<div><font size="6"> Dectqalk 5.0 should sing, but there wwere some chnages to the phonemes so if you feed it bad stuff the parser will choke.</font></div>
<div><font size="6"> If there is any reqal interest I can try to get permission to release and enhanced singing version that I developed for KINOOR software wher it chnats the tora. I probably could not get a full finctioning version.</font></div>
<div><font size="6"> Also window-eyes still has a usb version of dectalk for sale. An easy test is to send [:phon arpa on][ahK<12,300>] and it should sing you a note on any version.</font></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 4:32 AM, Johnny Lam <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:johnnybrl@gmail.com">johnnybrl@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">hmm, Pitty, I wouldn't mind hearing the Dectalk 5.0 to see what it sounded<br>like, singing and talking and stuff.<br>
But ah well, too bad. Would've been cool to see what it sounded like when<br>playing with the red dwarf files.<br>
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<div class="h5">Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 10:46 AM<br>Subject: Re: [DECtalk] DECTalk 5.0?<br><br><br>> Hi all,<br>><br>> So far with DECTalk 5.0, no dice. No response. Nothing. Apparently<br>> Fonix is a dead company/doesn't care about its legacy products. I sent<br>
> a few different emails and got zilch.<br>><br>> Ah well. Fear not though, the DECTalk synth is still alive and singing<br>> on my machines!<br>><br>> Alex<br>><br>> On 8/25/10, Johnny Lam <<a href="mailto:johnnybrl@gmail.com">johnnybrl@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> Cool Alex. I wish you loads of luck getting hold of Dectalk 5.0. I myself<br>>> wouldn't mind messing around with Dectalk 5.0 if I had it. True, it might<br>>> not sound as good as the older ones, but I like the sound more than I<br>
>> like<br>>> Eloquence. However, I can live with eloquence if there is no other<br>>> choice.<br>>> lol. Anyway, good luck. Who knows, maybe someday they will have a SAPI<br>>> version of Dectalk for us Dectalk fans.<br>
>> ----- Original Message -----<br>>> From: "Alex H." <<a href="mailto:linuxx64.bashsh@gmail.com">linuxx64.bashsh@gmail.com</a>><br>>> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <<a href="mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com">dectalk@bluegrasspals.com</a>><br>
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 4:50 PM<br>>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] DECTalk 5.0?<br>>><br>>><br>>>> Hey all,<br>>>><br>>>> I've just contacted Fonix to see if they still got the old DECTalk 5<br>
>>> demos laying around, and if I can snag a copy of it. I'm hopeful and<br>>>> although I've heard DT 5.0 isn't the best of the DECTalk versions, I<br>>>> still wanna play with it and see what it's like. This way I can<br>
>>> determine which version of DECTalk I enjoy most and will write DECTalk<br>>>> files with. Right now I enjoy 4.3 and 4.64 the most, they sound the<br>>>> most classic. 4.61 is a pretty bad joke and 4.4 is all around great.<br>
>>> I'll keep y'all posted with any updates I get.<br>>>><br>>>> Alex<br>>>><br>>>> On 8/25/10, Corine Bickley <<a href="mailto:corine.bickley@gallaudet.edu">corine.bickley@gallaudet.edu</a>> wrote:<br>
>>>> Thank you, Raymond - very useful feedback! I'm a member of an<br>>>>> Acoustical<br>>>>> Society standards committee on intelligibility of text-to-speech<br>>>>> systems,<br>
>>>> and we are particularly interested in the opinions of users at high<br>>>>> speeds.<br>>>>> Is it ok if I pass along your comments to other members of the<br>>>>> committee?<br>
>>>> They are all experts in TTS with many years experience (including Sue<br>>>>> Hertz<br>>>>> who developed Eloquence :) - she'd love to read you supportive comments<br>>>>> about her system).<br>
>>>> corine<br>>>>><br>>>>> On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 12:43 PM, Raymond Grote<br>>>>> <<a href="mailto:musicalman1@comcast.net">musicalman1@comcast.net</a>>wrote:<br>>>>><br>
