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<DIV><FONT size=2>I haven't tested it, but judging by what he's saying, to hear
the rest you have to increase the volume dramatically, and when you do, it
sounds whispered.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>definitely sounds like wrong voice data being used. I'll test
myself soon and provide a normalized sample if I get the same
result.</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=Dectalk@aol.com href="mailto:Dectalk@aol.com">Dectalk@aol.com</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=dectalk@bluegrasspals.com
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 05, 2011 8:32
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [DECtalk] Another
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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, <A
href="mailto:ratguy@insightbb.com">ratguy@insightbb.com</A> writes:</DIV>
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size=2>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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