[DECtalk] Another example

[Alex H.]

Ok. Here's a very, very short little demo of singing. Both 4.3 and the
new SAPI speak demo were used.

DT 4.3 link: http://filesmelt.com/dl/Sing43.WAV
SAPI demo: http://filesmelt.com/dl/SingSapi.WAV

The following text was sent and converted for both synths:

[:phone on]
[s<100,13>ae<400>p<90,15>iy<450>d<80,17>eh<400>k<60>t<60,13>ao<400>k<70>]
[b<60,17>lx<60>aa<450> b<60,18>lx<60>aa<450> b<60,20>lx<60>aa<450>]


Not very long, but you get the idea. This doesn't even touch on the
clipping with female voices either.

Alex

On 5/5/11, Brandon Misch <bmisch2002 at gmail.com> wrote:
> i doubt it can sing at this time
>
> On May 5, 2011, at 12:48 AM, <johnnybrl at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> hi Alex, I don't mind the Paul voice either. Even Frank sounds pretty
>> nice.
>> but the other voices like the females need a bit more work I think.
>>
>> Is it possible to make a recording of it singing so we can here what it
>> sounds like when it sings?
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Alex H." <linuxx64.bashsh at gmail.com>
>> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 7:59 PM
>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Another example
>>
>>
>>> I guess I don't mind the new Paul voice of this supposed 4.3 version,
>>> but it's just not 4.3, at all. That said, maybe the programmer got
>>> confused and put 4.67 in there instead, that would make more sense as
>>> this started getting into the FonixTalk era that would follow. I don't
>>> know. Something just sounds broken/not compatible with it.
>>>
>>> On 5/4/11, Brandon Misch <bmisch2002 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> hey this wasn't that bad. kind of fading in and out but could still hear
>>>>
>>>> the
>>>> whole thing. Happened mostly with betty but it still sounded great.
>>>>
>>>> On May 4, 2011, at 8:47 PM, Jayson Smith wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> Blake sent me the Speak window. I used it, as well as the beloved
>>>>> speak43
>>>>> application, to synthesize the exact same text. This is a conversation
>>>>> which
>>>>> came from a website called "Computer Stupidities" which I have turned
>>>>> into
>>>>> a
>>>>> DECtalk skit. Here, Paul is the store salesperson, and Betty is the
>>>>> customer. Certain words have been intentionally misspelled so as to be
>>>>> pronounced correctly. I have created a zip file of the two wavs which
>>>>> resulted from the synthesis. This zip is at
>>>>> http://www.bluegrasspals.com/jazz.zip
>>>>> I'm sure you'll be able to tell the difference. Here is the exact text
>>>>> synthesized by both versions.
>>>>> Jayson
>>>>>
>>>>> [:np] [:ra 240]
>>>>> I work in the entertainment department of a huge store. I was
>>>>> restocking
>>>>> CD
>>>>> Ars when a middle-aged woman came up to me.
>>>>>
>>>>> [:nb]
>>>>> "Excuse me, but what is in those colorful boxes? I'm looking for toys
>>>>> as
>>>>> a
>>>>>
>>>>> present for my nephew, and I just know he'd like a colorful box like
>>>>> that."
>>>>> [:np]
>>>>> "Well, the toy department is upstairs, but"
>>>>> [:nb]
>>>>> "...and in case they're jack-in-the-boxes, could I get one custom made,
>>>>> because I bet you don't have the color combination I'd like anyway."
>>>>> [:np]
>>>>> "They're...not jack-in-the-boxes, ma'am. They are c deaz."
>>>>> [:nb]
>>>>> "Oh! Kind of a big box for a CD. Does it come with lots of leaflets, or
>>>>>
>>>>> is
>>>>>
>>>>> it just air? I hate that way of--"
>>>>> [:np]
>>>>> "No, no, no, you see, there's ten c deaz in one box."
>>>>> [:nb]
>>>>> "Ten! Oh my goodness, that's a lot of c deaz. What kind c deaz are
>>>>> they?"
>>>>> [:np]
>>>>> "Well, we have CD ars in these, and CD ar double yous over here. These
>>>>> ones
>>>>> are scratchproof, so they cost a little more--"
>>>>> [:nb]
>>>>> "Oh, I don't know about these modern things so much. Have you got any
>>>>> jazz?"
>>>>> [:np]
>>>>> "Excuse me?"
>>>>> [:nb]
>>>>> "See, an old person like myself, I haven't even heard of scratchproof
>>>>> music
>>>>> before. I like jazz."
>>>>>
>>>>> [:np]
>>>>> I tried to hold my poker face for every cent of my hourly wage.
>>>>>
>>>>> "No, these c deaz are empty. We have jazz over there"
>>>>> [:nb]
>>>>> "Yes, I was over there, and there was nothing new. I already have them
>>>>> all
>>>>>
>>>>> at home. But do you have any jazz in these bulk boxes?"
>>>>> [:np]
>>>>> "No, ma'am, I'm afraid we're all sold out of the jazz ones."
>>>>> [:nb]
>>>>> "Well. this box is $8.99, and at the jazz section I'd pay more for only
>>>>> one
>>>>> CD!"
>>>>> [:np]
>>>>> "That's true, but these are empty, as I--"
>>>>> [:nb]
>>>>> "This is a pretty good deal, ten c deaz for less than a tenner!"
>>>>> [:np]
>>>>> "Undoubtedly, but--"
>>>>> [:nb]
>>>>> "I'll take this!"
>>>>> [:np]
>>>>> "Ma'am, the c deaz are empty. You won't hear anything."
>>>>> [:nb]
>>>>> "Oh?"
>>>>> [:np]
>>>>> "I buy these myself all the time, and there's nothing on them."
>>>>> [:nb]
>>>>> "Maybe your volume wasn't loud enough. Or you had unplugged your
>>>>> speakers?"
>>>>>
>>>>> [:np]
>>>>> When had she become tech support to me?
>>>>>
>>>>> [:nb]
>>>>> "I'll buy these. This is very cheap. You are a good salesperson!"
>>>>> [:np]
>>>>> "Thank you, ma'am, but--"
>>>>> [:nb]
>>>>> "I'll just have to see if my nephew listens to scratchproof."
>>>>>
>>>>> [:np]
>>>>> I took a long, long break after that one.
>>>>>
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