[DECtalk] Speak43

James master_j44 at sbcglobal.net
Fri Jul 13 20:05:38 EDT 2012


Blake,

Hmm. I must not be doing something right.

If you have a file, paste it in and click play.

I see this but I am not seeing any play button.

I'm having to open the speak43.exe file itself in order for anything to 
play.

As for playing anything else, I think you have to just recreate the contents 
of the demo.txt file, (put in your own codes for said song,) then save as 
demo.txt and play it?

I've own my Dectalk for almost 20 years and this is the first time delving 
into this area. :)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Blake Roberts" <beroberts at hughes.net>
To: "'DECtalk Discussions'" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 6:49 PM
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Speak43


> James,
> The Dectalk 4.3 speak window can only open files called demo.txt. I am
> attaching a zip file with that window to ensure you have all the necessary
> files. The copy I have includes a number of songs as samples of what can 
> be
> done. The authors of most of them are unknown.
> Blake
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com
> [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of James
> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 7:38 PM
> To: DECtalk Discussions
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] dectalk documentary
>
> Oh! Forgot to mention. I did find the speak43.exe file on another ftp
> server. However when I try running it, there's an error. (Send error - 
> Don't
> send error) message pops up. And something about a file not opening. I'm
> assuming there has to be an .ini file that works with speak43.exe.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Blake Roberts" <beroberts at hughes.net>
> To: "'DECtalk Discussions'" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 3:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] dectalk documentary
>
>
>> Several list members told me a while back that Dectalk accents are 
>> created
>> by using phonemes which imitate sounds made by the accent. I do not know
>> how
>> to do that myself. I like the idea of a Dectalk detective series.
>> Blake
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com
>> [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of James
>> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 4:43 PM
>> To: DECtalk Discussions
>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] dectalk documentary
>>
>> Katie,
>>
>> I enjoyed listening to your documentary. Thanks for sharing. :)
>>
>> All of this reminded me that I made a Dectalk skit in the mid 90's. I
>> played
>> myself (ha ha) and I was in a submarine listening to the submarine's
>> computer console. It's on a cassette tape somewhere. If it doesn't
>> embarrass
>> me too much, I'll share a link to it.
>>
>> As for now, I want to try creating some Dectalk Detective series. I have 
>> a
>> few good ideas I want to experiment with. I do enjoy listening to the
>> Dectalk singing to popular songs but not my thing as far as creating new
>> ones. If I did anything like that, Dectalk singing. I create
>> ambient/atmospheric music and I would probably have Dectalk singing over
>> it.
>>
>> I do have a small collection of Dectalk, along with some At&T voices,
>> narrating my poetry over eclectic soundscapes. Anyone interested in
>> listening to some of it, I'll share a link to them.
>>
>> That one file you shared, Boris's Revenge, was cool. I actually have that
>> file on my own pc along with quite a few others. How did the creator of
>> that
>> get Boris to sound like a Russian? Are there special codes for accents? 
>> Or
>
>> a
>> matter of knowing your "stuff" and tweaking them in a special way.
>>
>> Thank you. :)
>>
>> James
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Blake Roberts" <beroberts at hughes.net>
>> To: "'DECtalk Discussions'" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 8:41 AM
>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] dectalk documentary
>>
>>
>>> Hi Katie,
>>> I am listening to your Dectalk documentary as I write this. You did a
>>> fantastic job putting it together! I will psave it in my collection of
>>> Dectalk files.
>>> Blake
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com
>>> [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of Katie Madison
>>> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 8:47 AM
>>> To: dectalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>> Subject: [DECtalk] dectalk documentary
>>>
>>> Hello all,
>>> Man, I thought this list was dead for ages. It seems to be alive! It's
>>> been
>>> a while since I emailed. I produced a dectalk documentary for my 
>>> internet
>>> radio station. The files in this program were carefully selected by me. 
>>> I
>>> chose some of my all time favorites and those that were well produced.
>>> You'll hear files that you know and love, plus some brand new material 
>>> to
>>> enjoy. The link will be down below.
>>> Please keep in mind some things when you listen to this documentary.
>>> First of all, my audio quality is quite clippy at the beginning, but
>>> understandable. I was trying out new broadcast software. Also, some of
>>> these
>>> files contain inappropriate content, so please  use disgression when
>>> listening.
>>> https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2343654/stream.120412.1.mp3
>>> If you have any questions or comments, please email me.
>>> Katie
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