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Using a voice key is a popular method for recording vocal response times in a variety of language production tasks. This article describes a class module called VoiceRelay that can be easily utilized in Visual Basic programs for voice key operation. This software-based voice key offers the precision of traditional voice keys (although accuracy is system dependent), as well as the flexibility of volume and sensitivity control. However, VoiceRelay is a considerably less expensive alternative for recording vocal response times because it operates with existing PC hardware and does not require the purchase of external response boxes or additional experiment-generation software. A sample project demonstrating implementation of the VoiceRelay class module may be downloaded from the Psychonomic Society Web archive,www.psychonomic.org/archive.
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Abrams, L., Jennings, D.T. VoiceRelay: Voice key operation using Visual Basic. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers 36, 771–777 (2004). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03206557
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