[DECtalk] new member

Carlos Fernandez cf530a at gmail.com
Thu May 21 12:08:35 EDT 2015


I am also a member of the list, and I manage the dectalk archive 
(currently as a BTSync share). The aforementioned A Christmas Carol can 
be found there, authored by Martin Courcelles.

Carlos
On 5/21/2015 11:11, Alex H. via Dectalk wrote:
> Still using a DEC USB thanks to that driver. Was totally worth the
> irritation of coding and testing. Only thing it's lacking is language
> support. I didn't add that for two reasons:
> 1. It's more stuff to possibly slow down the responsiveness (the DEC
> USB is picky about how much is sent to it, and can drop off in
> responsiveness quickly if too much is thrown at it at once, unlike
> software DECtalk packages. That's also why I didn't add a bunch of
> options for frication, breath and richness etc. Too much for the synth
> to handle without becoming a bit sluggish);
> 2. When switching languages, the unit beeps and then changes to the
> desired language. It has a nasty habit of freezing however, leaving
> you without speech.
>
> Alex
>
> On 5/21/15, Blake Roberts via Dectalk <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:
>> Snoopi is no longer on this list because message bouncing caused automatic
>> removal of both of his email addresses some months ago. He was on this list
>> for about a decade. I know he wanted to remain on-list but can't, to
>> paraphrase his words to me at that time. Snoopi is most certainly still
>> interested in Dectalk, as he remixed one of his Dectalk songs not long ago
>> and still puts out new ones. All of the songs he mixes use Dectalk. I
>> suggest checking out the Dectalk and Music menus on Snoopi's web site
>> www.theflameofhope.co
>>
>> There are two other  list member whom I think are also worth mentioning. I
>> believe Ed, who worked with Dennis Klat and a Dectalk engineer, is still on
>> this list. There is also Alex, who created the Dectalk USB NVDA driver and
>> some songs, among other creations.
>>
>> The wonderful thing about the Dectalk list is there are so many people with
>> varying interests, knowledge and experience Re: Dectalk.
>> Blake
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Tyler via Dectalk <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>> To: DECtalk <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>> Sent: Thu, 21 May 2015 09:56:50 -0400 (EDT)
>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] new member
>>
>> No, there's Jayson and Snoopi and Blake and Jake and, of course, Brandon,
>> just to name a few.
>> We are all on this list; it's just that many people don't talk about Dectalk
>> anymore, and many people don't
>> follow new-member threads either. And those who follow often don't respond,
>> unless no one else
>> has. Of course I'm taking Dectalk to the extent many people have taken
>> GoAnimate. With
>> GoAnimate there are people making films; with Dectalk we can make a
>> full-featured drama that's not
>> a remake! You remember that adaptation of A Christmas Carol, right? Well, I
>> have something totally
>> original planned that will beat Martin's score!
>> Tyler Z
>> On Thu, 01 Jan 2009 08:11:23 -0400, Mohamed via Dectalk wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Just a question. Are you the only one on this list?
>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: Tyler via Dectalk <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>>> To: DECtalk <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>>> Date sent: Thu, 21 May 2015 07:56:14 -0400
>>>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] new member
>>>> You use the 4.3 zip file from Bluegrass. It is in this
>>> directory.
>>>> http://www.bluegrasspals.com/decsoftware
>>>> On Thu, 01 Jan 2009 08:03:14 -0400, Mohamed via Dectalk wrote:
>>>
>>>>> I got mine from the flame of hope, it's version 4.4. How could I
>>>>> I get 4.3?
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: Tyler via Dectalk <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>>>>> To: DECtalk <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>>>>> Date sent: Thu, 21 May 2015 06:44:03 -0400
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] new member
>>>>>> What version of Dectalk do you have, and which website did you
>>>>> get it from? Dectalk 4.4 is popular
>>>>> >from Bluegrass Pals, Grossgang, or Snoopi Botten's The Flame of
>>>>> Hope site. It
>>>>>> can not export wav files, but 4.3 can. You can get 4.3 from
>>>>> Bluegrasspals or Grossgang.
>>>>>> Where did you get yours? And which version is it?
>>>>>> Tyler Z
>>>>>> On Thu, 21 May 2015 06:20:09 -0400, Mohamed via Dectalk wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>> How could I get around the demo restriction of of not being able
>>>>> to   export
>>>>>>> as a .wav file?
>>>>>>> On 05/21/15 06:07 AM, Tyler via Dectalk    wrote:
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