"A recording device for the users to record their words."
Do you mean a software device like some kind of control panel? While that's a solution that eases the software developer's job, that's not how people want their software to work. I'm a software developer myself and I don't want my speech software to require training. Or if it's going to require training, fake it for me. Maybe a wizard: "Hi, I'm Simon! I need to hear your voice a bit before we get started. Please read the following sentence: ..." or something.
Sure, while this is a <1.0 release, maybe this recorder will help the devs learn their problem domain a bit more deeply, but I'd sincerely hope it doesn't become an engineer's crutch- IMO, it's Not Good expecting users to adapt themselves to the technology that's supposed to be serving them.
Do you mean a software device like some kind of control panel? While that's a solution that eases the software developer's job, that's not how people want their software to work. I'm a software developer myself and I don't want my speech software to require training. Or if it's going to require training, fake it for me. Maybe a wizard: "Hi, I'm Simon! I need to hear your voice a bit before we get started. Please read the following sentence: ..." or something.
Sure, while this is a <1.0 release, maybe this recorder will help the devs learn their problem domain a bit more deeply, but I'd sincerely hope it doesn't become an engineer's crutch- IMO, it's Not Good expecting users to adapt themselves to the technology that's supposed to be serving them.