[DECtalk] a decent speech synthesizer for primary use
brandon T
brandongold98 at gmail.com
Sat Aug 30 21:05:55 EDT 2014
Hello,
I agree with you on that it sounds like Softvoice. Do you think they
would have intentionally modified the license file to make us think it
was free?
Thank you very much for your time and I look forward to a response.
Sincerely,
BRANDON TYSON
On 8/30/14, Jake Gross via Dectalk <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:
> This synth sounds like softvoice, an abandonware speech
> synthesizer that wasn't free.
> I assumed this was a sapi4 version.
> Maybe chatterbox uses similar speech technology.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: brandon T via Dectalk <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com
> To: DECtalk <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com
> Date sent: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 18:49:35 -0400
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] a decent speech synthesizer for primary
> use
>
> Hello,
>
> The license.txt file says that we are able to redistribute this
> freely, and it also says that we got this for free. So, do you
> mind if
> I please ask how this is abandonware please?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brandon
>
> On 8/30/14, Jake Gross via Dectalk <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> wrote:
> To me, Nv speech player sounds similar to Infovox 230 , and
> Monologue sounds like Doubletalk.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: brandon T via Dectalk <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com
> To: DECtalk <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com
> Date sent: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 00:29:19 -0400
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] a decent speech synthesizer for primary
> use
>
> Hi,
>
> So, if I read the license correctly, it said something about I
> can
> redistribute this software and that it's free, why does it say
> that if
> it's abandonware? It says that in the license.txt file. How do
> you
> know that the modified sapi4.py file is legal?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brandon
>
> On 8/30/14, Jake Gross via Dectalk <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com
> wrote:
> It is abandonware.
> Speech rate is not supported.
> Did you copy the sapi4.py file to your nvda user configuration
> directory?
> This driver prevents the synth from crashing.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: brandon T viaDectalk <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com
> To: DECtalk <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com
> Date sent: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 23:42:52 -0400
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] a decent speech synthesizer for primary
> use
>
> Hello,
>
> Is this synthesizer illegal?
>
> Also, it isn't speaking as I change the speed of the voice.
> Also,
> it
> is crashing sometimes.
>
> Thank you very much for your time and I look forward to a
> response.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Brandon Tyson
>
> On 8/29/14, Jake Gross via Dectalk <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com
> wrote:
> What part of the installer can't you read.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: brandon T via Dectalk <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com
> To: DECtalk <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com
> Date sent: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 23:06:51 -0400
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] a decent speech synthesizer for primary
> use
>
> Hi,
>
> Unfortunately I can't read the installer. I am not sure if it
> is
> in English.
>
> Thanks for telling me about this, I really appreciate it!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brandon
>
> On 8/29/14, Jake Gross via Dectalk <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com
> wrote:
> Have you ever tried chatterbox?
> It is a sapi4 english/rushen speech synthesizer.
> You can find it at
> http://grossgang.com/tts/sapi_voices/chatterbox.zip
> Jake
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: brandon T via Dectalk <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com
> To: DECtalk <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com
> Date sent: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 21:12:00 -0400
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] a decent speech synthesizer for
> primary
> use
>
> Hi,
>
> Thank you for this information. I thought that maybe another
> thing
> was, with the Microsoft voices, I should try them at a faster
> speed.
> For now, they are ok.
>
> Thank you very much for your time, I really appreciate it.
>
> I hope that you are having an awesome day!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brandon
>
> On 8/29/14, Blake Roberts via Dectalk
> <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com
> wrote:
> I know that the AT&T Natural voices were recorded at 16k
> instead
> of the
> typical 22k for recorded speech samples. However, they might
> not
> work as
> your primary synth due to large size of each voice. I
> purchased
> some AT&T
> voices which I use as primary voices within OpenBook, but
> they
> are used for
> short periods. AT&T voices might work as your primary synth
> if
> you have a
> lot of Ram memory in your computer, i.e. more than a gig or
> two.
