[DECtalk] dectalk for XP

Sun Mar 1 17:34:51 EST 2009

On the bottom line, the three graphics on the right are, in order, play, 
pause, stop.
Jayson

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "piotr machacz" <pitermach at gmail.com>
To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 5:15 PM
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] dectalk for XP

> Speaking of all the dectalk apps, I could use some help. Back in the
> days when I was using window-eyes I was able to focus, with the mouse,
> the button to play and then I would be able to preview everything as I
> was working rather than working in notepad and then loading the file
> in speak43 to play it. well I'll be backing back to wineyes, but for
> now I use jaws, and the scripts I have don't work properly, pressing
> the keystrokes causes opening of some unwanted things and, of course,
> the desired action is not performed. I do, however have hot spot
> clicker which can click wen I press a certain keystroke. so my
> question is, what graphics are play, pause and stop?
>
> On 3/1/09, Blake Roberts <beroberts at hughes.net> wrote:
>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>>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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