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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>That's weird, mine only sings one line. So the
rests work?</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>SNOOPI BOTTEN </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 5/5/2011 8:21:46 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
ratguy@insightbb.com 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'm seeing a bit of different behavior. Last night I was
sent a copy of the <BR>Speak window. I ran my version of "Bicycle Built for
Two" through it. It <BR>sang the first line, "Daisy, Daisy, give me your
answer, do." okay. For the <BR>rest of the song, it whispered the words, and
of course wasn't singing. Many <BR>people, not listening very closely, might
not even hear the whispering. If <BR>you want to see what yours is doing, make
a recording of it, go into an <BR>audio editor, then normalize the file
starting from when the singing stops.<BR>Jayson<BR><BR>----- Original Message
----- <BR>From: <Dectalk@aol.com><BR>To:
<dectalk@bluegrasspals.com><BR>Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2011 6:16
AM<BR>Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Another example<BR><BR><BR>> Oh God,
singing. Get this guys. The all knowing programmer asked
Blake<BR>> and I how you get Dectalk to sing. So we sent a file
to this person. <BR>> That<BR>> was when we got told that we didn't
know what we were doing. We're being<BR>> told that
[_<500>] is not how you do a rest. Uh, what manual is this
<BR>> person<BR>> reading?<BR>><BR>> Anyway, the SAPI won't sing
past the first line of a song. There is no<BR>> error message,
nothing, it just stops after like the fifth word. We are <BR>>
told<BR>> it's us, we are doing things wrong. Uh, no we're
not!<BR>><BR>> I'm tired of being told we don't know what we are
talking about.<BR>><BR>><BR>> SNOOPI BOTTEN<BR>><BR>><BR>>
In a message dated 5/5/2011 12:49:17 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,<BR>>
johnnybrl@gmail.com writes:<BR>><BR>> hi Alex, I don't mind the
Paul voice either. Even Frank sounds pretty<BR>> nice.<BR>> but
the other voices like the females need a bit more work I
think.<BR>><BR>> Is it possible to make a recording of it singing
so we can here what it<BR>> sounds like when it sings?<BR>> -----
Original Message ----- <BR>> From: "Alex H."
<linuxx64.bashsh@gmail.com><BR>> To: "DECtalk Discussions"
<dectalk@bluegrasspals.com><BR>> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011
7:59 PM<BR>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Another
example<BR>><BR>><BR>>>I guess I don't mind the new Paul
voice of this supposed 4.3 version,<BR>>> but it's just not 4.3,
at all. That said, maybe the programmer got<BR>>> confused and put
4.67 in there instead, that would make more sense as<BR>>> this
started getting into the FonixTalk era that would follow. I
don't<BR>>> know. Something just sounds broken/not compatible with
it.<BR>>><BR>>> On 5/4/11, Brandon Misch
<bmisch2002@gmail.com> wrote:<BR>>>> hey this wasn't that
bad. kind of fading in and out but could still<BR>>
hear<BR>>>> the<BR>>>> whole thing. Happened mostly
with betty but it still sounded great.<BR>>>><BR>>>>
On May 4, 2011, at 8:47 PM, Jayson Smith
wrote:<BR>>>><BR>>>>>
Hi,<BR>>>>><BR>>>>> Blake sent me the Speak
window. I used it, as well as the beloved<BR>>>>>
speak43<BR>>>>> application, to synthesize the exact same text.
