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I got an e-mail saying it was 4.64.  I wish it  would have been anything 
before that.
 
4.64 actually tells me nothing.  See, I have 4.64  in my devices.  One is 
fine, the other I swear can't be  4.64 because it acts weird.  The device 
company claims they can't  touch Dectalk because they have a contract and they 
say both  versions are the same.  I laugh because if you do them side  by 
side with a voice string, and have them read the very same things, like  if 
you have something that is an entire paragraph long, the newer 4.64 has  a 
glitch where if you put in a rest, like [_<500>] or whatever, about  3 
sentences later the voice just totally drops in pitch for like 2 words.   It sounds 
horrible!  There are other differences as  well.
 
So I'm totally holding my breathe because  from what I know, it's a gamble.
 
I'm thinking the device company tampered with Dectalk  even though they are 
contracted not to.  If I'm right, this 4.64  version should be great!  But 
there is no way of knowing.  And yes, my  new device with 4.64 sounds 
depressed.  The company swears up and down that  they didn't touch anything and 
it's all in my head.   (Right)  I know my stuff and believe me, one of the 
4.64's is not  4.64.
 
I really wish it would have been any version before  4.64 because now I 
gotta wait and hope it's the true 4.64 that  does not sound depressed.
 
 
SNOOPI BOTTEN  
 
 
In a message dated 1/29/2011 9:02:11 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
pitermach at gmail.com writes:

Hi, I''m excited and all, but I havea question.  WIll this sound like the 
dt in window-eyes or access32, oriw ill it be that  sucky one, say, code 
factory uses? I'm asking because the ladder is unbearable  for me. Dennis, for 
instance, who's on e of my favourite voices now doesn't  have that much 
intonation, all the voices sound like they're depressed or  something. If it'll 
sound like that, then no matter how tempting it'd be to  have dt in klango or 
nvda I'll probably pass up on it.
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