> Blake
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dectalk [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On
> Behalf Of
> brandon T via Dectalk
> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2014 8:40 PM
> To: DECtalk
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] a decent speech synthesizer for
> primary
> use
>
> Hi,
>
> I am wondering if maybe the voices are just sounding too
> real
> to
> me.
> Are there any that are recorded at a lower audio quality
> please?
>
> Thank you very much for your time and I look forward to any
> assistance
> you are willing to provide.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Brandon Tyson
>
> On 8/29/14, Blake Roberts via Dectalk
> <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:
> Daniel,
> Ivona voices are SAPI5. To use them in NVDA I simply changed
> from ESpeak
> to
> SAPI version 5 in the synthesizers list.
> Blake
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dectalk [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On
> Behalf Of
> Daniel
> Wolak via Dectalk
> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2014 8:07 PM
> To: DECtalk
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] a decent speech synthesizer for
> primary
> use
>
> Hi,
> I mostly use eloquence with nvda... A question for you
> blake:
> what do
> you use to interface the ivona voices with nvda as I've been
> thinking of
> trying them?
> Thanks,
>
> Daniel
> On 29/08/2014 8:00 PM, Blake Roberts via Dectalk wrote:
> Brandon,
> Although I use Eloquence as my primary synth in Jaws, Ivona
> voices are a
> close second. They are my primary voices within NVDA. Voices
> from Ivona
> are
> not free but you can trial each voice for 30 days before
> purchase is
> required. I prefer slow speeds so I'm not sure how Ivona
> sounds
> at fast
> rates. I use Ivona voices because all of the voices sound
> very
> natural.
>
> Have you tried the Orpheus synth? I purchased Orpheus but
> don't
> use it
> anymore because those voices are too fast for my liking.
> Like
> Ivona, you
> can
> trial Orpheus for 30 days before purchase is required. The
> difference is
> with Orpheus you receive all voices, whereas Ivona voices
> are
> downloaded
> one
> voice at a time.
> Blake
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dectalk [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On
> Behalf Of
> brandon T via Dectalk
> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2014 7:48 PM
> To: DECtalk Discussions
> Subject: [DECtalk] a decent speech synthesizer for primary
> use
>
> Hello,
>
> I have been looking at Sapi 4 and Sapi 5 voices today. Also,
> I
> have
> been looking at Speech Player. I am familiar with a lot of
> voices,
> including Acapela, Eloquence, DecTalk, Microsoft voices like
> Sam, the
> LH synthesizer, the Digalo voices, Infovox 230 and 330,
> eSpeak,
> Neospeech and others. Here is my problem. I have been
> majorly
> investigating voices for years. I guess the main problem is
> that
> all
> of the voices do something that I don't like. Eloquence
> makes
> a
> clicking sound when it goes really fast. I have trouble
> understanding
> DecTalk when it goes really fast. The Acapela voices are, in
> my
> opinion, too hard to use as a primary voice. I have thought
> about
> Infovox 230 and 330, but I cant do anything legally except
> use
> the
> trial. Also, I can't use Eloquence legally with NVDA. The
> Digalo
> voices are hard to understand when speaking long amounts of
> text
> because they stop reading for a few seconds in the middle of
> a
> sentence. The Microsoft voices are ok, but again, the way
> that
> they
> read is hard for me to get used to. ESpeak sometimes is hard
> for
> me
> because when it goes fast, I hear this sort of interesting
> sound
> in
> the middle of the speech. The LH voices are hard because,
> well,
> I
> unfortunately can't explain it. Do you mind if I please ask,
> what
> synthesizer do you use primarily, the reasons you use it,
> what
> is good
> about it, and what is not as good please? I am hoping that,
> with
> input
> and suggestions, I can hopefully find something that I will
> be
> able to
> use primarily.
>
> Thank you very much for your time and I look forward to any
> assistance
> you are willing to provide
>
> .Sincerely,
>
> Brandon Tyson
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