[DECtalk] DECTalk 5.0?
Johnny Lam
johnnybrl at gmail.com
Tue Aug 24 18:30:51 EDT 2010
hi Jayson, actually, if you use the latest ESpeak versions it does sound ok.
I use the english-US voice, and it hardly sounds brittish at all. I don't
really mind ESpeak that much, but I'd be happier with Dectalk myself.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jayson Smith" <ratguy at insightbb.com>
To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 11:10 AM
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] DECTalk 5.0?
> Hi,
>
> I don't want to turn this into a speech synch flame war, especially since
> I
> own this list! But you like Espeak? I can't stand that thing! It has this
> really weird almost British or Australian accent that's quite pronounced.
> Jayson
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alex H." <linuxx64.bashsh at gmail.com>
> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 1:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] DECTalk 5.0?
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I use DECTalk Access32 at about 350 WPM and enjoy it' speech. I also
>> use the older DECTalk demos at about 300 WPM. I'll say this: If NVDA
>> had a supported DECTalk driver, I'd be using it more than espeak. And
>> that's saying something, because espeak is another of my favorite
>> synths to use. The thing that really makes dectalk great is I can
>> listen to books for hours with it or work on my PC without getting
>> tired of the speech. If I did get sikckof a particular voice, I'd just
>> change it and keep going.
>>
>> Alex
>>
>> On 8/24/10, Raymond Grote <musicalman1 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> I'm not sure if I can answer your question, but I personally don't like
>>> Dectalk at high speeds. I use Eloquence most of the time, at speeds of
>>> between 65 and 85 percent, 65 for reading text and 85 for just
>>> navigating
>>> around and listening to short things like short IM messages on skype.
>>> As for how fast this is, I don't really know. But I do know that dectalk
>>> just doesn't sound good at those speeds, it starts to sounds all garbled
>>> and
>>> all the words and syllables start to run together, making it difficult
>>> for
>>> me to understand. Eloquence doesn't have this problem.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Corine Bickley
>>> To: DECtalk Discussions
>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 7:18 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] DECTalk 5.0?
>>>
>>>
>>> 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
>>> >> >>>> _______________________________________________
>>> >> >>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>> >> >>>> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>> >> >>>> http://jaybird.no-ip.info/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>> _______________________________________________
>>> >> >>> DECtalk mailing list
>>> >> >>> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>> >> >>> http://jaybird.no-ip.info/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >> _______________________________________________
>>> >> >> DECtalk mailing list
>>> >> >> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>> >> >> http://jaybird.no-ip.info/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>> >> >>
>>> >> > _______________________________________________
>>> >> > DECtalk mailing list
>>> >> > DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>> >> > http://jaybird.no-ip.info/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> _______________________________________________
>>> >> DECtalk mailing list
>>> >> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>> >> http://jaybird.no-ip.info/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>> http://jaybird.no-ip.info/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>> http://jaybird.no-ip.info/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> DECtalk mailing list
>> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>> http://jaybird.no-ip.info/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>
> _______________________________________________
> DECtalk mailing list
> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
> http://jaybird.no-ip.info/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>
More information about the Dectalk
mailing list