[DECtalk] User dictionaries for Speak windows

[Alex H.]

Hi,

Sounds like whistling in a tunnel, should be fixed.

Alex

On 5/16/11, Raymond Grote <musicalman1 at comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi,
> If I understand correctly, this whistly sound translates to a boost of mid
> frequencies on a phone line. but, I don't like it.. It would only sound good
> for telephony then.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jayson Smith" <ratguy at insightbb.com>
> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 1:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] User dictionaries for Speak windows
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've listened to this short sample. I think it could probably be made to
>> sound okay, however, in its current state there's some sort of whistly
>> sound
>> throughout most of it which is probably a result of your modifications. If
>>
>> I
>> didn't know better, I'd say it was some type of artifact from audio
>> compression, but I know that's not true.
>> Jayson
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "ebruckert Bruckert" <edbruckert at gmail.com>
>> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 12:52 PM
>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] User dictionaries for Speak windows
>>
>>
>>>    I'm busy today but I will send versions of the user Dic. T
>>> On in all honesty I can't remember if there were different versions, but
>>> there certainly weren't many.
>>> One of the main differences in the know of version was I tuned the
>>> frication
>>> or high-frequency noise is stronger because of signal loss going to the
>>> transmitters through regular telephone lines. I am slowly working on a
>>> new
>>> version I want your feedback but understand this is a stepwise process so
>>> I
>>> need feedback on both what you like and what you don't like. Attached is
>>> a
>>> very short piece of Paul. The way the gains of the vocal track have to be
>>> tuned I'm only going to focus on Paul or perhaps a different voice if
>>> you'd
>>> prefer until we get closer to what we want. I'm almost afraid to mention
>>> something, but I have archived the last research DECtalk version that
>>> Dennis
>>> was working on when he died, I may try to get it running obviously it was
>>> never finished. In that regard does anybody know of a utility that can
>>> convert an old 16 bit sound file into a wave file?
>>>
>>> Mon, May 16, 2011 at 12:12 PM, Jayson Smith <ratguy at insightbb.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I downloaded that but it doesn't seem to work for the Speak43 window. I
>>>> assume that means each version of DECtalk has its own dictionary format.
>>>> To
>>>> me, that seems a bit weird and breaks forward and backward
>>>> compatibility.
>>>> But whatever.
>>>> Jayson
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Alex H." <linuxx64.bashsh at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 6:22 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] User dictionaries for Speak windows
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  > Hi Jayson,
>>>> >
>>>> > I know there's a utility to make user dictionaries for the DECTalk
>>>> > USB, and you can download the files on Access Solutions' website. I
>>>> > don't know if they'd work on the demo Speak windows though.
>>>> >
>>>> > Alex
>>>> >
>>>> > On 5/15/11, Jayson Smith <ratguy at insightbb.com> wrote:
>>>> >> Hi,
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Does anyone know how to create/generate/compile user dictionaries for
>>>> the
>>>> >> Speak windows? I know back in the days of the DECtalk PC, it shipped
>>>> with
>>>> >> software to take a properly-formatted text file and compile it into a
>>>> >> binary
>>>> >> dictionary file. I still have one of those files, and it doesn't work
>>>> >> as
>>>> >> a
>>>> >> user dictionary in Speak43. Are there tools out there to generate
>>>> >> user
>>>> >> dictionaries, or are they pretty much just internal tools which
>>>> >> should
>>>> >> have
>>>> >> been distributed but weren't? Snoopi, Ed, Corine, can anyone help
>>>> >> here?
>>>> >> Thanks.
>>>> >>
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