<div>Hi Alex -</div>
<div>I worked with Snoopi at Fonix (and before that at Force), and I'm interested to know how you use DECtalk - for what purposes and on what platforms?</div>
<div>corine bickley</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 1:49 PM, Alex H. <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:linuxx64.bashsh@gmail.com">linuxx64.bashsh@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class="gmail_quote">Hi,<br><br>Best of luck to you with the CD's and DECTalk. I hope DECTalk doesn't<br>go by the wayside, it's a great synth and I use it almost everyday, on<br>
my phone and my laptops. I'm planning on getting the DECTalk USB but<br>have yet to find a used one.<br><font color="#888888"><br>Alex<br></font>
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<div class="h5"><br>On 8/23/10, <a href="mailto:Dectalk@aol.com">Dectalk@aol.com</a> <<a href="mailto:Dectalk@aol.com">Dectalk@aol.com</a>> wrote:<br>> I don't work with Fonix any more so I can't really say. My personal<br>
> opinion is just ask. I know a sapi5 is possible, I just don't know if they<br>> ever<br>> did one.<br>><br>> BUT, let me tell you what my plans are. I'm finally on facebook where<br>> more people are getting to know me and my music. At the end of September<br>
> I'm<br>> releasing my very first holiday CD. I'm hoping it does well. I have 2<br>> Churches that are letting me sell it, a CEO might buy some for his company,<br>> and I'm hoping for a big sale. You can't count on anything, but I'm<br>
> hoping.<br>> Blake Roberts and I are giving this our best shot.<br>><br>> One of the things I want to get is the Dectalk Kit, and I believe it sells<br>> for $1000.00. That kit will let me create a Dectalk sapi 5 version. I<br>
> think I can get the 4.0 kit version but I'm not sure. I want the oldest<br>> version I can get because the new versions suck!<br>><br>> Dectalk is going away because of lake of interest. But because of my<br>
> music, there will always be disabled people who want to get into singing.<br>> Plus<br>> if device companies ever want Dectalk, I'll be able to pay the royalties<br>> through this Dectalk kit and sell the sapi 5 that I create with the kit.<br>
><br>> If my September release doesn't generate enough orders, I'm hoping it will<br>> generate a new generation of interest because I'm planning on another CD<br>> release next March.<br>><br>
> My dilemma is, I need a new van because my van is on it's last legs. So<br>> sadly the van needs to have priority. But I'm hoping to book a concert,<br>> and<br>> if I can do that, I should be fine. I have 750 friends on facebook and<br>
> growing, so I'm hoping for some interest.<br>><br>> So Dectalk is not gone yet.<br>><br>><br>> SNOOPI BOTTEN<br>><br>><br>> In a message dated 8/23/2010 1:27:10 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,<br>
> <a href="mailto:linuxx64.bashsh@gmail.com">linuxx64.bashsh@gmail.com</a> writes:<br>><br>> Hi Snoopi,<br>><br>> Thanks for the info on Dectalk 5.0. I guess I really don't need it, I<br>> got four other demos plus FonixTalk. Do you think I'd have any luck<br>
> contacting Fonix and requesting the demos?<br>><br>> @johnnybrl, I believe that FonixTalk works with the SAPI5 engine but<br>> it needs to be purchased. It is mentioned in the SDK and FonixTalk<br>> pages on their site though. I wish DecTalk had a SAPI version, and<br>
> direct access to the speech parameters.<br>><br>> Alex<br>><br>> On 8/20/10, Ryan Chou <<a href="mailto:rc4896153@gmail.com">rc4896153@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>>> wait what is phonix talk and could someone please send me a demo?<br>
>><br>>> On 8/20/10, <a href="mailto:Dectalk@aol.com">Dectalk@aol.com</a> <<a href="mailto:Dectalk@aol.com">Dectalk@aol.com</a>> wrote:<br>>>> As far as I know, Dectalk 5.0 was only a beta version. I have it<br>
> because<br>>>> I worked for Fonix, but I can't give it out. My version SUCKS! It's<br>>>> just<br>>>> slightly hard to understand. If they fixed it, it needed it! But I<br>
>>> would<br>>>> never ever buy it or use it because they changed a phonetic code and<br>> did<br>>>> a<br>>>> few other changes.<br>>>><br>>>><br>>>> SNOOPI BOTTEN<br>
>>><br>>>><br>>>> In a message dated 8/20/2010 4:07:50 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,<br>>>> <a href="mailto:johnnybrl@gmail.com">johnnybrl@gmail.com</a> writes:<br>>>><br>>>> Hi Alex, Yes I think I've seen that fonix has made a Dectalk 5.0 a few<br>
>>> years<br>>>> ago, if my memory is correct. However, I couldn't find where you can<br>>>> download a demo version of it anywhere.<br>>>><br>>>> But Yeah hopefully somebody managed to get a demo copy somewhere.<br>
>>><br>>>> BTW, I sort of like the fonix talk6 voices, almost like the fonix<br>> dectalk<br>>>> 4.6.4. And you can also create wave files in the program too.<br>>>> And I was also wondering, is there a version of fonix talk that you<br>
> could<br>>>> use in windows like a Sapi5 engine? Was maybe thinking about getting<br>> it<br>>>> to<br>>>> use it with NVDA or Jaws.<br>>>> ----- Original Message -----<br>>>> From: "Alex H." <<a href="mailto:linuxx64.bashsh@gmail.com">linuxx64.bashsh@gmail.com</a>><br>
>>> To: <<a href="mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com">dectalk@bluegrasspals.com</a>><br>>>> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 9:29 PM<br>>>> Subject: [DECtalk] DECTalk 5.0?<br>>>><br>
>>><br>>>>> Hey all,<br>>>>><br>>>>> Been doing some research, aparently Fonix made a Dectalk 5.0 before<br>>>>> they started their FonixTalk synthesizer.<br>>>>> Just wondering if anybody's got the demo of DECTalk 5.0? Can't find it<br>
>>>> anywhere :(<br>>>>><br>>>>> Thx.<br>>>>> Alex<br>>>>> _______________________________________________<br>>>>> DECtalk mailing list<br>>>>> <a href="mailto:DECtalk@bluegrasspals.com">DECtalk@bluegrasspals.com</a><br>
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