[DECtalk] USB sample

[johnnybrl at gmail.com]

?Wow hope they won't stop making the Dectalk USB. Do you know if they're 
going to stop celling them or something? Cause if they are, that would be 
too bad. I might want to get one someday.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alex H." <linuxx64.bashsh at gmail.com>
To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2011 1:46 PM
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] USB sample


>I really need to buy one of these before they get discontinued. Great 
>sound!
>
> How do you get text sent to the DECTalk USB? I've heard of people
> using the serial port to send text files using HyperTerminal, but is
> there any way to do it using the USB interface?
> Thanks.
>
> Alex
>
> On 2/11/11, Brandon Misch <bmisch2002 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> good thing it is still sold and is about 500 dollars cheaper than the
>> express at $695.00 so is great.
>>
>> On Feb 11, 2011, at 3:25 PM, Blake Roberts wrote:
>>
>>> I agree with Alex. The Dectalk USB voice quality sounds pretty good. As
>>> Jayson already noted, some of the voices sound similar to Dectalk 4.3.
>>> Blake
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com
>>> [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of Alex H.
>>> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 1:19 PM
>>> To: DECtalk Discussions
>>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] USB sample
>>>
>>> hi,
>>>
>>> thanks for the sample, it doesn't sound bad at all. i think i am still
>>> going
>>> to get one eventually.
>>>
>>> Alex
>>>
>>> On 2/11/11, Brandon Misch <bmisch2002 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> sorry about the quality but at least it's there.
>>>>
>>>> On Feb 11, 2011, at 10:54 AM, Jayson Smith wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> I've just received a sample recording of the DECtalk USB synthesizing
>>>>> my sample text. The recording isn't the best, and it's an open-mic
>>>>> recording,
>>>>>
>>>>> but it gives an idea of what it sounds like. Here it is.
>>>>> http://www.bluegrasspals.com/usb.wav
>>>>> I think it actually sounds like something between DECtalk 4.64 and 
>>>>> 4.3.
>>>>> They've made some of the voices sound more like they did in 4.3.
>>>>> Jayson
>>>>>
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