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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sure, use it as you wish. As I say though, what i
say isn't facts, it's mostly my opinion, although I try to be
accurate.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Microsoft also can speed up pretty well but the
quality of the voices just annoys me to the point of staying away from them.
Eloquence is what I used back when I was in kindergarten just learning how to
use a computer. Back then I didn't care how it sounded, I could understand it. I
got used to it. I just liked it because it sped up very nicely, had pretty good
pronunciation, and was nice an clear at least to my ears. The intonation doesn't
bother me now, but I know it bothers many people.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As for Dectalk, I just can't get used to that
synth. For some reason, I just never really liked it, but many people do. I
guess I'm just an opposite type of guy...</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=corine.bickley@gallaudet.edu
href="mailto:corine.bickley@gallaudet.edu">Corine Bickley</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=dectalk@bluegrasspals.com
href="mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com">DECtalk Discussions</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 25, 2010 7:28
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [DECtalk] DECTalk 5.0?</DIV>
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<DIV>Thank you, Raymond - very useful feedback! I'm a member of an Acoustical
Society standards committee on intelligibility of text-to-speech systems, and
we are particularly interested in the opinions of users at high speeds. Is it
ok if I pass along your comments to other members of the committee? They are
all experts in TTS with many years experience (including Sue Hertz who
developed Eloquence :) - she'd love to read you supportive comments about her
system).</DIV>
<DIV>corine<BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 12:43 PM, Raymond Grote <SPAN
dir=ltr><<A
href="mailto:musicalman1@comcast.net">musicalman1@comcast.net</A>></SPAN>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm not sure if I can answer your question, but
I personally don't like Dectalk at high speeds. I use Eloquence most of the
time, at speeds of between 65 and 85 percent, 65 for reading text and 85 for
just navigating around and listening to short things like short IM messages
on skype.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As for how fast this is, I don't really know.
But I do know that dectalk just doesn't sound good at those speeds, it
starts to sounds all garbled and all the words and syllables start to run
together, making it difficult for me to understand. Eloquence doesn't have
this problem.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A
title=corine.bickley@gallaudet.edu
href="mailto:corine.bickley@gallaudet.edu" target=_blank>Corine
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
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target=_blank>DECtalk Discussions</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 24, 2010 7:18
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [DECtalk] DECTalk
5.0?</DIV>
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<DIV>Hi Alex,</DIV>
<DIV>I am particularly interested in knowing who uses DECtalk for screen
readers because I'm part of an Acoustical Society's standards committee on
intelligibility of text-to-speech systems. We have a particular interest
in knowing what users of high-speed synthesized speech think, and can
understand, as most of us on the committee only have experience listening
to synthesized speech at conversational speeds. What's your preferred
speed? Might you be willing to advise our committee?</DIV>
<DIV>thanks for considering - corine<BR><BR></DIV>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 7:21 PM, Alex H. <SPAN
dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:linuxx64.bashsh@gmail.com"
target=_blank>linuxx64.bashsh@gmail.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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Corine,<BR><BR>I use DECTalk mostly on the Windows platform, and when I
convert to<BR>Linux I'll probably use it as well. I'm a screen reader
user, and use<BR>DECTalk Access32 with JAWS and Window-Eyes. For NVDA
(my primary<BR>screenreader), there's no supported DECTalk, which is why
a SAPI<BR>version would be really great.<BR><BR>My cell phone is a
Windows Mobile phone, and I currently use Mobile<BR>Speak for Windows
Mobile and Fonix Dectalk 4.6.3 that's bundled with<BR>Mobile Speak. So
in short, I use DECTalk quite a bit.<BR><BR>I also use DECTalk demos to