>>>>> Hi,<br>>>>>> I'm not sure if I can answer your question, but I personally don't<br>>>>>> like<br>>>>>> Dectalk at high speeds. I use Eloquence most of the time, at speeds of<br>
>>>>> between 65 and 85 percent, 65 for reading text and 85 for just<br>>>>>> navigating<br>>>>>> around and listening to short things like short IM messages on skype.<br>>>>>> As for how fast this is, I don't really know. But I do know that<br>
>>>>> dectalk<br>>>>>> just doesn't sound good at those speeds, it starts to sounds all<br>>>>>> garbled<br>>>>>> and<br>>>>>> all the words and syllables start to run together, making it difficult<br>
>>>>> for<br>>>>>> me to understand. Eloquence doesn't have this problem.<br>>>>>><br>>>>>><br>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----<br>>>>>> *From:* Corine Bickley <<a href="mailto:corine.bickley@gallaudet.edu">corine.bickley@gallaudet.edu</a>><br>
>>>>> *To:* DECtalk Discussions <<a href="mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com">dectalk@bluegrasspals.com</a>><br>>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 24, 2010 7:18 AM<br>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [DECtalk] DECTalk 5.0?<br>
>>>>><br>>>>>> Hi Alex,<br>>>>>> I am particularly interested in knowing who uses DECtalk for screen<br>>>>>> readers<br>>>>>> because I'm part of an Acoustical Society's standards committee on<br>
>>>>> intelligibility of text-to-speech systems. We have a particular<br>>>>>> interest<br>>>>>> in<br>>>>>> knowing what users of high-speed synthesized speech think, and can<br>
>>>>> understand, as most of us on the committee only have experience<br>>>>>> listening<br>>>>>> to<br>>>>>> synthesized speech at conversational speeds. What's your preferred<br>
>>>>> speed?<br>>>>>> Might you be willing to advise our committee?<br>>>>>> thanks for considering - corine<br>>>>>><br>>>>>> On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 7:21 PM, Alex H.<br>
>>>>> <<a href="mailto:linuxx64.bashsh@gmail.com">linuxx64.bashsh@gmail.com</a>>wrote:<br>>>>>><br>>>>>>> Hi 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.<br>>>>>>> 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<br>>>>>>> I'll<br>
>>>>>> have my favorite speech in a hardware synthesizer. I know, I'm a bit<br>>>>>>> crazy about DECTalk! :)<br>>>>>>><br>>>>>>> Alex<br>>>>>>><br>
>>>>>> On 8/23/10, Corine Bickley <<a href="mailto:corine.bickley@gallaudet.edu">corine.bickley@gallaudet.edu</a>> wrote:<br>>>>>>> > Hi Alex -<br>>>>>>> > I worked with Snoopi at Fonix (and before that at Force), and I'm<br>
>>>>>> interested<br>>>>>>> > to know how you use DECtalk - for what purposes and on what<br>>>>>>> > platforms?<br>>>>>>> > corine bickley<br>
>>>>>> ><br>>>>>>> ><br>>>>>>> ><br>>>>>>> > On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 1:49 PM, Alex H.<br>>>>>>> > <<a href="mailto:linuxx64.bashsh@gmail.com">linuxx64.bashsh@gmail.com</a>><br>
>>>>>> wrote:<br>>>>>>> ><br>>>>>>> >> Hi,<br>>>>>>> >><br>>>>>>> >> Best of luck to you with the CD's and DECTalk. I hope DECTalk<br>
>>>>>> >> doesn't<br>>>>>>> >> go by the wayside, it's a great synth and I use it almost<br>>>>>>> >> everyday,<br>>>>>>> >> on<br>
>>>>>> >> my phone and my laptops. I'm planning on getting the DECTalk USB<br>>>>>>> >> but<br>>>>>>> >> have yet to find a used one.<br>>>>>>> >><br>
>>>>>> >> Alex<br>>>>>>> >><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<br>>>>>>> >> > personal<br>>>>>>> >> > opinion is just ask. I know a sapi5 is possible, I just don't<br>
>>>>>> >> > know<br>>>>>>> if<br>>>>>>> >> they<br>>>>>>> >> > ever<br>>>>>>> >> > did one.<br>>>>>>> >> ><br>
>>>>>> >> > BUT, let me tell you what my plans are. I'm finally on<br>>>>>>> >> > facebook<br>>>>>>> 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.<br>>>>>>> >> > I<br>
>>>>>> have 2<br>>>>>>> >> > Churches that are letting me sell it, a CEO might buy some for<br>>>>>>> >> > his<br>>>>>>> >> company,<br>
