[DECtalk] Any news?
Dectalk at aol.com
Dectalk at aol.com
Thu May 5 19:35:20 EDT 2011
Bingo! That's why it would be better to scrap it. If released as is, it
messes with a dead man's life long reputation. I'm sick over this!
SNOOPI BOTTEN
In a message dated 5/5/2011 7:21:25 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
ratguy at insightbb.com writes:
What's worse is that, if this gets released in its current state, any good
name DECtalk may have had will get tarnished. We all thought Force did
horrible things with it. Now this! Someone who sees that a SAPI version of
DECtalk is available is likely to get excited if they know what DECtalk
is.
When they put down their bucks to actually buy the thing, I hate to even
think what the reactions will be. This is ridiculous, and an insult to
Dennis Klatt.
Someone who just wants a SAPI synth who has no idea what DECtalk is might
find the Paul voice acceptable. It sounds like an old guy, which is
certainly *not!* how it's supposed to sound. But I'd love to tell such a
person to type [:nu] and see what happens after that.
Jayson
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alex H." <linuxx64.bashsh at gmail.com>
To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2011 7:14 PM
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Any news?
>I guess they're just tired of hearing that something's wrong? Sounds
> like a give-up stratagy to me. Funny thing is, probably nobody will
> buy this unless they want to just use Paul or enjoy the sounds of
> clipping mutated DECTalks or something.
>
> Alex
>
> On 5/5/11, Jayson Smith <ratguy at insightbb.com> wrote:
>> What the? This product, as we've seen it, is absolutely nowhere near
>> ready
>> for release. It has several obvious bugs. One of the more crippling and
>> totally ridiculous in my opinion is that some of the factory default
>> voices
>> are virtually unusable because their parameters are incorrect. Factory
>> voices, mind you. Not something some user has messed around with and
>> screwed
>> up. Default voices, which are supposed to be usable. Sigh.
>> Jayson
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <Dectalk at aol.com>
>> To: <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2011 6:54 PM
>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Any news?
>>
>>
>>> Ugh! I just got word. The programmer won't be allowed to join and
>>> they're doing an "As is" release. (SIGH)
>>>
>>> I can't write any more.
>>>
>>>
>>> SNOOPI BOTTEN
>>>
>>>
>>> In a message dated 5/5/2011 4:40:59 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>> bmisch2002 at gmail.com writes:
>>>
>>> I see. hope that this project gets fixed soon.
>>>
>>>
>>> On May 5, 2011, at 4:12 PM, _Dectalk at aol.com_ (mailto:Dectalk at aol.com)
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Just so everyone knows, I'm not talking about Ed at all. It's
someone
>>> else and I've been instructed not to post the name. Actually I've
been
>>> told
>>> to stop writing about the programmer. But just to be clear, it's not
>>> Ed,
>>> it's someone else.
>>>
>>>
>>> SNOOPI BOTTEN
>>>
>>>
>>> In a message dated 5/5/2011 3:54:36 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>> _musicalman1 at comcast.net_ (mailto:musicalman1 at comcast.net) writes:
>>>
>>> Very understandable. I did too, after hearing what you were told. I
>>> really
>>> hoep we can get him on this list and see what comes out of it.
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: _Dectalk at aol.com_ (mailto:Dectalk at aol.com)
>>> To: _dectalk at bluegrasspals.com_ (mailto:dectalk at bluegrasspals.com)
>>> Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2011 3:44 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Any news?
>>>
>>>
>>> Maybe if we all ask nicely, someone who knows the programmer will get
>>> that
>>> person on here. I just might not post anything if this person does
>>> show
>>> up. After all, I got told I don't know what I'm talking about.
>>>
>>> This person is smart, I just needed to vent. I work out of a bedroom,
>>> I'm
>>> kind of trapped here because the house is not wheelchair accessible,
>>> and
>>> after I was told I didn't know what I was talking about, I needed to
>>> vent.
>>>
>>>
>>> SNOOPI BOTTEN
>>>
>>>
>>> In a message dated 5/5/2011 3:32:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>> _musicalman1 at comcast.net_ (mailto:musicalman1 at comcast.net) writes:
>>>
>>> I'd like to chat with him at some point and help him out if I could.
>>> I'm
>>> sure some of us would too. Some changes really need to be made.
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: _Dectalk at aol.com_ (mailto:Dectalk at aol.com)
>>> To: _dectalk at bluegrasspals.com_ (mailto:dectalk at bluegrasspals.com)
>>> Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2011 2:57 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Any news?
>>>
>>>
>>> I have total faith in this list! We all know what we're doing, so
lets
>>> work together and come up with something for this programmer. I know
>>> this
>>> person is doing their best, but this is guess work. Maybe we can take
>>> some
>>> of the guessing out of it? Lets show this person we know our stuff!
