<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">that would be nice. <div><br><div><div>On May 5, 2011, at 3:44 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">Maybe if we all ask nicely, someone who knows the
programmer will get that person on here. I just might not post anything if
this person does show up. After all, I got told I don't know what I'm
talking about.</font></strong></div>
<div><strong><font size="4"></font></strong> </div>
<div><strong><font size="4">This person is smart, I just needed to vent. I
work out of a bedroom, I'm kind of trapped here because the house is not
wheelchair accessible, and after I was told I didn't know what I was talking
about, I needed to vent.</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 5/5/2011 3:32:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
<a href="mailto:musicalman1@comcast.net">musicalman1@comcast.net</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">
<div><font size="2">I'd like to chat with him at some point and help him out if
I could. I'm sure some of us would too. Some changes really need to be
made.</font></div>
<div><font size="2"></font> </div>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><b>From:</b>
<a title="mailto:Dectalk@aol.com" href="mailto:Dectalk@aol.com">Dectalk@aol.com</a> </div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title="mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com" href="mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com">dectalk@bluegrasspals.com</a> </div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 05, 2011 2:57
PM</div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [DECtalk] Any news?</div>
<div><font size="2"></font><br></div><font color="#000000" size="4" face="Arial">
<div><strong><font size="4">I have total faith in this list! We all know
what we're doing, so lets work together and come up with something for this
programmer. I know this person is doing their best, but this is guess
work. Maybe we can take some of the guessing out of it? Lets
show this person we know our stuff!</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 5/5/2011 2:47:18 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
<a href="mailto:musicalman1@comcast.net">musicalman1@comcast.net</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">
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">I don't think it's much use. As I have been
saying, someone has messsed up because of lack of knowledge, and is being
rather stubborn about admitting that something needs fixed.</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">If we as a list could somehow make it work,
I'd say this thing would be turning a whole new direction. For now we can
only provide feedback and test.</font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial"></font> </div>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><b>From:</b>
<a title="mailto:bmisch2002@gmail.com" href="mailto:bmisch2002@gmail.com">Brandon Misch</a> </div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title="mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com" href="mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com">DECtalk Discussions</a> </div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 05, 2011 8:28
AM</div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [DECtalk] Any
news?</div>
<div><br></div>i see where you're coming from. have you shown the
programmers other samples like 4.61 etc? maybe you can show them voices
like betty so they can see where the loud pops are coming from.
<div><br>
<div>
<div>On May 5, 2011, at 5:59 AM, <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">The problem is, Blake and I have done
that. We sent a sample of version 4.40 to the head programmer to
show how things should sound. We got an e-mail back saying our
version sounded corrupted. This person actually said that
Whispering Wendy shouldn't be whispering. Hello, why does this
person think the name is "Whispering Wendy"?</font></strong></div>
<div><strong><font size="4"></font></strong> </div>
<div><strong><font size="4">It is totally clear to Blake and I that this
person doesn't know Dectalk. And if version 4.40 is viewed as
corrupted, there is no hope if getting anything
right.</font></strong></div>
<div><strong><font size="4"></font></strong> </div>
<div><strong><font size="4">So because of this, I'm hoping the project
gets scrapped because this is becoming in insult to Dennis
Klatt. </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 5/5/2011 12:31:35 A.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">maybe you should send the demo file over to the guys so
