<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">i would if i knew it would be upgraded and fixed and even if it couldn't there are some voices that do work for just the average screen reader user who wants a better voice than microsoft anna or sam for xp. <div><br><div><div>On May 4, 2011, at 1:24 PM, <a href="mailto:Dectalk@aol.com">Dectalk@aol.com</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">
<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" id="role_body" bottommargin="7" leftmargin="7" rightmargin="7" topmargin="7"><font id="role_document" color="#000000" size="4" face="Arial">
<div><strong><font size="4">The real question is, would people pay for a partially
working SAPI? I personally wouldn't. </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>
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<div>In a message dated 5/4/2011 1:16:54 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
<a href="mailto:bmisch2002@gmail.com">bmisch2002@gmail.com</a> writes:</div>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial">you are
hearing it wright. some of the voices are good like paul, frank, harry, and
probably one other voices. if people just want to use paul for nvda and other
things, it's ok for that but if people want to make dectalk do certain things
like sing, this isn't as good but for people who just want to use it with a
screen reader and nothing more, it's ok for that.
<div><br>
<div>
<div>On May 4, 2011, at 1:06 PM, <a title="mailto:Dectalk@aol.com" href="mailto:Dectalk@aol.com">Dectalk@aol.com</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
<blockquote type="cite">
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<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, <a title="mailto:bmisch2002@gmail.com" href="mailto:bmisch2002@gmail.com">bmisch2002@gmail.com</a> writes:</div>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial">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">
<blockquote type="cite">
<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" bottommargin="7" leftmargin="7" rightmargin="7" topmargin="7"><font color="#000000" size="4" face="Arial">
<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="BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial">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>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class="gmail_quote">
<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><font color="#000000" size="4" face="Arial">
<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="BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial">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>>>>>>>
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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>>>>
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