[DECtalk] THE QUESTION MARK
Jayson Smith
ratguy at bellsouth.net
Tue Feb 28 16:25:31 EST 2006
Hi,
Sure, go ahead. In fact, when you upload yours, I'll probably make a
Software directory at the archive and move all the DECtalk versions as well
as Playdec there.
Jayson.
----- Original Message -----
From: <Dectalk at aol.com>
To: <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 6:16 PM
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] THE QUESTION MARK
>
> Well, I'll donate my 4.40 to the site if it can go in the miscollaneous
> area. BUT, I have a question. Can I have it open with an add for my
software
> and for the bluegrasspals site? The first Dectalk commercial.
>
>
> SNOOPI
>
>
>
> In a message dated 2/27/2006 1:33:21 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> ratguy at bellsouth.net writes:
>
> Hi,
> Is the 4.40 demo available for download somewhere? I'd like to see it.
> Also, have you looked at my Playdec program? This program pretty much
gives
> any DECtalk demo software command line ability. With it, you can
associate
> .dec files with it and automatically open up DECtalk files provided they
> have a .dec extension.
> Jayson.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Dectalk at aol.com>
> To: <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 10:45 AM
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] THE QUESTION MARK
>
>
> >
> > I chose 4.40 for my software because it has no file size limits. It
> opens
> > any file size and reads it. Version 4.40 won't create a wav file.
Call
> me
> > stupid but I never knew about the wav conversion until a year ago. I
was
> > shocked to see it do that.
> >
> > I almost switched to a demo version that would convert to wav, but
then
> you
> > not only have file size issues, but the open file option doesn't work.
> I
> > open files that way all the time, and couldn't see making everyone cut
> and
> > paste stuff into the window. So that's mainly why I use 4.40.
> >
> >
> > SNOOPI
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 2/27/2006 1:53:27 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> > ratguy at bellsouth.net writes:
> >
> > Hi,
> > As I understand it, the demo programs are produced so that potential
> clients
> > can evaluate DECtalk to see if it meets their needs, from a quality of
> > speech etc. prospective. I assume that a full version would maybe be
a
> > Speak window but also contain libraries and other files so that
DECtalk
> > could be interfaced directly with other programs. The demo, at least
> > version 4.3, will read a file up to about 60K in size. Also, version
4.3
> > lets you convert the text into a wav file which is very nice! Version
> 4.6.1
> > or is it 4.61 won't let you do that, and I happen to have a copy of
the
> > 4.6.4 demo and it also won't convert to wav.
> > Jayson.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <Dectalk at aol.com>
> > To: <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> > Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 3:00 AM
> > Subject: Re: [DECtalk] THE QUESTION MARK
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Thanks so much! My colleague Corine is now on this list and so I
> thought
> > it
> > > was a good question to ask. I just have my communication device,
plus
> > I've
> > > never heard or seen a Dectalk Express, so that was a treat for
me.
> > >
> > > Say, my friend Dave reminded me that the Dectalk on my CD is just a
> demo.
> > > What is a full software version like? All I ever get for my work
is
> the
> > demo
> > > speak windows. To me, they are like a full version because they
> never
> > expire
> > > and they read any size file. So I forget that they are demos. So
> what
> > does
> > > a full version do that the demo won't?
> > >
> > > I probably could get a full version but I really have no need for
one.
> > I'm
> > > just curious as to what it is and why you would need it when the
demo
> > does it
> > > all?
> > >
> > >
> > > SNOOPI
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > In a message dated 2/26/2006 11:23:32 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> > > ratguy at bellsouth.net writes:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > > I've reached the following conclusions. I experimented with
DECtalk
> 4.3
> > > demo, creating a wav file. I used your four questions and
invented
> > twelve
> > > more. Questions starting with How, Where, Why, what and when had a
> > downward
> > > inflection, like a sentence. Others had an upward inflection like
a
> > > question. My DECtalk Express using version 4.2CD of the firmware
> handles
> > > these questions in the same way. To hear DECtalk 4.3 asking these
> > > questions, get the following file.
> > > http://www.bluegrasspals.com/questions.wav
> > > Here are the questions. Note that in the fourteenth question there
is
> a
> > > comma, which makes it still sound like a question. The fifteenth
> > question
> > > is just the second part of the fourteenth question but is still
spoken
> > like
> > > a sentence.
> > > Have you eaten yet?
> > > How many of your brothers still live at home?
> > > How many years of school did it take to become a nurse?
> > > Where can I get my suit cleaned?
> > > How do you want your hair cut?
> > > Would you like to keep asking me questions?
> > > Should I go to the doctor?
> > > How much wood should I bring home?
> > > Isn't she beautiful?
> > > Where is Dennis sitting?
> > > Why does this computer keep crashing?
> > > When will I get to see that movie?
> > > Who's on First?
> > > If I go to sleep tonight, when will I wake up?
> > > When will I wake up?
> > > What is the square root of two?
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <Dectalk at aol.com>
> > > To: <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> > > Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 12:12 AM
> > > Subject: [DECtalk] THE QUESTION MARK
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > 1. Have you eaten yet?
> > > > 2. How many of your brothers still live at home?
> > > > 3. How many years of school did it take to become a nurse?
> > > > 4. Where can I get my suit cleaned?
> > > > Part of my work promted me to ask you all a Dectalk question.
My
> > > Colleague
> > > > wanted to know how my Dectalk handled the above questions. For
> the
> > most
> > > part
> > > > the inflections went up in the middle of these questions rather
> than
> > the
> > > > end. I have two questions for the group.
> > > >
> > > > 1. How does Dectalk Express handle these questions?
> > > >
> > > > 2. In the manual it says something about the "^" changing how
> things
> > are
> > > > emphosized. I think it's the ^ anyway. How do you use it and
> would
> > it
> > > change
> > > > how questions come out?
> > > >
> > > > I think there are other symbos that change how things are said,
> Does
> > > anyone
> > > > know what they are? I used this stuff twice in my life but I
> forget
> > what
> > > > they are. I just remember not being impressed enough to use
them.
> > But
> > > now I'm
> > > > trying to remember what they were and what they did.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > SNOOPI
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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