they could hear that and how the other voices sound. <br><br>On May
4, 2011, at 10:10 PM, Alex H. wrote:<br><br>> I wouldn't give up
just yet. All they need to do is convince this guy<br>> that he's
wrong and there is a huge, huge difference in this version<br>>
and the real 4.3 version. This new stuff reminds me of a early
age<br>> FonixTalk or something with a lot of excess nasal
tones.<br>> <br>> Alex<br>> <br>> On 5/4/11, <a title="mailto:johnnybrl@gmail.com" href="mailto:johnnybrl@gmail.com">johnnybrl@gmail.com</a> <<a title="mailto:johnnybrl@gmail.com" href="mailto:johnnybrl@gmail.com">johnnybrl@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<br>>> Well, since it looks like there won't be a Sapi
Dectalk, guess it's time to<br>>> look at Neospeech voices or
ivona voices. It's too bad the head programer<br>>>
can't tell the difference between the Dectalk 4.6 and Dectalk 4.3
versions.<br>>> <br>>> O well, was really looking
forward to a Sapi version of Dectalk.<br>>> ----- Original
Message -----<br>>> From: "Blake Roberts" <<a title="mailto:beroberts@hughes.net" href="mailto:beroberts@hughes.net">beroberts@hughes.net</a>><br>>>
To: "'DECtalk Discussions'" <<a title="mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com" href="mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com">dectalk@bluegrasspals.com</a>><br>>>
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 2:06 PM<br>>> Subject: Re:
[DECtalk] Any news?<br>>> <br>>> <br>>>> Thanks
Alex for being the latest list member to point out need
for<br>>>> improvement. I agree with you that there
are clipping/ drop-out issues.<br>>>> Additionally, I agree
the SAPI Dectalk referred to as 4.3 is unlike
any<br>>>> version of Dectalk I have ever heard. I, too, am
unwilling to give up on<br>>>> SAPI
Dectalk.<br>>>> Blake<br>>>> -----Original
Message-----<br>>>> From: <a title="mailto:dectalk-bounces@bluegrasspals.com" href="mailto:dectalk-bounces@bluegrasspals.com">dectalk-bounces@bluegrasspals.com</a><br>>>>
[mailto:dectalk-bounces@bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of Alex
H.<br>>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 4:59
PM<br>>>> To: DECtalk Discussions<br>>>> Subject:
Re: [DECtalk] Any news?<br>>>> <br>>>> Just heard
the demo, and.... Well, I agree with Snoopi, it's
terrible.<br>>>> I don't know who was telling you that
nothing's wrong, but this doesn't<br>>>> sound even
remotely like any DECTalk version I've heard.<br>>>>
<br>>>> That being said, the Huge Harry voice is kinda
cool, but yeah there's some<br>>>> issues with clipping and
dropouts in the voices, especially with Ursula<br>>>>
and<br>>>> Rita.<br>>>> <br>>>> I don't
think we should give up quite yet though, good things come
to<br>>>> those<br>>>> who wait. Giving up on this
would mean that I and other users of NVDA<br>>>> wouldn't
be able to enjoy DECTalk's great speech.<br>>>>
<br>>>> <br>>>> Alex<br>>>>
<br>>>> On 5/4/11, Jayson Smith <<a title="mailto:ratguy@insightbb.com" href="mailto:ratguy@insightbb.com">ratguy@insightbb.com</a>>
wrote:<br>>>>> Hi,<br>>>>>
<br>>>>> One clarification. From what I understand,
Enable didn't purchase the<br>>>>> rights to any DECtalk
version. They only have the right to sell, not<br>>>>>
full copyright. As I understand it, the copyright of DECtalk is
still<br>>>>> held by Fonix. I could be wrong though,
I'm no lawyer.<br>>>>> Jayson<br>>>>>
<br>>>>> ----- Original Message
-----<br>>>>> From: "Brandon Misch" <<a title="mailto:bmisch2002@gmail.com" href="mailto:bmisch2002@gmail.com">bmisch2002@gmail.com</a>><br>>>>>
To: "DECtalk Discussions" <<a title="mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com" href="mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com">dectalk@bluegrasspals.com</a>><br>>>>>
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 4:28 PM<br>>>>> Subject:
Re: [DECtalk] Any news?<br>>>>> <br>>>>>
<br>>>>> it also was 4.6.7 at one time. i doubt this
project will please everyone.<br>>>>> all we know is
enable rehab purchased the wrights to 4.6.7 from
fonix<br>>>>> and trying to use that with the 4.3 data
files wasn't a good idea.<br>>>>> question is did this
happen with other versions of dectalk? or just with<br>>>>
this version?<br>>>>> <br>>>>> On May 4,
2011, at 4:13 PM, Raymond Grote wrote:<br>>>>>
<br>>>>>> Yes, but many people miss the old dectalk
4.3 days. I really never<br>>>>>> got into dectalk,
but I can see why. That version of the synth and
I<br>>>>>> stilll do<br>>>>>>
<br>>>>>> have a special place together even though I
was never a regular<br>>>>>> dectalk user. The major
disappointment for many of us is it doesn't<br>>>>>>
sound like that, it's worse, and to some of us it is unusable.
