[DECtalk] Any news?
Brandon Misch
bmisch2002 at gmail.com
Wed May 4 22:27:17 EDT 2011
i see
On May 4, 2011, at 7:28 PM, Alex H. wrote:
> AS is, right now I could probably use this version with some serious
> voice modifications but that kind of defeats the purpose in the first
> place as I love the Paul and Harry voices.
>
> Alex
>
> On 5/4/11, Raymond Grote <musicalman1 at comcast.net> wrote:
>> I really don't think they care, at least not the people who accuse Snoopy
>> and Blake that they don't know what they're talking about.
>> That's why I said, someone who knows about the different versions and how to
>> port what to sapi.
>> But, if we keep convincing them that something is wrong, which there is,
>> something will get done. Either they'll give up or try to fix it. Or they
>> could just disappear from the list which would mean giving up.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Brandon Misch
>> To: DECtalk Discussions
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 7:15 PM
>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Any news?
>>
>>
>> sounds lik it. whoever did this didn't make sure the voices sounded ok
>> maybe someone should let them hear the female voices and see if snoopi and
>> blake have bad ears or not. am not talking about Betty or Wendy but the
>> other femail voices. Then they can decide who doesn't know what when it
>> comes to these voices.
>>
>>
>> On May 4, 2011, at 4:37 PM, Raymond Grote wrote:
>>
>>
>> Oh my, too many version conflicts...
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Brandon Misch
>> To: DECtalk Discussions
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 4:28 PM
>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Any news?
>>
>>
>> it also was 4.6.7 at one time. i doubt this project will please
>> everyone. all we know is enable rehab purchased the wrights to 4.6.7 from
>> fonix and trying to use that with the 4.3 data files wasn't a good idea.
>> question is did this happen with other versions of dectalk? or just with
>> this version?
>>
>>
>> On May 4, 2011, at 4:13 PM, Raymond Grote wrote:
>>
>>
>> Yes, but many people miss the old dectalk 4.3 days. I really never
>> got into dectalk, but I can see why. That version of the synth and I stilll
>> do have a special place together even though I was never a regular dectalk
>> user. The major disappointment for many of us is it doesn't sound like that,
>> it's worse, and to some of us it is unusable. >From my understanding,
>> someone had posted that the synth was supposed to sound like 4.6.4, then
>> somewhere along the line it was changed to 4.3?
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Brandon Misch
>> To: DECtalk Discussions
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 1:21 PM
>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Any news?
>>
>>
>> if this was fixed up, it could still be used as a sapi 5 synth.
>> that's all it needs for it to be a screen reader voice.
>>
>>
>> On May 4, 2011, at 1:13 PM, <johnnybrl at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> cool just heard the demo. And yes it doesn't sound like 4.3
>> but the Paul voice sounds pretty cool.
>> And Frank doesn't sound too bad either. It kind of reminds me
>> of the fonix talk demo. sounds almost like that.
>>
>> And it sounds like this version of dectalk has more inflection
>> than 4.3 did, which I like. I like lots of inflection in synthes, makes them
>> sound cool lol.
>>
>> Back in high school, we had a computer with Jaws with a
>> Dectalk express hooked up to it, and I used to go in there and make Dectalk
>> say things lol.
>> From: Brandon Misch
>> To: DECtalk Discussions
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 9:52 AM
>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Any news?
>>
>>
>> if you read below our messages, you'll see a link to a file
>> with the demo inside. if you just want to use paul and a few others, it
>> works but not for all voices.
>>
>>
>> On May 4, 2011, at 12:45 PM, <johnnybrl at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> hi, where did you guys get the audio samples of the sapi
>> dectalk from? sounds like you guys have already heard it.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Brandon Misch
>> To: DECtalk Discussions
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 9:37 AM
>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Any news?
>>
>>
>> ok some of the voices work while others don't. i can see
>> what you meant by bad quality.
>>
>>
>> On May 4, 2011, at 12:17 PM, Dectalk at aol.com wrote:
>>
>>
>> http://pastorsnoopi.twigs76.com/music/SAPI%20DEMO.mp3
>>
>> The above link is the sample that people wanted. Blake
>> and I are both told that there is no problem. Tell that to our ears.
>> (YUCK)
>>
>>
>> SNOOPI BOTTEN
>>
>> In a message dated 5/4/2011 11:16:00 A.M. Eastern
>> Daylight Time, edbruckert at gmail.com writes:
>> All that means is what you are sent is not acceptable
>> don't worry it'll be solved I promise at this point in my life I need it as
>> much as anybody else
>>
>>
>> On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 10:48 AM, <Dectalk at aol.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Brace yourselves because I don't think you guys will
>> like it. The very worst voice is Kit. I'd do the recording for you guys
>> but I really don't want to be linked with this pour Dectalk quality. Have
>> fun guys.
>>
>>
>> SNOOPI BOTTEN
>>
>> In a message dated 5/4/2011 9:10:14 A.M. Eastern
>> Daylight Time, ratguy at insightbb.com writes:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Here's a sample text. I assume you can use DECtalk
>> commands in the text? An
>> MP3 of the 4.3 speak application performing this
>> exact text can be found at
>> http://www.bluegrasspals.com/dt43sample.mp3
>> Now here's the text.
>>
>> [:phoneme on]
>> [:np] [:ra 250]
>> Hello. This is the factory default Paul voice.
>> I'm talking now with this voice since this is what
>> most people are probably
>> going to be using. Let's speed it up a bit.
>> [:ra 300]
>> This is probably how Jayson's JFW would talk
>> normally. Now let's put some
>> intonation in there.
