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<DIV><FONT size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I agree with the things you said. After hearing that demo, and
seeing the misunderstanding of version numbers, the chances of this thing being
stable are depleting. But we never said the first samples we heard would be
perfect, nor did we say how long and vigorous we would have to work to make them
perfect. I wouldn't give up just yet.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I think that we need someone who knows more about the
different versions, and who can port the synth to sapi, should be involved. It's
clear that someone definitely doesn't know what they're doing, based on what
you've said and what I have been thinking. Instead of giving up hope, we, as
users who know that something is messed up and can give feedback, should be
encouraging and try to be as helpful as we can. If we give off the impression
that it is hopeless and will never work, the whole thing will dye before we know
it. This isn't as simple as copy and paste, it takes work. I'm not trying to be
dictator or moderator or anything, just saying my views on it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Dectalk@aol.com href="mailto:Dectalk@aol.com">Dectalk@aol.com</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=dectalk@bluegrasspals.com
href="mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com">dectalk@bluegrasspals.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 04, 2011 1:06
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [DECtalk] Any news?</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><BR></DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Arial
color=#000000 size=4>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>I'm too mad to deal with it. Blake and I got
asked how to make Dectalk sing, so we sent them a file. We both got told
that we don't know what we're doing. Then we're told that it will sing
with no problem, Um, it won't. I had Blake send "WE ARE THE WORLD"
for the simple fact that if they ever get that to sing clear through with no
feedback, we will have something to work with.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>As of now, we are working with garbage! That's
why I'm against posting samples because this stuff is mostly crap. They
call it 4.3, I don't! This is as far from 4.anything as you can
get!</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>Some of these people are on this list. Maybe
they will finally get that the gn command on some voices is set too high, the
consonant sounds are not clearly heard, and ugh I could go on and
on.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>I might not get another SAPI after posting the
demo. I don't care. This is trash, and I'm tired of being told I'm
not hearing it right. I'm glad I'm not alone in my
opinion.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>SNOOPI BOTTEN </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>In a message dated 5/4/2011 12:41:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
bmisch2002@gmail.com writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>i hope
you show this sample to those who are telling you that there is no
problem.
<DIV><BR>
<DIV>
<DIV>On May 4, 2011, at 12:17 PM, <A title=mailto:Dectalk@aol.com
href="mailto:Dectalk@aol.com">Dectalk@aol.com</A> wrote:</DIV><BR
class=Apple-interchange-newline>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4><A
title="http://pastorsnoopi.twigs76.com/music/SAPI DEMO.mp3"
href="http://pastorsnoopi.twigs76.com/music/SAPI%20DEMO.mp3">http://pastorsnoopi.twigs76.com/music/SAPI%20DEMO.mp3</A></FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>The above link is the sample that people
wanted. Blake and I are both told that there is no problem.
Tell that to our ears. (YUCK) </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>SNOOPI BOTTEN </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>In a message dated 5/4/2011 11:16:00 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, <A
title=mailto:edbruckert@gmail.com
href="mailto:edbruckert@gmail.com">edbruckert@gmail.com</A> writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000
size=2>All that means is what you are sent is not acceptable don't worry
it'll be solved I promise at this point in my life I need it as much as
anybody else<BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 10:48 AM, <SPAN
dir=ltr><<A title=mailto:Dectalk@aol.com
href="mailto:Dectalk@aol.com">Dectalk@aol.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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face=Arial color=#000000 size=4>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>Brace yourselves because I don't think you
guys will like it. The very worst voice is Kit. I'd do the
recording for you guys but I really don't want to be linked with this
pour Dectalk quality. Have fun guys.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>SNOOPI BOTTEN </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV class=h5>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>In a message dated 5/4/2011 9:10:14 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
<A title=mailto:ratguy@insightbb.com
href="mailto:ratguy@insightbb.com"
target=_blank>ratguy@insightbb.com</A> writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000
size=2>Hi,<BR><BR>Here's a sample text. I assume you can use DECtalk
commands in the text? An <BR>MP3 of the 4.3 speak application
performing this exact text can be found at<BR><A
title=http://www.bluegrasspals.com/dt43sample.mp3
href="http://www.bluegrasspals.com/dt43sample.mp3"
target=_blank>http://www.bluegrasspals.com/dt43sample.mp3</A><BR>Now
here's the text.<BR><BR>[:phoneme on]<BR>[:np] [:ra 250]<BR>Hello.