From<br>>>>>> my
understanding,<br>>>>>> <br>>>>>>
someone had posted that the synth was supposed to sound like
4.6.4,<br>>>>>> then somewhere along the line it was
changed to 4.3?<br>>>>>> <br>>>>>>
----- Original Message -----<br>>>>>> From: Brandon
Misch<br>>>>>> To: DECtalk
Discussions<br>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011
1:21 PM<br>>>>>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Any
news?<br>>>>>> <br>>>>>> if this was
fixed up, it could still be used as a sapi 5
synth.<br>>>>>> that's all<br>>>>>>
<br>>>>>> it needs for it to be a screen reader
voice.<br>>>>>> <br>>>>>> On May 4,
2011, at 1:13 PM, <<a title="mailto:johnnybrl@gmail.com" href="mailto:johnnybrl@gmail.com">johnnybrl@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<br>>>>>> <br>>>>>>>
<br>>>>>>> ----- Original Message
-----<br>>>>>>> cool just heard the demo. And yes
it doesn't sound like 4.3 but the<br>>>>>>> Paul
voice sounds pretty cool.<br>>>>>>> And Frank
doesn't sound too bad either. It kind of reminds me
of<br>>>>>>> the fonix talk demo. sounds almost
like that.<br>>>>>>> <br>>>>>>>
And it sounds like this version of dectalk has more inflection
than<br>>>>>>> 4.3 did, which I like. I like lots
of inflection in synthes, makes<br>>>>>>> them
sound<br>>>>>>> <br>>>>>>> cool
lol.<br>>>>>>> <br>>>>>>> Back
in high school, we had a computer with Jaws with a
Dectalk<br>>>>>>> express hooked up to it, and I
used to go in there and make Dectalk<br>>>>>>> say
things lol.<br>>>>>>> From: Brandon
Misch<br>>>>>>> To: DECtalk
Discussions<br>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 04,
2011 9:52 AM<br>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Any
news?<br>>>>>>> <br>>>>>>> if
you read below our messages, you'll see a link to a file with
the<br>>>>>>> demo<br>>>>>>>
<br>>>>>>> inside. if you just want to use paul
and a few others, it works but<br>>>>>>> not for
all voices.<br>>>>>>> <br>>>>>>>
On May 4, 2011, at 12:45 PM, <<a title="mailto:johnnybrl@gmail.com" href="mailto:johnnybrl@gmail.com">johnnybrl@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<br>>>>>>> <br>>>>>>>>
hi, where did you guys get the audio samples of the sapi dectalk
from?<br>>>>>>>> sounds like you guys have
already heard it.<br>>>>>>>> ----- Original
Message -----<br>>>>>>>> From: Brandon
Misch<br>>>>>>>> To: DECtalk
Discussions<br>>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 04,
2011 9:37 AM<br>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk]
Any news?<br>>>>>>>>
<br>>>>>>>> ok some of the voices work while
others don't. i can see what you<br>>>>>>>>
meant by bad quality.<br>>>>>>>>
<br>>>>>>>> On May 4, 2011, at 12:17 PM, <a title="mailto:Dectalk@aol.com" href="mailto:Dectalk@aol.com">Dectalk@aol.com</a>
wrote:<br>>>>>>>>
<br>>>>>>>>> <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><br>>>>>>>>>
<br>>>>>>>>> The above link is the sample
that people wanted. Blake and I
are<br>>>>>>>>> both told that there is no
problem. Tell that to our
ears.<br>>>>>>>>>
(YUCK)<br>>>>>>>>>
<br>>>>>>>>>
<br>>>>>>>>> SNOOPI
BOTTEN<br>>>>>>>>>
<br>>>>>>>>> In a message dated 5/4/2011
11:16:00 A.M. Eastern Daylight
Time,<br>>>>>>>>> <a title="mailto:edbruckert@gmail.com" href="mailto:edbruckert@gmail.com">edbruckert@gmail.com</a>
writes:<br>>>>>>>>> All that means is what
you are sent is not acceptable don't
worry<br>>>>>>>>>
it'll<br>>>>>>>>>
<br>>>>>>>>> be solved I promise at this
point in my life I need it as much
as<br>>>>>>>>> anybody
else<br>>>>>>>>>
<br>>>>>>>>> On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 10:48
AM, <<a title="mailto:Dectalk@aol.com" href="mailto:Dectalk@aol.com">Dectalk@aol.com</a>>
wrote:<br>>>>>>>>> Brace yourselves because
I don't think you guys will like it.
The<br>>>>>>>>>
very<br>>>>>>>>>
<br>>>>>>>>> worst voice is Kit. I'd
do the recording for you guys but
I<br>>>>>>>>> really don't want to be linked
with this pour Dectalk quality. Have<br>>>> fun
guys.<br>>>>>>>>>
<br>>>>>>>>>
<br>>>>>>>>> SNOOPI
BOTTEN<br>>>>>>>>>
<br>>>>>>>>> In a message dated 5/4/2011
9:10:14 A.M. Eastern Daylight
Time,<br>>>>>>>>> <a title="mailto:ratguy@insightbb.com" href="mailto:ratguy@insightbb.com">ratguy@insightbb.com</a>
writes:<br>>>>>>>>>
Hi,<br>>>>>>>>>
<br>>>>>>>>> Here's a sample text. I assume
you can use DECtalk commands in
the<br>>>>>>>>> text?
