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<DIV><FONT size=2>Well, a few of the commands from Dectalk 4.6x are different
than 4.3 and 4.4, so they wouldn't be totally correct unless i am
misunderstanding something. I remember programming a song for Dectalk 4.6.4 or
something, then, not liking lit, I switched back to Dectalk 4.3. Several
phonemes and other things I had to change. And while playing the Red Dwarf
episodes, a command error willl rarely show up in the later versions since they
were produced for older versions.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Also I think the singing lessons should be an optional
download/purchase since not everyone is going to want to make Dectalk sing.
Maybe charge an additional price for it, like sapi only, $19.99 or whatever, and
Sapi version with singing lessons included, $22.99 or whatever is decided. Or
you could just have the singing lesssons be separate as I said before. Or if you
want to make them free, you can do that as well, I'm not trying to decide prices
or anything, just trying to suggest ways that you can distribute
it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=dectalk@bluegrasspals.com
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 31, 2011 7:16
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [DECtalk] QUESTION ON SINGING
INSTRUCTIONS</DIV>
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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>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<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>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<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 </DIV></FONT></STRONG></FONT>
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