<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">i'm sure the defaults are written in a manual somewhere. <div><br><div><div>On May 5, 2011, at 2:47 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>In a message dated 5/5/2011 1:48:37 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
<a href="mailto:ratguy@insightbb.com">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>I've had a thought. This is obvious, but for one thing,
some of the voices <br>are clipping and making unwanted noises like parameters
are badly out of <br>adjustment. Obviously, with any factory default voice,
this should *not* be <br>happening. As far as I know, with Digital DECtalks
and probably with Force <br>and Fonix versions as well, you can feed even
random keyboard mashing into <br>it, synthesized with any factory default
voice, and it won't squawk or clip. <br>Once you get into messing with the
voice parameters, then you're doing so at <br>your own risk. So in this
respect alone, the new synth is *not* working <br>properly, since some voices
are squawking/clipping which obviously is not <br>part of the intended
design.<br>Jayson<br><br>----- Original Message ----- <br>From: "Alex H."
<<a href="mailto:linuxx64.bashsh@gmail.com">linuxx64.bashsh@gmail.com</a>><br>To: "DECtalk Discussions"
<<a href="mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com">dectalk@bluegrasspals.com</a>><br>Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2011 1:22
PM<br>Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Any news?<br><br><br>> 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 <br>>>
send<br>>> them samples back. either they sent you the wrong stuff or
they may have <br>>> 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 <br>>>> 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 <br>>>> 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.
<br>>>>> (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, <br>>>>>
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 <br>>>>>
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
<br>>>>>> version<br>>>>>> 4.40 to the head
programmer to show how things should sound. We got
<br>>>>>> an<br>>>>>> e-mail back saying our
version sounded corrupted. This person <br>>>>>>
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 <br>>>>>>
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 <br>>>>>>
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
<br>>>>>> > 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 <br>>>>>> >>>
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
<br>>>>>> >>>> idea.<br>>>>>>
>>>> question is did this happen with other versions of dectalk?
or <br>>>>>> >>>> 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 <br>>>>>> >>>>>
never<br>>>>>> >>>>> got into dectalk, but I can
see why. That version of the synth <br>>>>>>
>>>>> 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 <br>>>>>>
>>>>>> 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 <br>>>>>> >>>>>>
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
<br>>>>>> >>>>>>>
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 <br>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
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 <br>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
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 <br>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
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 <br>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
in<br>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
the<br>>>>>> >>>>>>>> text?
An<br>>>>>> >>>>>>>> MP3 of the 4.3
speak application performing this exact text <br>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 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 <br>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 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 <br>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> the<br>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> good old<br>>>>>>
>>>>>>>><br>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> DOS<br>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> days. With 4.3 and earlier, if you could get
used to this <br>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
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 <br>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
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] <br>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 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 <br>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ship<br>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> are to report to the voice calibration office
at once. That <br>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
is<br>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
all.<br>>>>>> >>>>>>>> [:np] [:dv br
100 lx 100 bf 100 hr 100 sr 100 as 100 qu 100 <br>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 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 <br>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 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 <br>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
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 <br>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>
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 <br>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> could<br>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> elaborate on what people don't like.
I pretty much know <br>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 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 <br>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> 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 <br>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
with<br>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the SAPI
DECtalk?<br>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Haven't heard
anything in a while.<br>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Jayson<br>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>><br>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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