[DECtalk] Midi conversion?

Nick Gawronski nick at nickgawronski.com
Thu Jun 2 12:56:02 EDT 2005


Hi, This software sounds great!  I would like it to be out for free if 
possible and mabey uploaded to the dectalk archives if it is free 
because lots of others could benafet from this software to.  bye On Thu, 2 
Jun 2005, John B. Eulenberg wrote:

> Dear Jayson et al.,
> Basically, the program, which runs under Windows XP, presents three text 
> windows: The first is for English orthography (regular spelling); the second 
> is for DECtalk phonemic code, without the musical note codes; and the third 
> is for the fully "enchanted" DECtalk code, including the musical notes. You 
> can enter text into either the first window or the second window. If you 
> enter it into the first window, clicking a control button creates the 
> corresponding phonetic text in the second window for you automatically. A 
> separate navigation control allows you to select a midi file on your 
> computer. Then, once you have thus specified the phonetic text in the second 
> text window and the desired midi file, clicking a second control button 
> creates the fully "enchanted" DECtalk text in the third text window. This 
> text can then be played by clicking a third control button. Any of the texts 
> can be copied to the clipboard for use in another application. Also, one can 
> hand-edit the text in all three windows at any time.
>
> I am working with Michigan State University on getting this software 
> available either for free (my preference) or for a nominal license fee under 
> $15.
>
> As for accessibility of this software for blind users, I think it would be 
> accessible to a person using most screen reading programs. I will give it a 
> test with JAWS this week.
>
> Yours,
> John Eulenberg
>
>
> Jayson Smith wrote:
>
>>  Hi,
>>  A few more questions if you don't mind.  I understand that this software
>>  is currently unavailable to the public, and you'd need sufficient interest
>>  in order to release it.  With that said, I'd like to ask a few questions
>>  which might let everybody know if this program would work for us.
>>  1.  What operating systems does the program run under?
>>  2.  How does it work?  E.G. what is the user interface like?  Is it a deal
>>  where you write a text script which describes what phonemes or sounds are
>>  to be put on each note, or is it a graffical representation where you
>>  somehow find the proper notes on the screen and put phonemic symbols on
>>  those notes or something?  If that's the way it is, it probably wouldn't
>>  be that useful to most of us, as most of us on this list probably are
>>  blind.
>>  I think once there was talk of writing a program to do something similar,
>>  but putting some generic phonemic symbols on each note so you could then
>>  go in and manually put the  phonemes in.
>>  Jayson.
>> 
>>
>>      ----- Original Message -----
>>      From: John Eulenberg <mailto:eulenber at msu.edu>
>>      To: DECtalk Discussions <mailto:dectalk at jaybird.no-ip.info>
>>      Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 10:23 AM
>>      Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Midi conversion?
>>
>>      It hasn't been released, but it ould be. It's pretty much a matter
>>      of clearing the MSU office of Intellectual Property. I'd be happy
>>      to look into it if there is sufficient interest.
>>      John B. Eulenberg
>> 
>> John Bryson Eulenberg
>> Professor
>> Director, Artificial Language Laboratory
>> 
>>
>>      Jayson Smith wrote:
>> 
>> >      Hi,
>> >      Has this software ever been made available to the DECtalk
>> >      community at large, or is it only available for internal use? Just 
>> >      curious.
>> >      Jayson.
>> > 
>> > 
>> >          ----- Original Message -----
>> >          From: John B. Eulenberg <mailto:eulenber at msu.edu>
>> >          To: DECtalk Discussions <mailto:dectalk at jaybird.no-ip.info>
>> >          Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 7:15 AM
>> >          Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Midi conversion?
>> > 
>> >          Dear Jayson et al,
>> >          We have been doing MIDI to DECtalk conversions for years at
>> >          the Michigan State University Artificial Language Laboratory,
>> >          using our own proprietary software. Our main application has
>> >          been for nonspeaking people using a communication aid system
>> >          such as DynaVox.
>> >          Our program allows the user to input either at the phoneme
>> >          level or at the level of orthographic representation (regular
>> >          spelling).
>> >          Yours,
>> >          John Eulenberg
>> > 
>> >          Jayson Smith wrote:
>> > 
>> > > Hey,
>> > > Did anybody ever figure out a way to convert data in MIDI files into 
>> > > proper
>> > > DECtalk format for singing?  Obviously you'd have to put in the proper
>> > > phonemes yourself, but still it'd be nice to be able to have the notes 
>> > > and
>> > > durations converted.
>> > > Jayson.
>> > > 
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>> > > 
>> > 
>> > 
>> > -- 
>> > John Bryson Eulenberg, Ph.D.
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