This is the factory default Paul voice.<BR>I'm talking now with this
voice since this is what most people are probably <BR>going to be
using. Let's speed it up a bit.<BR>[:ra 300]<BR>This is probably how
Jayson's JFW would talk normally. Now let's put some <BR>intonation
in there.<BR>[:dv pr 250] [:dv sr 50]<BR>Okay, this is how Jayson
used to listen to DECtalk back in the good old DOS <BR>days. With
4.3 and earlier, if you could get used to this which you would
<BR>over time, this sounds pretty good! It'd take some getting used
to again, <BR>not having had it for so long.<BR>[:np] [:ra
250]<BR>The rest of this demo was created a few months ago to
compair and test the <BR>various other factory voices and several
custom voices in different DECtalk <BR>versions.<BR>I will now test
the other voices.<BR>[:nb] I'm Beautiful Betty, the default female
voice.<BR>[:nh] I'm Huge Harry.<BR>[:nd] I'm Doctor Dennis.<BR>[:nf]
I'm Frail Frank.<BR>[:nu] I'm Uppity Ursula.<BR>[:nr] I'm Rough
Rita.<BR>[:nw] I'm Whispering Wendy.<BR>[:nk] and I'm Kit the
Kid.<BR>[:np]<BR>Now I'll let the DECtalk manual describe
us.<BR>[:np] Perfect Paul
Standard male voice.<BR>[:nb]
Beautiful Betty Standard female
voice.<BR>[:nh] Huge Harry
Deep male voice.<BR>[:nf] Frail
Frank Older male
voice.<BR>[:nk] Kit the Kid
Child's voice (about 10
years<BR>old).<BR>[:nr] Rough Rita
Deep female voice.<BR>[:nu]
Uppity Ursula Light female voice.<BR>[:nd]
Doctor Dennis Breathy male
voice.<BR>[:nw] Whispering Wendy Whispery
female voice.<BR><BR>[:np]<BR>Okay, let's test a few custom
voices.<BR>[:nf] [:dv br 0 la 0 sr 100 hr 100 ap 150 pr 95] [:ra
220] This is the voice <BR>of Rimmer from Red Dwarf.<BR>Lister, we
are being tested! I don't know what to do!<BR>[:nf] [:ra 240] [:dv
br 0 hs 95 ap 100 as 100 pr 220 hr 30 sr 30] This is
<BR>Lister.<BR>Rimmer! Come over here and help me with this new
speech synthesizer!<BR>[:np] [:dv as 0 bf 0 la 20 nf 00 ri 100 sm 0
hr 0 sr 0] [:ra 220] This is <BR>Holly.<BR>This is an important
announcement. All persons aboard this ship are to <BR>report to the
voice calibration office at once. That is all.<BR>[:np] [:dv br 100
lx 100 bf 100 hr 100 sr 100 as 100 qu 100 ap 110 pr 150 sx <BR>1 la
0] [:ra 210] This is the voice of the toaster.<BR>I don't know
where this voice calibration office is. Does anyone want some
<BR>toast?<BR>[:np] [:dv sm 1 hs 90 br 0 ri 0 la 0] [:ra 250]
I'm the cat.<BR>Who says my voice needs to be calibrated? I want
fishies!<BR>[:nd] [:dv as 0 bf 0 la 20 nf 00 ri 100 hr 0 sr 0] [:ra
220] I'm Queeg 500.<BR>None of you have any credit, so you may not
use the voice calibrator.<BR>[:nu] [:dv as 1 bf 10 la 30 nf 10 ri
100 sm 50 hr 100 sr 20 ap 130] [:ra <BR>240] I'm the newer voice of
Holly.<BR>I'm picking something up. It's another ship. Its name is
Deck Talk or <BR>something very close. They have been conducting an
experiment on us all this <BR>time. That would explain why we've
been saying all these silly things. I <BR>knew I was having trouble
finding a record of any voice calibration office <BR>on Red
Dwarf.<BR><BR>----- Original Message ----- <BR>From: "Corine
Bickley" <<A title=mailto:corine.bickley@gallaudet.edu
href="mailto:corine.bickley@gallaudet.edu"
target=_blank>corine.bickley@gallaudet.edu</A>><BR>To: "DECtalk
Discussions" <<A title=mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com
href="mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com"
target=_blank>dectalk@bluegrasspals.com</A>><BR>Sent: Wednesday,
May 04, 2011 7:02 AM<BR>Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Any
news?<BR><BR><BR>> HI Jayson,<BR>> I will do that. Could you
suggest some sample sentences to synthesize?<BR>> We're trying to
find a way to put a "demo play" button on the Enable<BR>> website
so people can type in any text they'd like to hear, but our<BR>>
programmer hasn't been able to spend time on that project right
now.<BR>> corine<BR>><BR>> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 8:12 PM,
Jayson Smith <<A title=mailto:ratguy@insightbb.com
href="mailto:ratguy@insightbb.com"
target=_blank>ratguy@insightbb.com</A>> wrote:<BR>>> Do you
have any audio samples you could share? Maybe I could elaborate
on<BR>>> what people don't like. I pretty much know what DT
4.3 sounds like.<BR>>> Jayson<BR>>><BR>>> -----
Original Message -----<BR>>> From: "Corine Bickley" <<A
title=mailto:corine.bickley@gallaudet.edu
href="mailto:corine.bickley@gallaudet.edu"
target=_blank>corine.bickley@gallaudet.edu</A>><BR>>> To:
"DECtalk Discussions" <<A title=mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com
href="mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com"