An<br>>>>>>>>> MP3 of the 4.3 speak
application performing this exact text can
be<br>>>>>>>>> found
at<br>>>>>>>>> <a title="http://www.bluegrasspals.com/dt43sample.mp3" href="http://www.bluegrasspals.com/dt43sample.mp3">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<br>>>>>>>>> probably 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<br>>>>>>>>> put some intonation in
there.<br>>>>>>>>> [:dv pr 250] [:dv sr
50]<br>>>>>>>>> Okay, this is how Jayson
used to listen to DECtalk back in
the<br>>>>>>>>> good
old<br>>>>>>>>>
<br>>>>>>>>>
DOS<br>>>>>>>>> days. With 4.3 and earlier,
if you could get used to this
which<br>>>>>>>>> you would over time, this
sounds pretty good! It'd take
some<br>>>>>>>>> getting used to again, 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<br>>>>>>>>> test the various other
factory voices and several custom voices
in<br>>>>>>>>> different DECtalk
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<br>>>>>>>>> the voice 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]<br>>>>>>>>> This is
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]<br>>>>>>>>> This is
Holly.<br>>>>>>>>> This is an important
announcement. All persons aboard this
ship<br>>>>>>>>> are to 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<br>>>>>>>>> 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<br>>>>>>>>> want some
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<br>>>>>>>>> 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<br>>>>>>>>> 130] [:ra 240] I'm the newer
voice of Holly.<br>>>>>>>>> I'm picking
something up. It's another ship. Its name is Deck
Talk<br>>>>>>>>> or something very close.
They have been conducting an
experiment<br>>>>>>>>> on us
all<br>>>>>>>>>
<br>>>>>>>>>
this<br>>>>>>>>> time. That would explain
why we've been saying all these
silly<br>>>>>>>>>
things.<br>>>>>>>>>
I<br>>>>>>>>> knew I was having trouble
finding a record of any voice<br>>>>>>>>>
calibration office on Red Dwarf.<br>>>>>>>>>
<br>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message
-----<br>>>>>>>>> From: "Corine Bickley"
<<a title="mailto:corine.bickley@gallaudet.edu" href="mailto:corine.bickley@gallaudet.edu">corine.bickley@gallaudet.edu</a>><br>>>>>>>>>
To: "DECtalk Discussions" <<a title="mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com" href="mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com">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<br>>>>>>>>>>
synthesize?<br>>>>>>>>>> We're trying to
find a way to put a "demo play" button on
the<br>>>>>>>>>> Enable website so people
can type in any text they'd like
to<br>>>>>>>>>> hear, but our programmer
hasn't been able to spend time on that<br>>>> project right
now.<br>>>>>>>>>>
corine<br>>>>>>>>>>
<br>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 8:12
PM, Jayson Smith<br>>>>>>>>>> <<a title="mailto:ratguy@insightbb.com" href="mailto:ratguy@insightbb.com">ratguy@insightbb.com</a>><br>>>>>>>>>>
wrote:<br>>>>>>>>>>> Do you have any
audio samples you could share? Maybe I
could<br>>>>>>>>>>> elaborate on what
people don't like. I pretty much know what
DT<br>>>>>>>>>>> 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">corine.bickley@gallaudet.edu</a>><br>>>>>>>>>>>
To: "DECtalk Discussions" <<a title="mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com" href="mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com">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<br>>>>>>>>>>>> the various
DT versions. i can hear ok, but i'm not clear
on<br>>>>>>>>>>>> the
differences in
quality.<br>>>>>>>>>>>>
<br>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, May 3, 2011
at 7:24 PM, Jayson
Smith<br>>>>>>>>>>>> <<a title="mailto:ratguy@insightbb.com" href="mailto:ratguy@insightbb.com">ratguy@insightbb.com</a>><br>>>>>>>>>>>>
wrote:<br>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Hi,<br>>>>>>>>>>>>>
<br>>>>>>>>>>>>> Wo, you
actually got 4.3 working with SAPI? What kind
of<br>>>>>>>>>>>>> quality
problems 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">corine.bickley@gallaudet.edu</a>><br>>>>>>>>>>>>>
To: "DECtalk Discussions" <<a title="mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com" href="mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com">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,<br>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
just in terms of contact with DT) to send some more
versions<br>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for
testing.<br>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4.3
and 4.67 work in SAPI fine but preliminary
listening<br>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
results indicate
dissatisfaction.<br>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
corine<br>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
<br>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
<br>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
<br>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, May
3, 2011 at 2:29 PM, Jayson
Smith<br>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <<a title="mailto:ratguy@insightbb.com" href="mailto:ratguy@insightbb.com">ratguy@insightbb.com</a>><br>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
wrote:<br>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Okay, it's broken record time. Anything new going on
with<br>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
SAPI
DECtalk?<br>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Haven't heard anything in a
while.<br>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Jayson<br>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
<br>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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