<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">well, i'm sure something will be done about this like i said someone could listen to dennis's record about text to speech systems sure, it's from the 80's but has dectalk on it including Wendy so they can see Wendy was whispering even back then. <div><br><div><div>On May 5, 2011, at 2:41 PM, <a 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 have kind of a crazy question. Ok, the Dectalk
speak window 4.40 is public domain which to me means anyone can do anything they
want with it.</font></strong></div>
<div><strong><font size="4"></font></strong> </div>
<div><strong><font size="4">Ok, years ago a friend told me that a good hacker
could break the code and uncompile the speak window. He could have done it
but it's illegal and he didn't want to mess with it. But it's my
understanding that once it's decompiled, it can be converted into a SAPI.
I have no clue what I'm talking about, I only know what I was
told.</font></strong></div>
<div><strong><font size="4"></font></strong> </div>
<div><strong><font size="4">So my question is this; is it illegal to hack a public
domain program? If so, why? If no one owns it, who will
care?</font></strong></div>
<div><strong><font size="4"></font></strong> </div>
<div><strong><font size="4">And I have another silly question. We wanted the
code for 4.40 and basically ended up with a code for garbage. It's my
understanding that the code for 4.40 is in a volt in Utah and it's owned by
Mormons that won't sell it. Why can't we have that contact so that one of
us or all of us can bug them to death until they somehow give or sell that code
so we can use it? Why did they even buy it just to put it in a volt and
never use it?</font></strong></div>
<div><strong><font size="4"></font></strong> </div>
<div><strong><font size="4">And let me share one more thing that will help
everyone understand the bigger problem. The Dectalk code that was bought
came with 2 strings attached. The first string was, we would never bother
Fonix ever again, which I find fine. But the 2nd string is nasty!
The 2nd string was, that we would pay Fonix a big chunk of change every time we
made even the smallest change to Dectalk. To me that
sucks!</font></strong></div>
<div><strong><font size="4"></font></strong> </div>
<div><strong><font size="4">So, if we spend more and more money trying to get this
SAPI working, we will go broke. And with the head programmer not
understanding what the problems are, money is basically being thrown away in my
opinion. </font></strong></div>
<div><strong><font size="4"></font></strong> </div>
<div><strong><font size="4">That's why I wish this version would get scrapped and
I wish a full refund could be given because we did not get what we thought we
were buying.</font></strong></div>
<div><strong><font size="4"></font></strong> </div>
<div><strong><font size="4">I'm expected to sit back and keep my mouth shut, but I
can't! This is all wrong! Even today I got a private e-mail
basically telling me to shut up. I'm not going to because it will mean the
end of Dectalk.</font></strong></div>
<div><strong><font size="4"></font></strong> </div>
<div><strong><font size="4">Any ideas?</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 1:22:45 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
<a href="mailto:linuxx64.bashsh@gmail.com">linuxx64.bashsh@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">Hi,<br><br>I think for the true (or very close to) DECTalk sound,
we'd have to<br>start from scratch and write an open synthesizer that sounded
almost<br>like DECTalk and change some parameter syntax to prevent Fonix
from<br>suing the crap out of the project.<br>We'd be better off starting an
open synth project but this would take<br>way too much time, plus I can't
program in any language, not yet<br>anyway. It's a big job writing any
program, but something as<br>subjective as speech synthesis is just insanely
complicated.<br><br>However, I guess for people who would want to use this
SAPI DECTalk<br>with NVDA, this version would be OK as Brandon says, but I
certainly<br>wouldn't pay $19 or $29 for it, IMHO.<br><br>So it's kind of a
chicken and egg situation here.<br><br>Either way, I appreciate that work is
going into this, and maybe if we<br>keep saying something's wrong, we can get
it slightly improved. Just<br>my two cents.<br><br>Alex<br><br>On 5/5/11,
Brandon Misch <<a href="mailto:bmisch2002@gmail.com">bmisch2002@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> maybe they should
send you samples of it on there computers and you can send<br>> them
samples back. either they sent you the wrong stuff or they may have a<br>>
different version than you do.<br>><br>> On May 5, 2011, at 9:17 AM,
<a href="mailto:Dectalk@aol.com">Dectalk@aol.com</a> wrote:<br>><br>>> See, that's just it, we're told
everything sounds fine on their computers.<br>>> I don't get it, I
really don't.<br>>><br>>> SNOOPI BOTTEN<br>>><br>>> In
a message dated 5/5/2011 8:55:18 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,<br>>>
<a href="mailto:bmisch2002@gmail.com">bmisch2002@gmail.com</a> writes:<br>>> i hope they can hear the pops and
loud noises for themselves that way they<br>>> can tell because those
pops and loud crap is loud enough to make people<br>>> stop
listening.<br>>><br>>> On May 5, 2011, at 8:48 AM, <a href="mailto:Dectalk@aol.com">Dectalk@aol.com</a>
