Speakable items unusable when music playing

Hi,
I would love to get speakable items working with itunes. I've found a couple of scripts that work with itunes (play music and next track...incidentally why did Apple not include speakable item scripts for the ilife suite?? )
However, if music is playing, the microphone becomes unusable because it is picking up the music in a feedback loop i guess. Couldn't it be possible for the computer to realise that it is playing music, generate the anti-form of the soundwave and add that to the mic input to effectively cancel out the music, then the voice of the user should be able to be recognised.
Anyone have any thoughts on this?
Ben

try using an external microphone that has a "background noise cancelling" capability... this "should" solve your problem....
From an earlier post I made:
Does the microphone have built in noise cancellation? Noise cancelling requires power to function. Without enough power, the microphone won't be as sensitive as it's supposed to be and won't work properly.
An "analogue" microphone, with noise cancelling, is often powered by an onboard battery (either in the microphone or in an on/off switch on the audio cable). Replacing the battery (small cheap hearing aid or watch type) restores the microphones sensitivity. Be sure you turn the microphone off when your not using it or you will drain your battery and have the same problem again.
A "Digital" microphone usually draws its power from the device it is plugged into. There shouldn't be any batteries to mess with (but take a look anyway just to be sure). If the problem microphone doesn't work in other devices, the problems probably with the mic. If you have problems with other USB devices you plug into your Mac, the problem is more than likely not your mic.

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