“Please don’t shake the cable,” Arthur whispered, kneeling down.
The problem was that the Pro Plus used a specific encrypted driver to handle its advanced voice processing and the "button mapping" for fast-forwarding through his dictations. The generic Windows driver thought it was a cheap gaming headset. It was like giving a concert pianist a rubber glove to play a Chopin etude. philips speechmike pro plus drivers
A final reboot.