wrote:<br>>><br>>>> Well, considering we can't even mention the
word "Programmers", they<br>>>> obviously don't want to hear about
problems or compare anything. (NICE)<br>>>><br>>>> I
think the pops are simply because the gn is set too high or the
head<br>>>> size is off. The frustrating thing is I think it's
simple fixes, but<br>>>> being the person in charge can't even tell
one version from another, it's<br>>>> just
frustrating.<br>>>><br>>>><br>>>> SNOOPI
BOTTEN<br>>>><br>>>> In a message dated 5/5/2011 8:28:30
A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,<br>>>> <a href="mailto:bmisch2002@gmail.com">bmisch2002@gmail.com</a>
writes:<br>>>> i see where you're coming from. have you shown the
programmers other<br>>>> samples like 4.61 etc? maybe you can show
them voices like betty so they<br>>>> can see where the loud pops are
coming from.<br>>>><br>>>> On May 5, 2011, at 5:59 AM,
<a href="mailto:Dectalk@aol.com">Dectalk@aol.com</a> wrote:<br>>>><br>>>>> The problem is,
Blake and I have done that. We sent a sample of
version<br>>>>> 4.40 to the head programmer to show how things
should sound. We got an<br>>>>> e-mail back saying our
version sounded corrupted. This person actually<br>>>>> said
that Whispering Wendy shouldn't be whispering. Hello, why
does<br>>>>> this person think the name is "Whispering
Wendy"?<br>>>>><br>>>>> It is totally clear to Blake
and I that this person doesn't know<br>>>>> Dectalk. And if
version 4.40 is viewed as corrupted, there is no hope<br>>>>> if
getting anything right.<br>>>>><br>>>>> So because of
this, I'm hoping the project gets scrapped because this is<br>>>>>
becoming in insult to Dennis
Klatt.<br>>>>><br>>>>><br>>>>> SNOOPI
BOTTEN<br>>>>><br>>>>> In a message dated 5/5/2011
12:31:35 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,<br>>>>> <a href="mailto:bmisch2002@gmail.com">bmisch2002@gmail.com</a>
writes:<br>>>>> maybe you should send the demo file over to the
guys so they could hear<br>>>>> 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 href="mailto:johnnybrl@gmail.com">johnnybrl@gmail.com</a> <<a 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<br>>>>> >> time to<br>>>>> >> look at
Neospeech voices or ivona voices. It's too bad the
head<br>>>>> >> programer<br>>>>> >> can't
tell the difference between the Dectalk 4.6 and Dectalk
4.3<br>>>>> >> versions.<br>>>>>
>><br>>>>> >> O well, was really looking forward to a
Sapi version of Dectalk.<br>>>>> >> ----- Original Message
-----<br>>>>> >> From: "Blake Roberts"
<<a href="mailto:beroberts@hughes.net">beroberts@hughes.net</a>><br>>>>> >> To: "'DECtalk
Discussions'" <<a 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<br>>>>> >>> issues.<br>>>>>
>>> Additionally, I agree the SAPI Dectalk referred to as 4.3
is unlike<br>>>>> >>> any<br>>>>>
>>> version of Dectalk I have ever heard. I, too, am unwilling to
give<br>>>>> >>> up on<br>>>>> >>>
SAPI Dectalk.<br>>>>> >>> Blake<br>>>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----<br>>>>> >>> From:
<a 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<br>>>>>
>>> terrible.<br>>>>> >>> I don't know who was
telling you that nothing's wrong, but this<br>>>>> >>>
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<br>>>>> >>> there's some<br>>>>>
>>> issues with clipping and dropouts in the voices, especially
with<br>>>>> >>> Ursula<br>>>>> >>>
and<br>>>>> >>> Rita.<br>>>>>
>>><br>>>>> >>> I don't think we should give up
quite yet though, good things come<br>>>>> >>>
to<br>>>>> >>> those<br>>>>> >>> who
wait. Giving up on this would mean that I and other users
of<br>>>>> >>> 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 href="mailto:ratguy@insightbb.com">ratguy@insightbb.com</a>> wrote:<br>>>>>
>>>> Hi,<br>>>>> >>>><br>>>>>
>>>> One clarification. From what I understand, Enable didn't
purchase<br>>>>> >>>> the<br>>>>>
>>>> rights to any DECtalk version. They only have the right to
sell,<br>>>>> >>>> not<br>>>>>
>>>> full copyright. As I understand it, the copyright of DECtalk
is<br>>>>> >>>> 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 href="mailto:bmisch2002@gmail.com">bmisch2002@gmail.com</a>><br>>>>> >>>> To: "DECtalk
Discussions" <<a 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<br>>>>> >>>> everyone.<br>>>>>
>>>> all we know is enable rehab purchased the wrights to 4.6.7
from<br>>>>> >>>> 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<br>>>>> >>>>
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<br>>>>> >>>>> 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<br>>>>> >>>>> doesn't<br>>>>>
>>>>> sound like that, it's worse, and to some of us it is
unusable.<br>>>>> >>>>> From<br>>>>>
>>>>> my understanding,<br>>>>>
>>>>><br>>>>> >>>>> someone had
posted that the synth was supposed to sound like<br>>>>>
>>>>> 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 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<br>>>>>
>>>>>> 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<br>>>>>
>>>>>> than<br>>>>> >>>>>> 4.3
did, which I like. I like lots of inflection in synthes,<br>>>>>
>>>>>> 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<br>>>>> >>>>>>
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<br>>>>>
>>>>>> the<br>>>>> >>>>>>
demo<br>>>>> >>>>>><br>>>>>
>>>>>> inside. if you just want to use paul and a few
others, it works<br>>>>> >>>>>>
but<br>>>>> >>>>>> not for all
voices.<br>>>>> >>>>>><br>>>>>
