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<DIV>Given the position that Fonix has taken, and in my opinion it's not a good
one, I think we should be careful what we do. I think Fonix should be
suppportive. In my opinion, Fonix Talk just ruined Dectalk.</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>And, I wouldn't shut up about it, if you want it released.
They're just trying to get you out of it so they can do what they want. I won't
say what I think that might be, because if i did, I'd certainly hear about it,
and that's the last thing we need.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Dectalk@aol.com href="mailto:Dectalk@aol.com">Dectalk@aol.com</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=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 2:41
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [DECtalk] Any news?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=4>
<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,
linuxx64.bashsh@gmail.com writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000
size=2>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
<bmisch2002@gmail.com> 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,
Dectalk@aol.com 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>>> bmisch2002@gmail.com 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, Dectalk@aol.com 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>>>> bmisch2002@gmail.com
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,
Dectalk@aol.com 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>>>>>
bmisch2002@gmail.com 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, johnnybrl@gmail.com
<johnnybrl@gmail.com> 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" <beroberts@hughes.net><BR>>>>> >>
To: "'DECtalk Discussions'"
<dectalk@bluegrasspals.com><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: dectalk-bounces@bluegrasspals.com<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
<ratguy@insightbb.com> 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"
<bmisch2002@gmail.com><BR>>>>> >>>> To:
"DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk@bluegrasspals.com><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, <johnnybrl@gmail.com> 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, <johnnybrl@gmail.com> 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, Dectalk@aol.com
wrote:<BR>>>>> >>>>>>><BR>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
http://pastorsnoopi.twigs76.com/music/SAPI%20DEMO.mp3<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>>>>> >>>>>>>>
edbruckert@gmail.com 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,
<Dectalk@aol.com> 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>>>>> >>>>>>>>
ratguy@insightbb.com 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>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
http://www.bluegrasspals.com/dt43sample.mp3<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" <corine.bickley@gallaudet.edu><BR>>>>>
>>>>>>>> To: "DECtalk Discussions"
<dectalk@bluegrasspals.com><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>>>>> >>>>>>>>>
<ratguy@insightbb.com><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" <corine.bickley@gallaudet.edu><BR>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> To: "DECtalk Discussions"
<dectalk@bluegrasspals.com><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>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
<ratguy@insightbb.com><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"
<corine.bickley@gallaudet.edu><BR>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> To: "DECtalk Discussions"
<dectalk@bluegrasspals.com><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>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
<ratguy@insightbb.com><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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