write songs and gingles, plays, etc. It's<BR>really quite amusing
having a synthesizer that can do so much.<BR><BR>When I can swing it,
I'll look into buying a DECTalk USb and then I'll<BR>have my favorite
speech in a hardware synthesizer. I know, I'm a bit<BR>crazy about
DECTalk! :)<BR><FONT color=#888888><BR>Alex<BR></FONT>
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<DIV><BR>On 8/23/10, Corine Bickley <<A
href="mailto:corine.bickley@gallaudet.edu"
target=_blank>corine.bickley@gallaudet.edu</A>> wrote:<BR>> Hi
Alex -<BR>> I worked with Snoopi at Fonix (and before that at Force),
and I'm interested<BR>> to know how you use DECtalk - for what
purposes and on what platforms?<BR>> corine
bickley<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 1:49 PM,
Alex H. <<A href="mailto:linuxx64.bashsh@gmail.com"
target=_blank>linuxx64.bashsh@gmail.com</A>>
wrote:<BR>><BR>>> 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>>><BR>>> Alex<BR>>><BR>>> On 8/23/10, <A
href="mailto:Dectalk@aol.com" target=_blank>Dectalk@aol.com</A> <<A
href="mailto:Dectalk@aol.com" target=_blank>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<BR>>> 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<BR>>> 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<BR>>> 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<BR>>> 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<BR>>> > 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<BR>>> singing.<BR>>> >
Plus<BR>>> > if device companies ever want Dectalk,
I'll be able to pay the<BR>>> royalties<BR>>> >
through this Dectalk kit and sell the sapi 5 that I create with
the<BR>>> > kit.<BR>>> ><BR>>> > If my
September release doesn't generate enough orders, I'm hoping
it<BR>>> will<BR>>> > generate a new generation of
interest because I'm planning on another<BR>>> >
CD<BR>>> > release next March.<BR>>> ><BR>>>
> My dilemma is, I need a new van because my van is on it's
last legs.<BR>>> > So<BR>>> > sadly the van needs to
have priority. But I'm hoping to book a<BR>>> >
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"
target=_blank>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"
target=_blank>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" target=_blank>Dectalk@aol.com</A>
<<A href="mailto:Dectalk@aol.com"
target=_blank>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!<BR>>> 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"
target=_blank>johnnybrl@gmail.com</A> writes:<BR>>>
>>><BR>>> >>> Hi Alex, Yes I think I've
seen that fonix has made a Dectalk 5.0 a<BR>>>
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"
target=_blank>linuxx64.bashsh@gmail.com</A>><BR>>> >>>
To: <<A href="mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com"
target=_blank>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<BR>>> it<BR>>> >>>> anywhere
:(<BR>>> >>>><BR>>> >>>>
Thx.<BR>>> >>>> Alex<BR>>>
>>>>
_______________________________________________<BR>>>
>>>> DECtalk mailing list<BR>>>
>>>> <A href="mailto:DECtalk@bluegrasspals.com"
target=_blank>DECtalk@bluegrasspals.com</A><BR>>> >>>>
<A href="http://jaybird.no-ip.info/mailman/listinfo/dectalk"
target=_blank>http://jaybird.no-ip.info/mailman/listinfo/dectalk</A><BR>>>
>>><BR>>> >>>
_______________________________________________<BR>>>
>>> DECtalk mailing list<BR>>> >>>
<A href="mailto:DECtalk@bluegrasspals.com"
target=_blank>DECtalk@bluegrasspals.com</A><BR>>> >>>
<A href="http://jaybird.no-ip.info/mailman/listinfo/dectalk"
target=_blank>http://jaybird.no-ip.info/mailman/listinfo/dectalk</A><BR>>>
>>><BR>>> >>><BR>>> >>
_______________________________________________<BR>>>
>> DECtalk mailing list<BR>>> >> <A
href="mailto:DECtalk@bluegrasspals.com"
target=_blank>DECtalk@bluegrasspals.com</A><BR>>> >>
<A href="http://jaybird.no-ip.info/mailman/listinfo/dectalk"
target=_blank>http://jaybird.no-ip.info/mailman/listinfo/dectalk</A><BR>>>
>><BR>>> >
_______________________________________________<BR>>> > DECtalk
mailing list<BR>>> > <A
href="mailto:DECtalk@bluegrasspals.com"
target=_blank>DECtalk@bluegrasspals.com</A><BR>>> > <A
href="http://jaybird.no-ip.info/mailman/listinfo/dectalk"
target=_blank>http://jaybird.no-ip.info/mailman/listinfo/dectalk</A><BR>>>
><BR>>> ><BR>>>
_______________________________________________<BR>>> DECtalk
mailing list<BR>>> <A href="mailto:DECtalk@bluegrasspals.com"
target=_blank>DECtalk@bluegrasspals.com</A><BR>>> <A
href="http://jaybird.no-ip.info/mailman/listinfo/dectalk"
target=_blank>http://jaybird.no-ip.info/mailman/listinfo/dectalk</A><BR>>><BR>><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>DECtalk
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