>>>>>> On May 4, 2011, at 12:45 PM,
<<a 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<br>>>>> >>>>>>>
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<br>>>>> >>>>>>> you<br>>>>>
>>>>>>> meant by bad quality.<br>>>>>
>>>>>>><br>>>>> >>>>>>>
On May 4, 2011, at 12:17 PM, <a href="mailto:Dectalk@aol.com">Dectalk@aol.com</a> wrote:<br>>>>>
>>>>>>><br>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
<a 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<br>>>>> >>>>>>>>
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<br>>>>> >>>>>>>>
Time,<br>>>>> >>>>>>>>
<a href="mailto:edbruckert@gmail.com">edbruckert@gmail.com</a> writes:<br>>>>>
>>>>>>>> All that means is what you are sent is not
acceptable don't<br>>>>> >>>>>>>>
worry<br>>>>> >>>>>>>>
it'll<br>>>>> >>>>>>>><br>>>>>
>>>>>>>> be solved I promise at this point in my life
I need it as much<br>>>>> >>>>>>>>
as<br>>>>> >>>>>>>> anybody
else<br>>>>> >>>>>>>><br>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 10:48 AM,
<<a href="mailto:Dectalk@aol.com">Dectalk@aol.com</a>> wrote:<br>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Brace yourselves because I don't think you
guys will like it.<br>>>>> >>>>>>>>
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.<br>>>>> >>>>>>>>
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 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<br>>>>> >>>>>>>>
the<br>>>>> >>>>>>>> text?
An<br>>>>> >>>>>>>> MP3 of the 4.3 speak
application performing this exact text can<br>>>>>
>>>>>>>> be<br>>>>>
>>>>>>>> found at<br>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
<a 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<br>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 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<br>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 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<br>>>>>
>>>>>>>> and<br>>>>>
>>>>>>>> test the various other factory voices and
several custom voices<br>>>>> >>>>>>>>
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<br>>>>> >>>>>>>>
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<br>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 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<br>>>>> >>>>>>>>
30]<br>>>>> >>>>>>>> This is
Lister.<br>>>>> >>>>>>>> Rimmer! Come over
here and help me with this new speech<br>>>>>
>>>>>>>> synthesizer!<br>>>>>
>>>>>>>> [:np] [:dv as 0 bf 0 la 20 nf 00 ri 100 sm 0
hr 0 sr 0] [:ra<br>>>>> >>>>>>>>
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<br>>>>> >>>>>>>>
all.<br>>>>> >>>>>>>> [:np] [:dv br 100 lx
100 bf 100 hr 100 sr 100 as 100 qu 100 ap<br>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 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<br>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 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]<br>>>>> >>>>>>>>
I'm<br>>>>> >>>>>>>> Queeg
500.<br>>>>> >>>>>>>> None of you have any
credit, so you may not use the voice<br>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 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<br>>>>> >>>>>>>>
Talk<br>>>>> >>>>>>>> or something very
close. They have been conducting an<br>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 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 href="mailto:corine.bickley@gallaudet.edu">corine.bickley@gallaudet.edu</a>><br>>>>>
>>>>>>>> To: "DECtalk Discussions"
<<a 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<br>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> that<br>>>>> >>>
project right now.<br>>>>> >>>>>>>>>
corine<br>>>>>
>>>>>>>>><br>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 8:12 PM, Jayson
Smith<br>>>>> >>>>>>>>>
<<a 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<br>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> DT<br>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 4.3 sounds like.<br>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Jayson<br>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>><br>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message
-----<br>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> From:
"Corine Bickley" <<a href="mailto:corine.bickley@gallaudet.edu">corine.bickley@gallaudet.edu</a>><br>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> To: "DECtalk Discussions"
<<a 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<br>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> to<br>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> the various DT versions. i
can hear ok, but i'm not clear<br>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> on<br>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> the differences in
quality.<br>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>><br>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 7:24 PM,
Jayson Smith<br>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>
<<a 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 href="mailto:corine.bickley@gallaudet.edu">corine.bickley@gallaudet.edu</a>><br>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> To: "DECtalk Discussions"
<<a 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<br>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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 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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