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<DIV><FONT size=2>Ug. If that is supposed to be Dectalk 4.3, then you are way,
way off. I believe you're using dectalk 4.6.4.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>It sounds okay sometimes, but given the fact that I disliked
4.6.4 to begin with, this is not very good. some of the sounds are cut off, and
there are quite a few loud birsts of noise that are associated
with misuse of voice peramitors, that cause the synth output to
overload. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Not sure if I was totally clear on that. I would be willing to
help improve if it doesn't involve too much inner coding. All I know how to do
is voice peramitors and testing, I wouldn't know how to fix pronunciation
or phoneme errors.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I'm not trying to say this is awful, because it isn't. It's
understandable and is making progress. I'm just trying to give some constructive
criticism and feedback.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<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 12:17
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [DECtalk] Any news?</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4><A
href="http://pastorsnoopi.twigs76.com/music/SAPI%20DEMO.mp3">http://pastorsnoopi.twigs76.com/music/SAPI%20DEMO.mp3</A></FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<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>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>SNOOPI BOTTEN </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 5/4/2011 11:16:00 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, <A
href="mailto:edbruckert@gmail.com">edbruckert@gmail.com</A> writes:</DIV>
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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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<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>
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<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
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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>>>>>>>
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