>>>
>>>
>>> SNOOPI BOTTEN
>>>
>>>
>>> In a message dated 5/5/2011 2:47:18 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>> _musicalman1 at comcast.net_ (mailto:musicalman1 at comcast.net) writes:
>>>
>>> I don't think it's much use. As I have been saying, someone has
messsed
>>> up
>>> because of lack of knowledge, and is being rather stubborn about
>>> admitting
>>> that something needs fixed.
>>> If we as a list could somehow make it work, I'd say this thing would
be
>>> turning a whole new direction. For now we can only provide feedback
and
>>> test.
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: _Brandon Misch_ (mailto:bmisch2002 at gmail.com)
>>> To: _DECtalk Discussions_ (mailto:dectalk at bluegrasspals.com)
>>> Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2011 8:28 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Any news?
>>>
>>>
>>> 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_ (mailto: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_ (mailto: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_ (mailto:johnnybrl at gmail.com)
>>> <_johnnybrl at gmail.com_ (mailto: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_
>>> (mailto:beroberts at hughes.net) >
>>>>> To: "'DECtalk Discussions'" <_dectalk at bluegrasspals.com_
>>> (mailto: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)
>>>>>> [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_
>>> (mailto: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_
>>> (mailto:bmisch2002 at gmail.com) >
>>>>>>> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <_dectalk at bluegrasspals.com_
>>> (mailto: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_
>>> (mailto: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_
>>> (mailto: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_
>>> (mailto:Dectalk at aol.com) wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> _http://pastorsnoopi.twigs76.com/music/SAPI%20DEMO.mp3_
>>> (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_ (mailto: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_
>>> (mailto: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_ (mailto: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_
>>> (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_
>>> (mailto:corine.bickley at gallaudet.edu) >
>>>>>>>>>>> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <_dectalk at bluegrasspals.com_
>>> (mailto: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_ (mailto: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_
>>> (mailto:corine.bickley at gallaudet.edu) >
>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <_dectalk at bluegrasspals.com_
>>> (mailto: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_ (mailto: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_
>>> (mailto:corine.bickley at gallaudet.edu) >
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <_dectalk at bluegrasspals.com_
>>> (mailto: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_ (mailto: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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>>> (http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> _DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com_
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (mailto:DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> _http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk_
>>> (http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>>>>>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>>>>>>>>> _DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com_
(mailto:DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com)
>>>>>>>>>>>>> _http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk_
>>> (http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>>>>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>>>>>>>> _DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com_
(mailto:DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com)
>>>>>>>>>>>> _http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk_
>>> (http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk)
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>>>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>>>>>>> _DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com_ (mailto:DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com)
>>>>>>>>>>> _http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk_
>>> (http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk)
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>>>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>>>>>>> _DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com_ (mailto:DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com)
>>>>>>>>>>> _http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk_
>>> (http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk)
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>>>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>>>>>>> _DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com_ (mailto:DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com)
>>>>>>>>>>> _http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk_
>>> (http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk)
>>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>>>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>>>>>>> _DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com_ (mailto:DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com)
>>>>>>>>>>> _http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk_
>>> (http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>>>>>> _DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com_ (mailto:DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com)
>>>>>>>>>> _http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk_
>>> (http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk)
>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>>>>>> _DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com_ (mailto:DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com)
>>>>>>>>>> _http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk_
>>> (http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>>>>> _DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com_ (mailto:DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com)
>>>>>>>>> _http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk_
>>> (http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk)
>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>>>>> _DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com_ (mailto:DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com)
>>>>>>>>> _http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk_
>>> (http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>>>> _DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com_ (mailto:DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com)
>>>>>>>> _http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk_
>>> (http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk)
>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>>>> _DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com_ (mailto:DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com)
>>>>>>>> _http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk_
>>> (http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -----------
-----------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>> ----------
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>>>> _DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com_ (mailto:DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com)
>>>>>>>> _http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk_
>>> (http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>>> _DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com_ (mailto:DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com)
>>>>>>> _http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk_
>>> (http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>> _DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com_ (mailto:DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com)
>>>>>> _http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk_
>>> (http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>> _DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com_ (mailto:DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com)
>>>>>> _http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk_
>>> (http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk)
>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>> _DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com_ (mailto:DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com)
>>>>> _http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk_
>>> (http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk)
>>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>> _DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com_ (mailto:DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com)
>>>> _http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk_
>>> (http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk)
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>> _DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com_ (mailto:DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com)
>>> _http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk_
>>> (http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>> _DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com_ (mailto:DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com)
>>> _http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk_
>>> (http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ____________________________________
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>> _DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com_ (mailto:DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com)
>>> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>> _DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com_ (mailto:DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com)
>>> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ____________________________________
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>> _DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com_ (mailto:DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com)
>>> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>> _DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com_ (mailto:DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com)
>>> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ____________________________________
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>> _DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com_ (mailto:DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com)
>>> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>> _DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com_ (mailto:DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com)
>>> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>> _DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com_ (mailto:DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com)
>>> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> DECtalk mailing list
>> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>
> _______________________________________________
> DECtalk mailing list
> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
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