[DECtalk] DECTalk 5.0?

Corine Bickley corine.bickley at gallaudet.edu
Mon Aug 23 15:51:52 EDT 2010


Hi Alex -
I worked with Snoopi at Fonix (and before that at Force), and I'm interested
to know how you use DECtalk - for what purposes and on what platforms?
corine bickley



On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 1:49 PM, Alex H. <linuxx64.bashsh at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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