[DECtalk] speech rate

[Alex Parks]

Thanks everyone for your help.  Speaking of scripts, I tried the 
ones zipped in the 4.3 file and, even after recompiling, they do 
nothing.  Ins-q says "default settings are loaded".

Have a great day,
Alex

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Matthew Horspool" <matthew at thehorspools.com
>To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com
>Date sent: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 21:51:55 +0100
>Subject: Re: [DECtalk] speech rate

>Hi,

>Alex Parks wrote: "1.  How do I change the speed of the speech?"
>The DECtalk command to do this is
>[:raxxx]
>for example
>[:ra180]
>is the default.  You can also use the Scroll Left and Scroll 
Right symbols
>on the bottom of the DECtalk demonstration program window.  I am 
working on
>some JAWS Script improvements for that application to make 
various things
>work a bit better, the rate adjustment being one of them.

>"2.  Can I have speech along with a wav file, or do I have to 
wait for the
>wav file to end?"
>You have to wait for the wav file to end.

>"3.  Can I have multiple wav files play at once, or other 
combinations like
>a tone and a file, speech and a tone, and so on?"
>No.

>"4.  ...  What is the command to "dial" a number?"
>[:dial<123a456b789c*0#d>] (I think).

>"5.  Is there a way to adjust the balance, like having two 
voices, one
>speaking from slightly right and the other from slightly 
left...?"
>Yes, but goodness knows how.  I have a really old, and I mean 
really old,
>demo.txt file lying around somewhere on this drive which shows 
how to do it.
>If I can find it I'll certainly share it.  All I can remember is 
that it
>affects the wave device in volume control; it won't only affect 
DECtalk,
>it'll also affect other audio such as your screen reader.

>Matthew


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