[DECtalk] DECTalk 5.0?

Alex H. linuxx64.bashsh at gmail.com
Mon Aug 23 13:49:45 EDT 2010


Hi,

Best of luck to you with the CD's and DECTalk. I hope DECTalk doesn't
go by the wayside, it's a great synth and I use it almost everyday, on
my phone and my laptops. I'm planning on getting the DECTalk USB but
have yet to find a used one.

Alex

On 8/23/10, Dectalk at aol.com <Dectalk at aol.com> wrote:
> I don't work with Fonix any more so I can't really  say.  My personal
> opinion is just ask.  I know a sapi5 is possible, I  just don't know if they
> ever
> did one.
>
> BUT, let me tell you what my plans are.  I'm  finally on facebook where
> more people are getting to know me and my music.   At the end of September
> I'm
> releasing my very first holiday CD.  I'm hoping  it does well.  I have 2
> Churches that are letting me sell it, a CEO might  buy some for his company,
> and I'm hoping for a big sale.  You can't count  on anything, but I'm
> hoping.
> Blake Roberts and I are giving this our best  shot.
>
> One of the things I want to get is the Dectalk Kit,  and I believe it sells
> for $1000.00.  That kit will let me create a Dectalk  sapi 5 version.  I
> think I can get the 4.0 kit version but I'm not  sure.  I want the oldest
> version I can get because the new versions  suck!
>
> Dectalk is going away because of lake of  interest.  But because of my
> music, there will always be disabled people  who want to get into singing.
> Plus
> if device companies ever want  Dectalk,  I'll be able to pay the royalties
> through this Dectalk kit and  sell the sapi 5 that I create with the kit.
>
> If my September release doesn't generate enough  orders, I'm hoping it will
> generate a new generation of interest because I'm  planning on another CD
> release next March.
>
> My dilemma is, I need a new van because my van is on  it's last legs.  So
> sadly the van needs to have priority.  But I'm  hoping to book a concert,
> and
> if I can do that, I should be fine.  I have  750 friends on facebook and
> growing, so I'm hoping for some  interest.
>
> So Dectalk is not gone yet.
>
>
> SNOOPI BOTTEN
>
>
> In a message dated 8/23/2010 1:27:10 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> linuxx64.bashsh at gmail.com writes:
>
> Hi  Snoopi,
>
> Thanks for the info on Dectalk 5.0. I guess I really don't need  it, I
> got four other demos plus FonixTalk. Do you think I'd have any  luck
> contacting Fonix and requesting the demos?
>
> @johnnybrl, I  believe that FonixTalk works with the SAPI5 engine but
> it needs to be  purchased. It is mentioned in the SDK and FonixTalk
> pages on their site  though. I wish DecTalk had a SAPI version, and
> direct access to the speech  parameters.
>
> Alex
>
> On 8/20/10, Ryan Chou  <rc4896153 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> wait what is phonix talk and could  someone please send me a demo?
>>
>> On 8/20/10, Dectalk at aol.com  <Dectalk at aol.com> wrote:
>>> As far as I know, Dectalk 5.0 was  only a beta  version.  I have it
> because
>>> I worked for  Fonix, but I can't give it  out.  My version SUCKS!   It's
>>> just
>>> slightly hard to understand.   If  they fixed it, it needed it!  But I
>>> would
>>> never  ever buy it or use it  because they changed a phonetic code and
> did
>>> a
>>> few other  changes.
>>>
>>>
>>> SNOOPI  BOTTEN
>>>
>>>
>>> In a message dated 8/20/2010  4:07:50 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>> johnnybrl at gmail.com  writes:
>>>
>>> Hi Alex,  Yes I think I've seen that  fonix has made a Dectalk 5.0 a few
>>> years
>>> ago,  if  my memory is correct. However, I couldn't find where you can
>>>  download a  demo version of it anywhere.
>>>
>>> But Yeah  hopefully somebody managed to get  a demo copy  somewhere.
>>>
>>> BTW, I sort of like the fonix talk6  voices,  almost like the fonix
> dectalk
>>> 4.6.4. And you can  also create wave files in  the program too.
>>> And I was also  wondering, is there a version of fonix talk  that you
> could
>>>  use in windows like a Sapi5 engine? Was maybe thinking  about getting
> it
>>> to
>>> use it with NVDA or Jaws.
>>> -----  Original Message  -----
>>> From: "Alex H."  <linuxx64.bashsh at gmail.com>
>>> To:   <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010  9:29  PM
>>> Subject: [DECtalk] DECTalk  5.0?
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hey  all,
>>>>
>>>>  Been doing some research, aparently  Fonix made a Dectalk 5.0 before
>>>>  they started their  FonixTalk synthesizer.
>>>> Just wondering if anybody's  got  the demo of DECTalk 5.0? Can't find it
>>>> anywhere  :(
>>>>
>>>>  Thx.
>>>>  Alex
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