[DECtalk] question about sapi dectalk

Fri May 6 20:57:23 EDT 2011

even harry and dennis sound good too. haven't heard harry go down in volume yet. 

On May 6, 2011, at 7:51 PM, <johnnybrl at gmail.com> wrote:

> yep, Paul and Frank sounds ok to me, but if they could just remove the 
> occasional whisper it would be a little better.  Sometimes during a red 
> dwarf episode, it will cut off the voices and whisper really soft for a few 
> secs or so.
> 
> Other than that, I kind of like that it has quite a bit of inflection in it.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Brandon Misch" <bmisch2002 at gmail.com>
> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 2:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] question about sapi dectalk
> 
> 
>> who knows if they will. at least paul is one of the voices that worked.
>> 
>> On May 6, 2011, at 5:32 PM, Alex H. wrote:
>> 
>>> I hope this doesn't sell.
>>> 
>>> I also hope the revise their decision before it's too late.
>>> 
>>> Alex
>>> 
>>> On 5/6/11, Dectalk at aol.com <Dectalk at aol.com> wrote:
>>>> Actually it's worse than that.
>>>> 
>>>> 1.  No speak Window.
>>>> 2.  It would only have the Paul  voice.
>>>> 3.  It won't sing.
>>>> 4.  It probably won't dial but I'm just  guessing.
>>>> 5.  I'm betting the tones won't  work.
>>>> 
>>>> So in a nutshell it well be junk in my  opinion.
>>>> 
>>>> I was the guy that was going to be doing the  dictionary.  I will not 
>>>> touch
>>>> or promote this SAPI because I think this is  totally degrading to 
>>>> Dennis
>>>> Klatt and everything he worked for.  I am well  known for my work with
>>>> Dectalk.  Please, let it be known that I do not  support this release, 
>>>> nor
>>>> do I
>>>> wish to be associated with this SAPI in any  way.  This in my opinion is
>>>> garbage and will be a very big disappointment  to those who know and 
>>>> love
>>>> Dectalk
>>>> and expect all the features that Dectalk once  had.
>>>> 
>>>> I never met Dennis, but I love and respect his  work.  I hope others 
>>>> have
>>>> the same respect.  Lets all remember what  once was great.
>>>> 
>>>> I will support any efforts to bring back the Dectalk  and all it's 
>>>> features
>>>> that we all know and love and want in a SAPI.  But  this is not that 
>>>> SAPI.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> SNOOPI BOTTEN
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> In a message dated 5/6/2011 4:51:17 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>>> beroberts at hughes.net writes:
>>>> 
>>>> Ok,  Here's the latest news update about SAPI Dectalk's release. Two 
>>>> things
>>>> were  decided  by the Dectalk SAPI powers that be.
>>>> 
>>>> 1. No speak window  will be included.
>>>> 2. There is only one voice, Paul.
>>>> 
>>>> Also, it is my  understanding that SAPI Dectalk now costs $19.95.
>>>> Blake
>>>> -----Original  Message-----
>>>> From:  dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com
>>>> [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com]  On Behalf Of Brandon Misch
>>>> Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 3:35 PM
>>>> To:  DECtalk Discussions
>>>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] question about sapi  dectalk
>>>> 
>>>> i know it odes. haven't heard any news on it since last night.
>>>> 
>>>> On May 6, 2011, at 3:25 PM, Alex H. wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Honestly, who  really cares if it'll work or not the synth sucks!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Just  sayin'.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Alex
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 5/6/11, Brandon Misch  <bmisch2002 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> maybe hope this thing will  even work is it this bad when using normal
>>>>>> applications or just  when running the speak window?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On May 6, 2011, at  2:43 PM, Raymond Grote wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> They will, I  believe, but I don't think they come with it. I think
>>>>>>> you  have to somehow obtain them yourself if you want to use them.
>>>>>>> But, I only have XP so I can only say what I believe I heard. Maybe
>>>>>>> they truly won't work because of some compatibility  issue.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message  -----
>>>>>>> From: "Brandon Misch"  <bmisch2002 at gmail.com>
>>>>>>> To: "DECtalk Discussions"  <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011  1:39 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] question about sapi  dectalk
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> i see. figured i  would ask since certain voices won't work on vista
>>>>>>>> and  higher. an example of this is the older sapi5 voices from
>>>>>>>> Microsoft. Mike
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Marry and  sam.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On May 6, 2011, at 1:36 PM, Alex  H. wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> It should run on  anything from Windows 2000 to 7 since they all
>>>>>>>>> have  SAPI5.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Alex
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> On 5/6/11, Brandon Misch  <bmisch2002 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> one thing i  never found out about is will this work in windows 7
>>>>>>>>>> or vista?
>>>>>>>>>> 
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