This is a conversation<BR>>>>> which<BR>>>>>
came from a website called "Computer Stupidities" which I have
turned<BR>>>>> into<BR>>>>>
a<BR>>>>> DECtalk skit. Here, Paul is the store salesperson,
and Betty is the<BR>>>>> customer. Certain words have been
intentionally misspelled so as to be<BR>>>>> pronounced
correctly. I have created a zip file of the two wavs
which<BR>>>>> resulted from the synthesis. This zip is
at<BR>>>>>
http://www.bluegrasspals.com/jazz.zip<BR>>>>> I'm sure you'll be
able to tell the difference. Here is the exact text<BR>>>>>
synthesized by both versions.<BR>>>>>
Jayson<BR>>>>><BR>>>>> [:np] [:ra
240]<BR>>>>> I work in the entertainment department of a
huge store. I was<BR>> restocking<BR>>>>>
CD<BR>>>>> Ars when a middle-aged woman came up to
me.<BR>>>>><BR>>>>> [:nb]<BR>>>>>
"Excuse me, but what is in those colorful boxes? I'm looking for
toys<BR>> as<BR>>>>> a<BR>>>>><BR>>>>>
present for my nephew, and I just know he'd like a colorful box
like<BR>>>>> that."<BR>>>>>
[:np]<BR>>>>> "Well, the toy department is upstairs,
but"<BR>>>>> [:nb]<BR>>>>> "...and in case
they're jack-in-the-boxes, could I get one custom <BR>>>>>
made,<BR>>>>> because I bet you don't have the color
combination I'd like anyway."<BR>>>>>
[:np]<BR>>>>> "They're...not jack-in-the-boxes, ma'am. They are
c deaz."<BR>>>>> [:nb]<BR>>>>> "Oh! Kind of a
big box for a CD. Does it come with lots of leaflets,<BR>>
or<BR>>>>> is<BR>>>>><BR>>>>> it
just air? I hate that way of--"<BR>>>>>
[:np]<BR>>>>> "No, no, no, you see, there's ten c deaz in
one box."<BR>>>>> [:nb]<BR>>>>> "Ten! Oh my
goodness, that's a lot of c deaz. What kind c deaz
are<BR>>>>> they?"<BR>>>>>
[:np]<BR>>>>> "Well, we have CD ars in these, and CD ar
double yous over here. These<BR>>>>>
ones<BR>>>>> are scratchproof, so they cost a little
more--"<BR>>>>> [:nb]<BR>>>>> "Oh, I don't know
about these modern things so much. Have you got any<BR>>>>>
jazz?"<BR>>>>> [:np]<BR>>>>> "Excuse
me?"<BR>>>>> [:nb]<BR>>>>> "See, an old person
like myself, I haven't even heard of
scratchproof<BR>>>>> music<BR>>>>> before. I
like jazz."<BR>>>>><BR>>>>>
[:np]<BR>>>>> I tried to hold my poker face for every cent of
my hourly wage.<BR>>>>><BR>>>>> "No, these c
deaz are empty. We have jazz over there"<BR>>>>>
[:nb]<BR>>>>> "Yes, I was over there, and there was nothing
new. I already have them<BR>>>>>
all<BR>>>>><BR>>>>> at home. But do you have any jazz
in these bulk boxes?"<BR>>>>> [:np]<BR>>>>> "No,
ma'am, I'm afraid we're all sold out of the jazz
ones."<BR>>>>> [:nb]<BR>>>>> "Well. this box is
$8.99, and at the jazz section I'd pay more for<BR>>
only<BR>>>>> one<BR>>>>>
CD!"<BR>>>>> [:np]<BR>>>>> "That's true, but
these are empty, as I--"<BR>>>>> [:nb]<BR>>>>>
"This is a pretty good deal, ten c deaz for less than a
tenner!"<BR>>>>> [:np]<BR>>>>> "Undoubtedly,
but--"<BR>>>>> [:nb]<BR>>>>> "I'll take
this!"<BR>>>>> [:np]<BR>>>>> "Ma'am, the c deaz are
empty. You won't hear anything."<BR>>>>>
[:nb]<BR>>>>> "Oh?"<BR>>>>>
[:np]<BR>>>>> "I buy these myself all the time, and there's
nothing on them."<BR>>>>> [:nb]<BR>>>>> "Maybe
your volume wasn't loud enough. Or you had unplugged
your<BR>>>>>
speakers?"<BR>>>>><BR>>>>> [:np]<BR>>>>>
When had she become tech support to
me?<BR>>>>><BR>>>>> [:nb]<BR>>>>>
"I'll buy these. This is very cheap. You are a good
salesperson!"<BR>>>>> [:np]<BR>>>>> "Thank you,
ma'am, but--"<BR>>>>> [:nb]<BR>>>>> "I'll just
have to see if my nephew listens to
scratchproof."<BR>>>>><BR>>>>>
[:np]<BR>>>>> I took a long, long break after that
one.<BR>>>>><BR>>>>>
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