[DECtalk] speech synth developments

[piotr machacz]

yes i'm pitermach on the audiogames.net forum.

On 8/23/08, Raymond Grote <musicalman1 at comcast.net> wrote:
> I've heard Orpheus, I don't have it, but if I did I wouldn't be using it
> with JFW. It sounds like Keynote Gold, which is the closest synth I can
> compare it too, if you know what it sounds like. Although I could put up
> with either synth if I had both, I wouldn't be satisfied because I've got
> eloquence at my fingertips.
> BTW, are you the same Pitermach from the audiogames.net forum?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "piotr machacz" <pitermach at gmail.com>
> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 11:16 AM
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] DecTalk can speak Italian, but it's rediculous!!!
>
>
> hmmm wow, as a link. I thought something is a link when you start it
> with http://.
> anyway espeak isn't the best one, it's ok for me, for me the
> horriblest synth in the world is orpheus, I have difficulties
> understanding him, I mean dave, alan is fine.
> and, I know force computers took dt because if you look in the readme
> you'll see something like: copyright force computers, inc.
>
> On 8/22/08, Raymond Grote <musicalman1 at comcast.net> wrote:
>> LOL You know that actually appeared as a link?
>> Oh yeah, and if you've heard of ESpeak, it's the worst synth I've ever
> heard
>> besides the really old Braille 'n Speak or other similar, very old synths.
>> And I do not know how to uninstall synthesizers.
>> How do you know that Force Computer did or did not take over Dectalk?
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "piotr machacz" <pitermach at gmail.com>
>> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>> Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 10:23 AM
>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] DecTalk can speak Italian, but it's rediculous!!!
>>
>>
>> I guess force computers learned how to create synthesizers from
>> www.make-a-crappy-synth.com/dectalk_crap_ccreation.htm/ lol.
>> that's not true I was kitting.
>> and no problem It was all done by my ear listening, and my hands typing.
>>
>> On 8/22/08, Raymond Grote <musicalman1 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> Ah, that's why Dectalk 4.6 sounded so different?
>>> I'd love to see what Dectalk would've sounded like now if they hadn't
>>> replaced it. Why do people always have to use recorded samples of humans
>>> now, just to create something natural that has virtually no flexibility?
>>> This is why I just test synths now, I'm not that serious about them.
> Maybe
>>> one day the average person will be able to freely create his/her own tts
>>> voices in a way that is accessible with a screen reader! Probably going
> to
>>> be a long wait though...
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "piotr machacz" <pitermach at gmail.com>
>>> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>>> Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 2:41 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] DecTalk can speak Italian, but it's rediculous!!!
>>>
>>>
>>> well. It's not something complete but here's how the voice of dectalk
>>> was changing.
>>> in v 4.3, the voices wer nice and the singing was cool close to a human.
>>> in 4.4, the voices went through some modefications but they kept their
>>> sound normal, but when singing the phonemes have more metalic robotic
>>> sound.
>>> in 4.6, simply to say when force computers took dectalk over, rediculus!
>>> every thing was rediculus, the voices wer synthetic, the whispering
>>> wendy decided to speak not whisper etc.
>>>
>>> On 8/22/08, Arnaud <arnaudb at netcava.net> wrote:
>>>> french is also completly ridiculous, it's like a german teenager trying
>>>> to speak french at school.
>>>>
>>>> also looking for phonems dt references for french....
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --------------------
>>>> Arnaud de Bonald - Paris France - WeBlog: http://www.echo-on.org
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Talksina a écrit :
>>>>> Hi.
>>>>> I found the software in DecTalk archive, it's called
>>>>> dectalk4.6.4.zip, there is also the Italian speaking demo!
>>>>> The voice is very very rediculous
>>>>> but it's fun!
>>>>> Now...someone has the multi-language phoneme reference? Thanks!
>>>>> I'd try to have fun with this new toy, who cares if it's rediculous,
>>>>> right excuse to play rediculous songs!
>>>>>
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