[DECtalk] a Dectalk question from Snoopi

Wed Nov 11 09:09:55 EST 2015

I could do this with the Fonix runtimes in Linux but they are based on 
one of the lower quality versions many of you complain about.  I myself 
find it very useful over the other options in Linux.

On 11/10/2015 08:14 PM, Jayson Smith via Dectalk wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have to agree with Ed that what is really needed in this use case of 
> generating possibly hundreds of thousands of tiny wav files is a 
> script that can use the Say program. However, I'm not aware of a DLL 
> for DECtalk 4.3. If such a thing survives, I'd love to have a copy so 
> we could use it with Say. Also, maybe we could use it with the SAPI 
> DECtalk project.
>
> Jayson
>
> On 11/10/2015 10:53 PM, Carlos Fernandez via Dectalk wrote:
>> No problem. I'll also convert to stereo. It won't do anything to 
>> improve the audio, but it won't be any difficulty. I'll do my best 
>> and maybe I can get the files to you in a few days.
>>
>> Carlos
>>
>> On 11/10/2015 19:38, Blake Roberts via Dectalk wrote:
>>>
>>> Ed, Thank you for finding all of the stuff such as phonemes for 
>>> other languages. As another list member said, perhaps you could 
>>> upload the 100mb of stuff to Dropbox?
>>>
>>> Carlos, I posed your questions to Snoopi during my telephone 
>>> conversation with him tonight. He told me that voice and version 
>>> won't matter. So using version 4.3 and Paul is fine. He requests 
>>> that the audio files be converted to mp3 at 96kbps. If possible, he 
>>> would like the audio to be stereo. I told him that converting mono 
>>> to  stereo might be too much work for you. I think audio generated 
>>> automatically by Dectalk 4.3 is mono if I remember correctly.
>>>
>>> Blake
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:*Dectalk [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] *On Behalf 
>>> Of *Edward Bruckert via Dectalk
>>> *Sent:* Monday, November 09, 2015 2:37 PM
>>> *To:* DECtalk
>>> *Cc:* Edward Bruckert
>>> *Subject:* Re: [DECtalk] a Dectalk question from Snoopi
>>>
>>> Two things I found the phoneme info all languages that he asked for.
>>>
>>> Also depending how he wants to use this I can give you some advise 
>>> on setting as
>>>
>>> because how it’s done affects how it sounds. Also I would recimmend 
>>> sat.exe which I used
>>>
>>> for recording tests. My is sick so I’ll get this out asap but wife 
>>> is first priority
>>>
>>>> On Nov 8, 2015, at 10:29 PM, Carlos Fernandez via Dectalk 
>>>> <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com <mailto:dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I have a database that I will try. This is from an actual 
>>>> dictionary, and contains some words that may not be desired (I can 
>>>> see "'id al-fitr", which may not be a super-popular one). However, 
>>>> it does contain 118894 words. I will try and convert all these 
>>>> words to audio for you. I assume Paul is acceptable (let me know if 
>>>> it is not). Also, any specific version? I don't know whether one is 
>>>> easier than another. It may take some time, both because I am busy 
>>>> and because that's a really large number of words. I should also 
>>>> ask you if I should compress the resulting audio to any format? I 
>>>> could do mp3, ogg, etc. and if you are attaching it to an android 
>>>> app the library could be smaller.
>>>>
>>>> Carlos
>>>>
>>>> On 11/8/2015 20:32, Blake Roberts via Dectalk wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> A program which can automatically create wave files of each word 
>>>>> in a dictionary is preferable. Snoopi's goal is for Dectalk to 
>>>>> speak via the wave files. I don't have any word list databases. It 
>>>>> is my understanding that Snoopi wants as many words as possible.
>>>>>
>>>>> Blake
>>>>>
>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *From:*Dectalk [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com]*On 
>>>>> Behalf Of*Carlos Fernandez via Dectalk
>>>>> *Sent:*Sunday, November 08, 2015 8:13 PM
>>>>> *To:*DECtalk
>>>>> *Cc:*Carlos Fernandez
>>>>> *Subject:*Re: [DECtalk] a Dectalk question from Snoopi
>>>>>
>>>>> It would be easy for me to write such a program, but I should 
>>>>> first ascertain how you would like it done. I assume that either 
>>>>> you would just like me to insert a word into the speak window? Or 
>>>>> would you prefer me to have a program automatically create a wave 
>>>>> file of each word in a dictionary? How large a database should I 
>>>>> use? If you have one, I can just use that, or I have some word 
>>>>> lists of my own that could be effective. Any of these can be 
>>>>> easily written if you desire it, but I just need the program spec 
>>>>> so I know what to do.
>>>>>
>>>>> Carlos
>>>>>
>>>>> On 11/8/2015 19:24, Blake Roberts via Dectalk wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> While I was speaking with Snoopi tonight, he asked me to post a 
>>>>>> question to the listserv. Would it be possible to create a 
>>>>>> program which can copy all words from a dictionary for use in 
>>>>>> Dectalk speak window? I refer to a normal dictionary not the 
>>>>>> Dectalk dictionary. In such a program, individuals would select a 
>>>>>> word from a list of icons. The word would then be copied into the 
>>>>>> speak window and converted to a wave file for playback. Snoopi 
>>>>>> also told me to specify that some people may think he's out of 
>>>>>> his mind. The reason behind his request is that he would love for 
>>>>>> people to be able to use Dectalk on Android. Such a program would 
>>>>>> enable people who use speech synthesis for communication to 
>>>>>> communicate in Android via Dectalk.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Blake
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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