

Instead, RF Radio-Frequency based wireless headsets are often the preferred choice. Some of the limitations of Bluetooth initially made wireless Bluetooth headsets less than ideal for voice recognition tasks. Simply select the device in Apple's System Preferences > Sound pane.

The UAC - USB Audio Class device drivers built into MacOS make USB speech recognition headsets with mic instantly usable without needing to install any software. USB connected headsets provide Macintosh dictation users a straight-forward, reliable and robust connection delivering pristine, pure digital voice capture and audio playback from a single USB cable. They might also want full-range stereo music and other computer audio playback capabilities as well. Dual-ear binaural models might be preferred by those who do more than just speech recognition. Mono headsets are often preferred by business users who must also manage phone calls and converse with coworkers.

You can ensure that the headphones are indeed now being used for Built-In Output by checking the source - “Headphones” (see screenshot below).Mac Voice Recognition Headsets Shopping for the best Mac headset with mic for your Apple dictation and speech recognition needs? Both single-ear mono, and dual driver stereo headsets with boom microphones are available. In this example, I’ll use two devices: “Steve’s AirPods” and “Built-In Output” (the headphones) for output.

You can quickly navigate to the Utilities folder by selecting Go > Utilities from the menu bar when in the Finder.
