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<big><big>Dear Jayson et al.,<br>
Basically, the program, which runs under Windows XP, presents three
text windows: The first is for English orthography (regular spelling);
the second is for DECtalk phonemic code, without the musical note
codes; and the third is for the fully "enchanted" DECtalk code,
including the musical notes. You can enter text into either the first
window or the second window. If you enter it into the first window,
clicking a control button creates the corresponding phonetic text in
the second window for you automatically. A separate navigation control
allows you to select a midi file on your computer. Then, once you have
thus specified the phonetic text in the second text window and the
desired midi file, clicking a second control button creates the fully
"enchanted" DECtalk text in the third text window. This text can then
be played by clicking a third control button. Any of the texts can be
copied to the clipboard for use in another application. Also, one can
hand-edit the text in all three windows at any time.<br>
<br>
I am working with Michigan State University on getting this software
available either for free (my preference) or for a nominal license fee
under $15.<br>
<br>
As for accessibility of this software for blind users, I think it would
be accessible to a person using most screen reading programs. I will
give it a test with JAWS this week.<br>
<br>
Yours,<br>
John Eulenberg</big></big><br>
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Jayson Smith wrote:<br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Hi,</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">A few more questions if you don't
mind. I understand that this software is currently unavailable to the
public, and you'd need sufficient interest in order to release it.
With that said, I'd like to ask a few questions which might let
everybody know if this program would work for us.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">1. What operating systems does the
program run under?</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">2. How does it work? E.G. what is
the user interface like? Is it a deal where you write a text script
which describes what phonemes or sounds are to be put on each note, or
is it a graffical representation where you somehow find the proper
notes on the screen and put phonemic symbols on those notes or
something? If that's the way it is, it probably wouldn't be that
useful to most of us, as most of us on this list probably are blind.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">I think once there was talk of
writing a program to do something similar, but putting some generic
phonemic symbols on each note so you could then go in and manually put
the phonemes in.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Jayson.</font></div>
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It hasn't been released, but it ould be. It's pretty much a matter of
clearing the MSU office of Intellectual Property. I'd be happy to look
into it if there is sufficient interest.<br>
John B. Eulenberg<br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Has this software ever been made
available to the DECtalk community at large, or is it only available
for internal use? Just curious.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Jayson.</font></div>
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<big><big>Dear Jayson et al,<br>
We have been doing MIDI to DECtalk conversions for years at the
Michigan State University Artificial Language Laboratory, using our own
proprietary software. Our main application has been for nonspeaking
people using a communication aid system such as DynaVox. <br>
Our program allows the user to input either at the phoneme level or at
the level of orthographic representation (regular spelling).<br>
Yours,<br>
John Eulenberg</big></big><br>
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<pre wrap="">Hey,
Did anybody ever figure out a way to convert data in MIDI files into proper
DECtalk format for singing? Obviously you'd have to put in the proper
phonemes yourself, but still it'd be nice to be able to have the notes and
durations converted.
Jayson.
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