Hi, Gerald (and Will)....just wanted to re-post this - 'cause I think it's important that you see it - don't worry - it's all good! 

 

NOW - You both might know just how much I appreciate and enjoy MCE for FSX.  It is without a doubt, one of my 3 TOP FSX addons.  It is a REMARKABLE product!!!  It has worked (most of the time) very well for me.  That being said - this thread taught me something I never knew before - and I have read ALL the MCE documentation multiple times.  I always thought I had to have Windows Speech Recog ON for MCE to work.  It is only from Gerald's response below that I now realize I should've been turning OFF Speech Recog BEFORE I started MCE. 

 

Now that I do that, MCE works without any "interference" from Speech Recog - so no occasional "Blips" like opening Notepad, or some other errant thing.  WOW!!!!!!!!!!   Sorry, Gerald - I don't know how I could've missed that in the DOCS.  I am a very good reader - never saw that info in there.  All I'm saying is MAYBE that needs to be made more prominent in the DOC info.  Originally, when I thought I had to have Speech Recog ON, I almost declined buying MCE - but I went forward; did the speech training, etc..  However, I always thought that both VoxATC and VAC (Voice Activated Commands) had a distinct advantage over MCE, not needing to have Speech Recog running at all.  Now, I find that MCE doesn't need it either.  WONDERFUL!!!  Wish I'd known sooner, is my point.  Maybe it's "my bad", as they say - don't know. 

 

Gerald - your words.....in another post.....

 

"...The best way to run MCE is without the Windows speech bar active...."    Wish I'd known this sooner!!  :lol:    

 

 

OK - I've taken enough of your time.  I still wish you were making MCE compatible with ProATC/X, Gerald.  I know - Mourad is supposed to.  But I sure would love to see ProATC being "driven" by MCE - yee haa!  That would be amazing!

 

All right, Gents - thanks for reading the "ramblings" of an old man!!!  Thanks again, Gerald and Will - MCE is still one of the very best Addons for FSX - Period.

 

All best,

Ray Landolt (Blackbird)

Ray, the challenge with versatile programs such as this, is that seemingly there is something you didn't know about it. Watching Dave's excellent videos of his use of MCE with the NGX, J41, and the MD11 I have learnt a wide array of commands and interactions I never knew existed!

 

Great fun!