FoxVox Free voice control software for BMS
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I was testing out VoxFox (most recent version 2.0) I was trying to set the PTT joystick button but when I view the PTT config page it shows all the buttons on the joystick, almost like its constantly being polled. My throttle is where I am trying to map the buttons which is a Winwing Orion2 throttle. Are there any issue that you are aware of with this device?
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@Wheelchock No issues, it is doing exactly what you suspected. Just click the Filter button to temporarily filter them from the list, then click the button you want. If you’re trying to use one of the buttons in the list, just turn off capture and manually delete out the ones you don’t want. This is just a behavior of the Winwing Orion device, but no issues.
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Ok, posted v2.1.1 to correct for the bug with the the key command firing as well as another with the plugin updates. Also added in an auto scanner/finder for fixing referenced resources such as audio files when they’re moved (doesn’t work if they are renamed though). Library development still in progress…
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@Wheelchock I was able to work with a Winwing controller and see what you were seeing and reality is much better than mentally visualizing it. Something certainly went wonky on the PTT filtering as it wasn’t doing what was intended. It works fine on the input capturing which is where I originally added the filter support but a line of code didn’t get activated on the PTT settings. Fixed it ASAP and will post soon. Thanks very much for letting me know!
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@foxster Yeah sorry I could have posted a picture or a video to demonstrate. Glad to help!!
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@Wheelchock pic wouldn’t have helped because I didn’t realize the filtering wasn’t working. Live action was best, but you certainly pointed out a problem. When I post soon you’ll see how it’s supposed to work. I’m just trying to add in one more little feature to help with the virtual crew chief support as well with the update.
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@foxster DISREGARD: Another oddity I found was that I can set a PTT on a command group and have it work but when I set it as Global it doesn’t work. I know I must be missing something, but not sure what. I’ve watched your youtube videos as well. Nice stuff by the way.
I figured it out. I had two PTT keys set as global but didn’t select Any Key so it was waiting for both buttons to be pressed rather than one or the other.
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@Wheelchock No worries. I have posted the update now that fixes your issue. Please let me know if you have any additional problems - and thanks for speaking up!
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@foxster Works great now! Thanks
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I have just released FoxVox v2.2 which brings in vJoy support along with several stability and performance improvements surrounding the recent features. I am in the process of producing tutorial videos on the vJoy functionality and a complete instructional for the Virtual Crew Chief library coming soon.
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V2.3 is out along with a new plugin called FoxVoxParser in the library section which provides for reading BMS key files into FoxVox as well as creating vJoy bindings automatically. There will be a new update to the VCC library which I plan will become the new default along with more details and a short video tutorial on this as well, which I’m still working on.
Special thanks to @Wheelchock for his valuable help in testing the beta version and providing feedback prior to release.
After this, plans are already made and work on v2.4 will begin…
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Have to say after the update nothing works anymore. No command is recognized. Hoped for a big step but thats sad…
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@jojojung Sorry to hear that nothing works anymore, but there’s not much for me to go on with that statement. I have not changed the voice recognition aspect of the code with the new updates - everything new revolves around conditional variables, plugins, and vJoy support. There must be something else at play besides the new update.
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I have just posted an updated library for BMS 4.37.3 update finally - thanks for being patient. The library going forward has the Virtual Crew Chief now by default, but it can be bypassed by setting the default Voice & Key configs to ‘Flight’ (or just deleting the command groups entirely if preferred).
I am still working on the tutorials for the new updates, but they are not implemented in the new library yet anyway, so I’m not rushing on that. The new library should run smoothly with the current release.
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@foxster I don’t understand a thing in the new library.
Is not possible to use both crew chief and normal radio?
I see that group commands for atc, flight, awacs etc are disabled in it…
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@Virus Yes it’s possible. At the start, only the crew chief is active but once the engine starts, that changes. If you want the other commands active right away just enable them on the default config and save it that way. Inactive/active status is tied to the active configuration which changes during crew chief interactions.
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Hi @foxster
Amazing stuff right here! I just started with Falcon BMS and this is such an amazing tool when playing in VR.
However I cannot get my VCC to get passed the engine start. I can trigger the Whats going on, the Comms Check, the loud and clear reply, but when I say start two, it doesn’t move forward from there, he replies but never gets back with a good start. Neither ingame nor when testing outside BMS.
Is there another plugin that I need to work with the VCC? Or might something else be going on?
For now I’m still really enjoying the handsfree radio calls, so thank you for that!
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Hello.
First of all, thank you for this masterpiece, Foxster.
Two questions:
1.- As far I´m spanish, I´ve made a personalized dictionary. Is there a way to maintain my phrases when there is a dictionary change? I´ve installed the U3 dictionary and all my phrases have dissapeared.
2.- I have a some of “Push to Talk preventing Visor from excuting on voice group Close”, what is the cause of this?
Sorry for my english
Cheers
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@Rasmus I was playing with FoxVox VCC just yesterday and found the same issue. It seems the “Ready Start Two” command does not switch to the “Post Start” configuration. To fix that, I edited the “Test: rpm to 65” output command (by clicking little pencil icon) by its name and then set “Post Start” in “Config” fields for both keys and voice:
I don’t know if this is the only way or the most proper, but it worked
Remember to save the library after the change.I also noticed that you need to take care not to break the flow of the check. If, for instance, you break the flow by software recognizing your command as being further down the line, you may not be able to go back to the intended step, or you need to execute some previous command again, that would set the variables to the “correct” state. To learn what is going on, you need to track the conditions for voice commands and variables set by output commands:
The settings page for variables set by output command is displayed by clicking the round (x) button to the left of the “Output Name” label on the voice command edit window.@foxster thank you for this software and VCC library - it is much fun! For now I’ve been playing without BMS running to learn the flow and how to speak to being recognized. Is there a way to see what is the current value of variables? I think it would aid in analyzing more complex flows, like the one of VCC.
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@Fox_15 Thank you, makes sense!
I think I figured out what was going on then, the Good Start, which is also suppose to take care of the change to Post-Start config, is not firing, inspite of all the condition going green.
Now I just need to figure out why.