>>>>>> >> > and I'm hoping for a big sale. You can't count on anything,<br>>>>>>> >> > but<br>>>>>>> >> > 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<br>
>>>>>> >> > believe<br>>>>>>> >> > it<br>>>>>>> >> sells<br>>>>>>> >> > for $1000.00. That kit will let me create a Dectalk sapi 5<br>
>>>>>> >> > version.<br>>>>>>> I<br>>>>>>> >> > think I can get the 4.0 kit version but I'm not sure. I want<br>>>>>>> >> > 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<br>
>>>>>> >> > of<br>>>>>>> my<br>>>>>>> >> > music, there will always be disabled people who want to get<br>>>>>>> >> > 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<br>>>>>>> >> > the<br>>>>>>> >> > kit.<br>>>>>>> >> ><br>
>>>>>> >> > If my September release doesn't generate enough orders, I'm<br>>>>>>> >> > hoping<br>>>>>>> it<br>>>>>>> >> will<br>
>>>>>> >> > generate a new generation of interest because I'm planning on<br>>>>>>> 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<br>>>>>>> >> > 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<br>
>>>>>> >> > facebook<br>>>>>>> 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<br>
>>>>>> >> > it,<br>>>>>>> I<br>>>>>>> >> > got four other demos plus FonixTalk. Do you think I'd have any<br>>>>>>> >> > luck<br>
>>>>>> >> > contacting Fonix and requesting the demos?<br>>>>>>> >> ><br>>>>>>> >> > @johnnybrl, I believe that FonixTalk works with the SAPI5<br>
>>>>>> >> > engine<br>>>>>>> >> > but<br>>>>>>> >> > it needs to be purchased. It is mentioned in the SDK and<br>>>>>>> >> > FonixTalk<br>
>>>>>> >> > pages on their site though. I wish DecTalk had a SAPI version,<br>>>>>>> >> > 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<br>>>>>>> >> >> 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<br>>>>>>> >> >>> have<br>>>>>>> >> >>> it<br>>>>>>> >> > because<br>
>>>>>> >> >>> I worked for Fonix, but I can't give it out. My version<br>>>>>>> >> >>> SUCKS!<br>>>>>>> >> It's<br>>>>>>> >> >>> just<br>
>>>>>> >> >>> slightly hard to understand. If they fixed it, it needed<br>>>>>>> >> >>> it!<br>>>>>>> But I<br>>>>>>> >> >>> would<br>
>>>>>> >> >>> never ever buy it or use it because they changed a phonetic<br>>>>>>> >> >>> code<br>>>>>>> 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<br>
>>>>>> >> >>> 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<br>>>>>>> >> >>> 5.0<br>>>>>>> a<br>>>>>>> >> few<br>
>>>>>> >> >>> years<br>>>>>>> >> >>> ago, if my memory is correct. However, I couldn't find where<br>>>>>>> >> >>> you<br>
>>>>>> can<br>>>>>>> >> >>> download a demo version of it anywhere.<br>>>>>>> >> >>><br>>>>>>> >> >>> But Yeah hopefully somebody managed to get a demo copy<br>
>>>>>> somewhere.<br>>>>>>> >> >>><br>>>>>>> >> >>> BTW, I sort of like the fonix talk6 voices, almost like the<br>>>>>>> >> >>> fonix<br>
>>>>>> >> > dectalk<br>>>>>>> >> >>> 4.6.4. And you can also create wave files in the program<br>>>>>>> >> >>> too.<br>>>>>>> >> >>> And I was also wondering, is there a version of fonix talk<br>
>>>>>> >> >>> that<br>>>>>>> you<br>>>>>>> >> > could<br>>>>>>> >> >>> use in windows like a Sapi5 engine? Was maybe thinking about<br>
>>>>>> 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<br>
>>>>>> >> >>>> 5.0<br>>>>>>> before<br>>>>>>> >> >>>> they started their FonixTalk synthesizer.<br>>>>>>> >> >>>> Just wondering if anybody's got the demo of DECTalk 5.0?<br>
>>>>>> >> >>>> Can't<br>>>>>>> find<br>>>>>>> >> 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>>>>>>> >> >>>> <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">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">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>
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>>>>>> >> > <a href="http://jaybird.no-ip.info/mailman/listinfo/dectalk" target="_blank">http://jaybird.no-ip.info/mailman/listinfo/dectalk</a><br>>>>>>> >> ><br>>>>>>> >> ><br>
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