[DECtalk] question about sapi dectalk

Sat May 7 08:18:37 EDT 2011

lol 

On May 7, 2011, at 12:20 AM, Raymond Grote wrote:

> Agreed. Guys, keep your speak windows for 4.3 and 4.4. You'll need them till 
> the end of Windows. lol. Unless someone fixes this thing.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Alex H." <linuxx64.bashsh at gmail.com>
> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 11:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] question about sapi dectalk
> 
> 
>> I for one will not buy this. if it doesnt have ability to sing and the
>> inline commands, it's not dectalk.
>> If it clips at the defaults for other voices, it is broken code.
>> If onevoice is included because the rest are too clippy and crappy
>> sounding, it isn't worth a cent to me. Dectalk is all about singing
>> and customization. with this horrible ghost of horro, it's just a
>> locked down slurring mess.  Btw, there's no way this is 4.3, maybe 5.0
>> although I've never heard it, but far from anything classic dectalk.
>> Heck, they got their versions so messed up they probably are using
>> fonix talk or something!!
>> ~ I HAVE LOST HOPE.
>> alex
>> 
>> On 5/6/11, johnnybrl at gmail.com <johnnybrl at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Well, if we only get the Paul voice only, I guess I can live with that. 
>>> But
>>> It would have been cool to make it sing and do funny things. but o well.
>>> 
>>> At least we have the DT 4.3 demo to play with and when the sapi Dectalk
>>> comes out, we could just use it with Jaws or Nvda.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Brandon Misch" <bmisch2002 at gmail.com>
>>> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>>> Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 6:05 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] question about sapi dectalk
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> i know i will still buy it. at least it will sell a little because the
>>>> voice it does come with doesn't have any of these bad qualities.
>>>> 
>>>> On May 6, 2011, at 8:56 PM, Raymond Grote wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hmm, an attempt at using what we got left. Actually I like that plan, 
>>>>> at
>>>>> least I like it better than releasing the whole thing. I still don't 
>>>>> see
>>>>> it
>>>>> breaking any grounds. Sure it's a Sapi dectalk but it could've been so,
>>>>> so
>>>>> much bettter!
>>>>> 
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Blake Roberts" <beroberts at hughes.net>
>>>>> To: "'DECtalk Discussions'" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>>>>> Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 4:45 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] question about sapi dectalk
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> 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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