[DECtalk] Status of the archive

[Tony Baechler]

It's interesting that you mention this.  As you say, there are other 
synths represented.  As far as I'm aware, it has never been limited to 
only the DECtalk.  I know of at least one thing done with the Apple II 
Echo and one with the Doubletalk.  I have several demos of a synth 
called Mbrola which I was thinking of adding.  Mbrola can sing and 
produces good speech quality.  The problem is that it isn't based on 
SAPI and requires all text to be sent as phonemes.  I don't know if it 
runs on Windows or not.  If people want to use other synths, that's fine 
with me.  The archive name won't change for historical interest, but I 
would be glad to split off other synths into their own archives or as a 
new section of the current archive.  I'm fairly sure that Mbrola 
requires Linux.

On 9/23/2009 12:07 AM, shaun everiss wrote:
> well I think it has, no more dectalk externals and the dectalk bar the access32 system is becoming a quite old system.
> I think the archive should still exist for those that want to get it, but I suspect there will probably be no real contributers.
> I think its time to change the archive, who said that dectalk could be the only thing used.
> I wander if one should encourage other users of different synths to  do music in those things and put it up.
> I know there are other synths up there but still I wander.
>