>> [:dv pr 250] [:dv sr 50]
>> Okay, this is how Jayson used to listen to DECtalk
>> back in the good old DOS
>> days. With 4.3 and earlier, if you could get used
>> to this which you would
>> over time, this sounds pretty good! It'd take some
>> getting used to again,
>> not having had it for so long.
>> [:np] [:ra 250]
>> The rest of this demo was created a few months ago
>> to compair and test the
>> various other factory voices and several custom
>> voices in different DECtalk
>> versions.
>> I will now test the other voices.
>> [:nb] I'm Beautiful Betty, the default female
>> voice.
>> [:nh] I'm Huge Harry.
>> [:nd] I'm Doctor Dennis.
>> [:nf] I'm Frail Frank.
>> [:nu] I'm Uppity Ursula.
>> [:nr] I'm Rough Rita.
>> [:nw] I'm Whispering Wendy.
>> [:nk] and I'm Kit the Kid.
>> [:np]
>> Now I'll let the DECtalk manual describe us.
>> [:np] Perfect Paul Standard male
>> voice.
>> [:nb] Beautiful Betty Standard female voice.
>> [:nh] Huge Harry Deep male voice.
>> [:nf] Frail Frank Older male
>> voice.
>> [:nk] Kit the Kid Child's voice
>> (about 10 years
>> old).
>> [:nr] Rough Rita Deep female voice.
>> [:nu] Uppity Ursula Light female voice.
>> [:nd] Doctor Dennis Breathy male voice.
>> [:nw] Whispering Wendy Whispery female
>> voice.
>>
>> [:np]
>> Okay, let's test a few custom voices.
>> [:nf] [:dv br 0 la 0 sr 100 hr 100 ap 150 pr 95]
>> [:ra 220] This is the voice
>> of Rimmer from Red Dwarf.
>> Lister, we are being tested! I don't know what to
>> do!
>> [:nf] [:ra 240] [:dv br 0 hs 95 ap 100 as 100 pr
>> 220 hr 30 sr 30] This is
>> Lister.
>> Rimmer! Come over here and help me with this new
>> speech synthesizer!
>> [:np] [:dv as 0 bf 0 la 20 nf 00 ri 100 sm 0 hr 0
>> sr 0] [:ra 220] This is
>> Holly.
>> This is an important announcement. All persons
>> aboard this ship are to
>> report to the voice calibration office at once.
>> That is all.
>> [:np] [:dv br 100 lx 100 bf 100 hr 100 sr 100 as
>> 100 qu 100 ap 110 pr 150 sx
>> 1 la 0] [:ra 210] This is the voice of the
>> toaster.
>> I don't know where this voice calibration office
>> is. Does anyone want some
>> toast?
>> [:np] [:dv sm 1 hs 90 br 0 ri 0 la 0] [:ra 250]
>> I'm the cat.
>> Who says my voice needs to be calibrated? I want
>> fishies!
>> [:nd] [:dv as 0 bf 0 la 20 nf 00 ri 100 hr 0 sr 0]
>> [:ra 220] I'm Queeg 500.
>> None of you have any credit, so you may not use
>> the voice calibrator.
>> [:nu] [:dv as 1 bf 10 la 30 nf 10 ri 100 sm 50 hr
>> 100 sr 20 ap 130] [:ra
>> 240] I'm the newer voice of Holly.
>> I'm picking something up. It's another ship. Its
>> name is Deck Talk or
>> something very close. They have been conducting an
>> experiment on us all this
>> time. That would explain why we've been saying all
>> these silly things. I
>> knew I was having trouble finding a record of any
>> voice calibration office
>> on Red Dwarf.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Corine Bickley"
>> <corine.bickley at gallaudet.edu>
>> To: "DECtalk Discussions"
>> <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 7:02 AM
>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Any news?
>>
>>
>>> HI Jayson,
>>> I will do that. Could you suggest some sample
>> sentences to synthesize?
>>> We're trying to find a way to put a "demo play"
>> button on the Enable
>>> website so people can type in any text they'd
>> like to hear, but our
>>> programmer hasn't been able to spend time on
>> that project right now.
>>> corine
>>>
>>> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 8:12 PM, Jayson Smith
>> <ratguy at insightbb.com> wrote:
>>>> Do you have any audio samples you could share?
>> Maybe I could elaborate on
>>>> what people don't like. I pretty much know what
>> DT 4.3 sounds like.
>>>> Jayson
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Corine Bickley"
>> <corine.bickley at gallaudet.edu>
>>>> To: "DECtalk Discussions"
>> <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 7:53 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Any news?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> i meant - i can't hear the differences, not
>> being so attuned to the
>>>>> various DT versions. i can hear ok, but i'm
>> not clear on the
>>>>> differences in quality.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 7:24 PM, Jayson Smith
>> <ratguy at insightbb.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Wo, you actually got 4.3 working with SAPI?
>> What kind of quality
>>>>>> problems
>>>>>> are there?
>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Corine Bickley"
>> <corine.bickley at gallaudet.edu>
>>>>>> To: "DECtalk Discussions"
>> <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 6:14 PM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Any news?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Still waiting for one of the "old" (not
>> chronologically, just in terms
>>>>>>> of contact with DT) to send some more
>> versions for testing.
>>>>>>> 4.3 and 4.67 work in SAPI fine but
>> preliminary listening results
>>>>>>> indicate dissatisfaction.
>>>>>>> corine
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 2:29 PM, Jayson Smith
>> <ratguy at insightbb.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Okay, it's broken record time. Anything new
>> going on with the SAPI
>>>>>>>> DECtalk?
>>>>>>>> Haven't heard anything in a while.
>>>>>>>> Jayson
>>>>>>>>
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