target=_blank>dectalk@bluegrasspals.com</A>><BR>>> Sent:
Tuesday, May 03, 2011 7:53 PM<BR>>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Any
news?<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>>i meant - i can't hear
the differences, not being so attuned to the<BR>>>> various
DT versions. i can hear ok, but i'm not clear on the<BR>>>>
differences in quality.<BR>>>><BR>>>> On Tue, May
3, 2011 at 7:24 PM, Jayson Smith <<A
title=mailto:ratguy@insightbb.com href="mailto:ratguy@insightbb.com"
target=_blank>ratguy@insightbb.com</A>> <BR>>>>
wrote:<BR>>>>>
Hi,<BR>>>>><BR>>>>> Wo, you actually got 4.3
working with SAPI? What kind of quality <BR>>>>>
problems<BR>>>>> are there?<BR>>>>>
Thanks.<BR>>>>><BR>>>>> ----- Original
Message -----<BR>>>>> From: "Corine Bickley" <<A
title=mailto:corine.bickley@gallaudet.edu
href="mailto:corine.bickley@gallaudet.edu"
target=_blank>corine.bickley@gallaudet.edu</A>><BR>>>>>
To: "DECtalk Discussions" <<A
title=mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com
href="mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com"
target=_blank>dectalk@bluegrasspals.com</A>><BR>>>>>
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 6:14 PM<BR>>>>> Subject: Re:
[DECtalk] Any
news?<BR>>>>><BR>>>>><BR>>>>>>
Still waiting for one of the "old" (not chronologically, just in
terms<BR>>>>>> of contact with DT) to send some more
versions for testing.<BR>>>>>> 4.3 and 4.67 work in
SAPI fine but preliminary listening results<BR>>>>>>
indicate dissatisfaction.<BR>>>>>>
corine<BR>>>>>><BR>>>>>><BR>>>>>><BR>>>>>>
On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 2:29 PM, Jayson Smith <<A
title=mailto:ratguy@insightbb.com href="mailto:ratguy@insightbb.com"
target=_blank>ratguy@insightbb.com</A>><BR>>>>>>
wrote:<BR>>>>>>> Okay, it's broken record time.
Anything new going on with the SAPI<BR>>>>>>>
DECtalk?<BR>>>>>>> Haven't heard anything in a
while.<BR>>>>>>>
Jayson<BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>>
_______________________________________________<BR>>>>>>>
DECtalk mailing list<BR>>>>>>> <A
title=mailto:DECtalk@bluegrasspals.com
href="mailto:DECtalk@bluegrasspals.com"
target=_blank>DECtalk@bluegrasspals.com</A><BR>>>>>>>
<A title=http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
href="http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk"
target=_blank>http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk</A><BR>>>>>>><BR>>>>>>
_______________________________________________<BR>>>>>>
DECtalk mailing list<BR>>>>>> <A
title=mailto:DECtalk@bluegrasspals.com
href="mailto:DECtalk@bluegrasspals.com"
target=_blank>DECtalk@bluegrasspals.com</A><BR>>>>>>
<A title=http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
href="http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk"
target=_blank>http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk</A><BR>>>>><BR>>>>>
_______________________________________________<BR>>>>>
DECtalk mailing list<BR>>>>> <A
title=mailto:DECtalk@bluegrasspals.com
href="mailto:DECtalk@bluegrasspals.com"
target=_blank>DECtalk@bluegrasspals.com</A><BR>>>>> <A
title=http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
href="http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk"
target=_blank>http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk</A><BR>>>>><BR>>>>
_______________________________________________<BR>>>>
DECtalk mailing list<BR>>>> <A
title=mailto:DECtalk@bluegrasspals.com
href="mailto:DECtalk@bluegrasspals.com"
target=_blank>DECtalk@bluegrasspals.com</A><BR>>>> <A
title=http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
href="http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk"
target=_blank>http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk</A><BR>>><BR>>>
_______________________________________________<BR>>> DECtalk
mailing list<BR>>> <A title=mailto:DECtalk@bluegrasspals.com
href="mailto:DECtalk@bluegrasspals.com"
target=_blank>DECtalk@bluegrasspals.com</A><BR>>> <A
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href="http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk"
target=_blank>http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk</A><BR>>><BR>>
_______________________________________________<BR>> DECtalk
mailing list<BR>> <A title=mailto:DECtalk@bluegrasspals.com
href="mailto:DECtalk@bluegrasspals.com"
target=_blank>DECtalk@bluegrasspals.com</A><BR>> <A
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href="http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk"
target=_blank>http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk</A>
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