[DECtalk] DECTalk 5.0?

Corine Bickley corine.bickley at gallaudet.edu
Tue Aug 24 12:24:59 EDT 2010


Will do - thank you!

On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 8:17 AM, Darrin Porter <Darrin.Porter at united-mar.com
> wrote:

>  Corine,
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>
> I have been using DecTalk hardware synths since the early ‘90s, starting
> with DecTalk PCs and graduating to DecTalk Expresses which I currently use.
>  I also have a DecTalk USB, but don’t use it much as I feel that the speech
> quality is much poorer than that of the earlier models.  For most computer
> work, I run them at between 350 and 400 words per minute, but may speed them
> up even further for casual reading.  I have never used a software version of
> DecTalk and have never even heard what it sounds like.
>
>
>
> If you would like to chat further, feel free to contact me off list either
> by Email or phone.  My contact info is in my signature.
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>
>
> Darrin
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> Darrin Porter
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> *From:* dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com [mailto:
> dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] *On Behalf Of *Corine Bickley
> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 24, 2010 7:19 AM
> *To:* DECtalk Discussions
> *Subject:* Re: [DECtalk] DECTalk 5.0?
>
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>
> Hi Alex,
>
> I am particularly interested in knowing who uses DECtalk for screen readers
> because I'm part of an Acoustical Society's standards committee on
> intelligibility of text-to-speech systems. We have a particular interest in
> knowing what users of high-speed synthesized speech think, and can
> understand, as most of us on the committee only have experience listening to
> synthesized speech at conversational speeds. What's your preferred speed?
> Might you be willing to advise our committee?
>
> thanks for considering - corine
>
> On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 7:21 PM, Alex H. <linuxx64.bashsh at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hi Corine,
>
> I use DECTalk mostly on the Windows platform, and when I convert to
> Linux I'll probably use it as well. I'm a screen reader user, and use
> DECTalk Access32 with JAWS and Window-Eyes. For NVDA (my primary
> screenreader), there's no supported DECTalk, which is why a SAPI
> version would be really great.
>
> My cell phone is a Windows Mobile phone, and I currently use Mobile
> Speak for Windows Mobile and Fonix Dectalk 4.6.3 that's bundled with
> Mobile Speak. So in short, I use DECTalk quite a bit.
>
> I also use DECTalk demos to write songs and gingles, plays, etc.  It's
> really quite amusing having a synthesizer that can do so much.
>
> When I can swing it, I'll look into buying a DECTalk USb and then I'll
> have my favorite speech in a hardware synthesizer. I know, I'm a bit
> crazy about DECTalk! :)
>
> Alex
>
>
> On 8/23/10, Corine Bickley <corine.bickley at gallaudet.edu> wrote:
> > 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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