[DECtalk] Midi conversion?

[Jayson Smith]

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 
  To: DECtalk Discussions 
  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 
      To: DECtalk Discussions 
      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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