• ViaVoice Software Error: Microphone Issues With Upgrade

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  May 18

  After upgrading my Mac OS X version 10.3 Panther to 10.4 Tiger, I experienced an issue with my ViaVoice dictation software. I got the error “The microphone is been used exclusively by another application”. After hunting around, I found a fix to the problem. It is very simple: simply turn off the ViaVoice software, unplug your microphone and then plug it back in.

  If that doesn’t work for you, try this workaround in this thread:

  http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2083120

  Or, try hitting yoru f8 key and waiting. Sometimes that will “kick” the application to make it work as stated in this message:

  “I almost thought that 10.4.6 was going to be the end of ViaVoice X (IBM), but I have a workaround. I use it with the ViaVoice medical dictionary for transcription. Since the update, it claims that the microphone is in use by another application, but for the life of me, I cannot figure out what application. However, by using the F8 key to turn the mic on and off, after a few toggles the mic will work and I can ‘dictate’ once again. Also, the VoiceCenter interface remains greyed out no matter if selected or not, so the only way I can quit ViaVoice is to either log out or quit via the Activity monitor. However, I can still use this product that hasn’t been updated in years.”

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