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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>As I said, we sent this person a recording of version
4.40 and got told it sounded corrupted. This person is one of my facebook
friends. I'm not saying the name or gender because I don't think I
should. I'm just shocked with how little this person seems to
know.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>This person said all versions were compared and each
version sounded the same. I'm in deep shock because 4.40 sounds nothing
like 4.67 but yet this person can't even tell those apart. That just
totally blows my mind. I swear this person uses tin cans for computer
speakers.</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 8:30:18 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
bmisch2002@gmail.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>have you
shown them samples of your work that you have on facebook and your site? if
yes then they should know that you do know what you are doing in that
regard.
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<DIV>On May 5, 2011, at 6:16 AM, <A title=mailto:Dectalk@aol.com href="mailto:Dectalk@aol.com">Dectalk@aol.com</A> wrote:</DIV><BR class=Apple-interchange-newline>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>Oh God, singing. Get this guys. The
all knowing programmer asked Blake and I how you get Dectalk to sing.
So we sent a file to this person. That was when we got told that we
didn't know what we were doing. We're being told that [_<500>]
is not how you do a rest. Uh, what manual is this person
reading?</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>Anyway, the SAPI won't sing past the first line of
a song. There is no error message, nothing, it just stops after like
the fifth word. We are told it's us, we are doing things wrong.
Uh, no we're not!</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=4>I'm tired of being told we don't know what we are
talking about.</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 12:49:17 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, <A title=mailto:johnnybrl@gmail.com href="mailto:johnnybrl@gmail.com">johnnybrl@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
Alex, I don't mind the Paul voice either. Even Frank sounds pretty 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." <<A title=mailto:linuxx64.bashsh@gmail.com href="mailto:linuxx64.bashsh@gmail.com">linuxx64.bashsh@gmail.com</A>><BR>To:
"DECtalk Discussions" <<A title=mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com href="mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com">dectalk@bluegrasspals.com</A>><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 <<A title=mailto:bmisch2002@gmail.com href="mailto:bmisch2002@gmail.com">bmisch2002@gmail.com</A>>
wrote:<BR>>> hey this wasn't that bad. kind of fading in and out but
could still 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>>>> <A title=http://www.bluegrasspals.com/jazz.zip href="http://www.bluegrasspals.com/jazz.zip">http://www.bluegrasspals.com/jazz.zip</A><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
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 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 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, 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 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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