[DECtalk] recording eloquence directly

[Derek Roberts]

Hi, you can convert dectalk demo files to wave in any dectalk demo
version, even 4.6.1 lol. If you have a realtek sound card or similar,
there's a virtual mic called "stereo mics" that records directly from
your sound card.

HTH!

On 2/28/08, Corine Bickley <corine.bickley at gallaudet.edu> wrote:
> i'm very interested in how these voices sound to you folks who use tts
> systems all the time. i thought Eloquence was a formant-based synthesizer
> like DECtalk, at least it started out that way. the Eloquence system used to
> be owned by a company called Eloquent, but then it was bought out by, i
> think, ScanSoft, and then i lost track. i have no idea what is now sold as
> Eloquence.
> i haven't heard much about ViaVoice in a long time.
>
> thanks to you all for your comments - corine
>
>
> On 2/28/08, Raymond Grote <musicalman1 at comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> >  I'm pretty sure eloquence is protected and only jaws can use it. I
> > suspect it'd only work if you bought the synth directly from its company,
> > but I could be wrong. ViaVoice does sound like Eloquence and I believe
> that
> > is where Eloquence came from. This is interesting.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > *From:* Katie Madison <katiewht at sbcglobal.net>
> > *To:* DECtalk Discussions <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 27, 2008 8:09 PM
> > *Subject:* Re: [DECtalk] recording eloquence directly
> >
> >
> >  Hello Orhan,
> > Another way my friend told me to record eloquence is to use a free program
> > called d speech. It allows you to convert text to audio using any SAPI 4
> or
> > SAPI 5 voices you have. If you have jaws or window eyes, eloquence is a
> SAPI
> > 4 voice. Also, there's another alternative. If you have this scanning
> > software called open book, you can use it's save to audio feature to
> convert
> > any typed text to audio. Open book comes with IBM viavoice, witch sounds
> > much like eloquence. If you do not have open book, I recommend d speech. I
> > don't remember the site, but if you Google search d speech, you should
> find
> > the site. If what I said doesn't help, you can also do what Blake said and
> > record from the sound card. It may require editing because you may not
> want
> > everything eloquence says to be included in your file.
> > If you need further help, you can contact me privately anytime by email at
> > katiewht at sbcglobal.net, or add dectalkgirl1987 to your skype contacts.
> > Have a good day.
> > Katie
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > *From:* orhan deniz <orhan.deniz63 at googlemail.com>
> > *To:* DECtalk list <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> > *Sent:* Monday, February 25, 2008 1:28 PM
> > *Subject:* [DECtalk] recording eloquence directly
> >
> >
> > hey guys, is there a way to record eloquence directly from the
> > synthesiser, like people have done in the DECtalk archive.
> >
> > thanks in advance,
> > orhan deniz.
> > ways to contact me:
> > msn/windows live ID:
> > orhan1793 at hotmail.co.uk
> > e-mail:
> > orhan.deniz63 at gmail.com
> > skype:
> > orhan.deniz63
> >
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