[DECtalk] Any news?

Brandon Misch bmisch2002 at gmail.com
Thu May 5 15:26:44 EDT 2011


neither could i the only thing i could do is to test it out. 

On May 5, 2011, at 3:17 PM, Raymond Grote wrote:

> Funny enough, I thought of that today. Unfortunately I couldn't do any more 
> than you could on that.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Alex H." <linuxx64.bashsh at gmail.com>
> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2011 1:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Any news?
> 
> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I think for the true (or very close to) DECTalk sound, we'd have to
>> start from scratch and write an open synthesizer that sounded almost
>> like DECTalk and change some parameter syntax to prevent Fonix from
>> suing the crap out of the project.
>> We'd be better off starting an open synth project but this would take
>> way too much time, plus I can't program in any language, not yet
>> anyway.  It's a big job writing any program, but something as
>> subjective as speech synthesis is just insanely complicated.
>> 
>> However, I guess for people who would want to use this SAPI DECTalk
>> with NVDA, this version would be OK as Brandon says, but I certainly
>> wouldn't pay $19 or $29 for it, IMHO.
>> 
>> So it's kind of a chicken and egg situation here.
>> 
>> Either way, I appreciate that work is going into this, and maybe if we
>> keep saying something's wrong, we can get it slightly improved. Just
>> my two cents.
>> 
>> Alex
>> 
>> On 5/5/11, Brandon Misch <bmisch2002 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> maybe they should send you samples of it on there computers and you can 
>>> send
>>> them samples back. either they sent you the wrong stuff or they may have 
>>> a
>>> different version than you do.
>>> 
>>> On May 5, 2011, at 9:17 AM, Dectalk at aol.com wrote:
>>> 
>>>> See, that's just it, we're told everything sounds fine on their 
>>>> computers.
>>>> I don't get it, I really don't.
>>>> 
>>>> SNOOPI BOTTEN
>>>> 
>>>> In a message dated 5/5/2011 8:55:18 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>>> bmisch2002 at gmail.com writes:
>>>> i hope they can hear the pops and loud noises for themselves that way 
>>>> they
>>>> can tell because those pops and loud crap is loud enough to make people
>>>> stop listening.
>>>> 
>>>> On May 5, 2011, at 8:48 AM, Dectalk at aol.com wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Well, considering we can't even mention the word "Programmers", they
>>>>> obviously don't want to hear about problems or compare anything. 
>>>>> (NICE)
>>>>> 
>>>>> I think the pops are simply because the gn is set too high or the head
>>>>> size is off.  The frustrating thing is I think it's simple fixes, but
>>>>> being the person in charge can't even tell one version from another, 
>>>>> it's
>>>>> just frustrating.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> SNOOPI BOTTEN
>>>>> 
>>>>> In a message dated 5/5/2011 8:28:30 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>>>> bmisch2002 at gmail.com writes:
>>>>> i see where you're coming from. have you shown the programmers other
>>>>> samples like 4.61 etc? maybe you can show them voices like betty so 
>>>>> they
>>>>> can see where the loud pops are coming from.
>>>>> 
>>>>> On May 5, 2011, at 5:59 AM, Dectalk at aol.com wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> The problem is, Blake and I have done that.  We sent a sample of 
>>>>>> version
>>>>>> 4.40 to the head programmer to show how things should sound.  We got 
>>>>>> an
>>>>>> e-mail back saying our version sounded corrupted.  This person 
>>>>>> actually
>>>>>> said that Whispering Wendy shouldn't be whispering.  Hello, why does
>>>>>> this person think the name is "Whispering Wendy"?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> It is totally clear to Blake and I that this person doesn't know
>>>>>> Dectalk.  And if version 4.40 is viewed as corrupted, there is no hope
>>>>>> if getting anything right.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> So because of this, I'm hoping the project gets scrapped because this 
>>>>>> is
>>>>>> becoming in insult to Dennis Klatt.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> SNOOPI BOTTEN
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> In a message dated 5/5/2011 12:31:35 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>>>>> bmisch2002 at gmail.com writes:
>>>>>> maybe you should send the demo file over to the guys so they could 
>>>>>> hear
>>>>>> that and how the other voices sound.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On May 4, 2011, at 10:10 PM, Alex H. wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I wouldn't give up just yet. All they need to do is convince this 
>>>>>>> guy
>>>>>>> that he's wrong and there is a huge, huge difference in this version
>>>>>>> and the real 4.3 version. This new stuff reminds me of a early age
>>>>>>> FonixTalk or something with a lot of excess nasal tones.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Alex
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 5/4/11, johnnybrl at gmail.com <johnnybrl at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Well, since it looks like there won't be a Sapi Dectalk, guess it's
>>>>>>>> time to
>>>>>>>> look at Neospeech voices or ivona voices.  It's too bad the head
>>>>>>>> programer
>>>>>>>> can't tell the difference between the Dectalk 4.6 and Dectalk 4.3
>>>>>>>> versions.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> O well, was really looking forward to a Sapi version of Dectalk.
>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>> From: "Blake Roberts" <beroberts at hughes.net>
>>>>>>>> To: "'DECtalk Discussions'" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 2:06 PM
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Any news?
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Thanks Alex for being the latest list member to point out need for
>>>>>>>>> improvement.  I agree with you that there are clipping/ drop-out
>>>>>>>>> issues.
>>>>>>>>> Additionally, I agree the SAPI Dectalk  referred to as 4.3 is 
>>>>>>>>> unlike
>>>>>>>>> any
>>>>>>>>> version of Dectalk I have ever heard. I, too, am unwilling to give
>>>>>>>>> up on
>>>>>>>>> SAPI Dectalk.
>>>>>>>>> Blake
>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>> From: dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com
>>>>>>>>> [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of Alex H.
>>>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 4:59 PM
>>>>>>>>> To: DECtalk Discussions
>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Any news?
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Just heard the demo, and.... Well, I agree with Snoopi, it's
>>>>>>>>> terrible.
>>>>>>>>> I don't know who was telling you that nothing's wrong, but this
>>>>>>>>> doesn't
>>>>>>>>> sound even remotely like any DECTalk version I've heard.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> That being said, the Huge Harry voice is kinda cool, but yeah
>>>>>>>>> there's some
>>>>>>>>> issues with clipping and dropouts in the voices, especially with
>>>>>>>>> Ursula
>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>> Rita.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> I don't think we should give up quite yet though, good things come
>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>> those
>>>>>>>>> who wait. Giving up on this would mean that I and other users of
>>>>>>>>> NVDA
>>>>>>>>> wouldn't be able to enjoy DECTalk's great speech.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Alex
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> On 5/4/11, Jayson Smith <ratguy at insightbb.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> One clarification. From what I understand, Enable didn't purchase
>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>> rights to any DECtalk version. They only have the right to sell,
>>>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>>>> full copyright. As I understand it, the copyright of DECtalk is
>>>>>>>>>> still
>>>>>>>>>> held by Fonix. I could be wrong though, I'm no lawyer.
>>>>>>>>>> Jayson
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>> From: "Brandon Misch" <bmisch2002 at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>>>>>>>>>> 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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>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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