church cuz its like replying to someone reporting a program error/issue in the Helios thread to suggest that they use YAME64 instead. lolz - I’m sure you understand the unintentional humor there, saying you did something “wrong” here is … wrong… just a faux pas (if even that), no? We’ve all been there, and you’re all good - among friends here.<br /><br />You did nothing wrong, you’re all good, and no one has any tar for you (where does one even by that stuff these days? home depot?) <img src=“/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f601.png?v=1g16vn91q2r” alt=“” class=“not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji–grin” /> Have a great day!<br /><br /><br /></p>