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<DIV>Guys, help me decide something. And this won't totally be up to me,
Corine will need to decide if she wants to include this. </DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>I put together 10/12 lessons on how to program Dectalk
to sing. It's actually 10 lessons and 2 sample songs, but it looks like 12
lessons so that after the 10th lesson you can celebrate because you can then
program any song you want. I teach how to program songs, as well as how to
read music. Each lesson in no more than 10 minutes long and you can go at
your own pace. The only thing I don't cover is triple notes, but I could
add that in.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>I'm thinking about offering to make this part of the
Dectalk SAPI 5, so anyone that buys it can learn how to program songs. I
never wanted to be the only person that programs songs, which of course I'm
not. </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>My dilemma is, I have a CD called Dectalk 101 which
never sells because I never promote it. So the release of Dectalk SAPI 5
will give me a reason to promote it, but I hate that thought for 2
reasons. 1. People are going to buy Dectalk which can sing, yet need
to also buy an instructional CD? (Yuck) And 2. I really don't want
to handle that many orders. So I'm kind of hoping I can get my 12 steps on
programming songs included in this software. </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>I want to know if you guys think this would be a good
idea? I covered EVERYTHING, and I really make it simple to
understand. Plus I have people actually do stuff along with it so people
totally get how to program songs. I can guarantee that after someone
completes my 12 steps of programming, they can program any song in any
language. All language is, is phonetic sounds arranged in a different
order to create a desired language. I used the English Dectalk and
programmed it to do Spanish, French, German, and Latin. And I know I could
make it do any language under the sun. <BR></FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>The only other thing I didn't fully cover is the
parameters for creating voices. I covered the ones that work with 4.40
that I knew about. BUT, every Dectalk manual has a different set of
parameters, but not all of them actually work. Like sx0 and sx1 will
change the sex of any voice. I think sx0 is male and sx1 is female, if
not, reverse it because I forget which is which. But the point being, not
all versions of Dectalk will do these parameters.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>So, if I had a full list of parameters that work, I
would add them to my lesson. </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>Anyway, what do you guys think, should my lessons be
included in the SAPI 5 software?</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>SNOOPI BOTTEN
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