[DECtalk] dectalk for XP

[Blake Roberts]

As Jayson said, the file to open with Dectalk 4.3 needs to be called
demo.txt. I agree with Jayson that 4.3 is the only version that lets you
save Dectalk speech/singing as a .wav file without having to use a recording
application.

To convert demo.txt to a wav file using Dectalk 4.3:
1. Open demo.txt in speak43.exe.
2. Press alt-f to enter the file menu.
3.  Press c to enter the "convert the wave" menu. Accept the default,
"11025khz 16-bit, mono" by pressing enter.
4. Give the wave file a name.
5. Tab to the save button and press enter. Dectalk converts the file to .wav
for you.
Blake
-----Original Message-----
From: dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com
[mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of Jahmal Lovato
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 8:22 PM
To: DECtalk Discussions
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] dectalk for XP

How do you make, or not make, load an other text file?
I've never had the hang of loading different songs, accept the demo file in
4.3.
And, how do you record a wav file in the application?
Thank you,
Jahmal
On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:12:34 -0500, Jayson Smith wrote:


>Unzip the file into a new folder, the name doesn't matter. Run the 
>speak43.exe application in that folder, and it will open up a file 
>called demo.txt. That is a hardwired filename in that application and 
>cannot be changed.
>One reason a lot of folks use 4.3 is that, as far as I know, it's the 
>only version out there which allows saving of its synthesized speech 
>output directly as .wav files without using something like Total Recorder.
>Jayson
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jahmal Lovato" <jahmallovato1 at gmail.com>
>To: <beroberts at hughes.net>; "DECtalk Discussions" 
><dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>; "'DECtalk Discussions'" 
><dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 6:44 PM
>Subject: Re: [DECtalk] dectalk for XP
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>Hi, will there be dectalk for vista and 7?
>If not, I am not upgrading.
>I just downloaded the dectalk 4.3.
>Where do you recommend extracting it, and how do you run the program?
>Is there a dot exe file, or do I go to run and type something?
>It was kind of different with windows me On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:38:45 
>-0500, Blake Roberts wrote:
>
>
>>Alex,
>>Having used both Dectalk 4.3 and 4.4, I think the voice quality for 
>>both versions is identical. Dectalk started sounding awful when 
>>Dectalk 4.6 first came out (version 4.61). Although Phonix  has 
>>attempted to improve voice quality in recent versions of Dectalk 4.6, 
>>I think 4.3 and 4.4 sound the best.
>>Blake
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com 
>>[mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of Alex Hall
>>Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 6:33 PM
>>To: DECtalk Discussions
>>Subject: Re: [DECtalk] dectalk for XP
>>
>>How is 4.4's quality? Many people say that 4.3 is good and all other 
>>versions sound horrible.  Not needing to have demo.txt as my only file 
>>would be really great (playdec.exe never worked for me).
>>
>>Have a great day,
>>Alex
>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Blake Roberts" <beroberts at hughes.net
>>>To: "'DECtalk Discussions'" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com Date sent: 
>>>Sat,
>>>28 Feb 2009 18:18:44 -0500
>>>Subject: Re: [DECtalk] dectalk for XP
>>
>>>Jahmal,
>>>You can get two versions of Dectalk that work great on Windows XP
>>from
>>>www.bluegrasspals.com/dectalk/software
>>>On that page, you can  get either Dectalk 4.4 or 4.3.  I prefer
>>Dectalk 4.4
>>>because you can load any file with a .en extension into the
>>software.  Lots
>>>of people prefer version 4.3, however.  Dectalk 4.3's limitation
>>is the file
>>>to be loaded has to be called demo.txt.  Both versions I
>>mentioned do not
>>>require installation.  Just extract the zip file into a folder
>>and run the
>>>program.
>>>Blake
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com 
>>>[mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of Jahmal
>>Lovato
>>>Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 5:50 PM
>>>To: dectalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>>Subject: [DECtalk] dectalk for XP
>>
>>>Hi, my computer was just replaced with one with windows XP on it.
>>>Where can I download dectalk for windows XP?
>>>Thank you,
>>>Jahmal
>>
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