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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=989333416-07072011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Ed,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=989333416-07072011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Thanks for the update. I also send thanks to your nephew for
his willingness to help.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=989333416-07072011><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Blake</FONT></SPAN></DIV></DIV><BR>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> dectalk-bounces@bluegrasspals.com
[mailto:dectalk-bounces@bluegrasspals.com] <B>On Behalf Of </B>ebruckert
Bruckert<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 07, 2011 11:47 AM<BR><B>To:</B> DECtalk
Discussions<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [DECtalk] WHAT SPEAKERS DOES EVERYONE
USE<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Update on the quest for a new old DECtalk. In frustration I finally
called my nephew and asked for a favor as he is a very very high level
programmer. I found out that the free version of visual C I have, although it
says it can do it in fact can not. So he has agreed to get some of my old
project files compiling and working again to help me out. I want to make sure
I'm in good shape before I spend the money for a proper version of Visual Studio
as I'm on a fixed income. I'll be creating the project files and sending them to
him via express mail tomorrow. This should be a huge help in resurrecting the
old stuff. The exact versions aren't clear but if I have working code I can
certainly re-create a lot of stuff as I know the speech software. The code I
have is all pre-release code and doesn't have version numbers in it, but as I
never deleted any of the old code I should be able to get very close at minimum.
At least now I understand why my efforts have been so
unproductive. <BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 9:05 PM, Brandon Misch <SPAN
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<DIV style="WORD-WRAP: break-word">the soundcard is a realtech audio sound
card.
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<DIV>On Jul 1, 2011, at 8:16 AM, FRIDO ORDEMANN wrote:</DIV><BR>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: large">Good point - please
rephrase the question for anyone you know! thank you</SPAN></DIV>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN> </SPAN>"<A
href="mailto:Dectalk@aol.com" target=_blank>Dectalk@aol.com</A>" <<A
href="mailto:Dectalk@aol.com"
target=_blank>Dectalk@aol.com</A>><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B><SPAN> </SPAN><A
href="mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com"
target=_blank>dectalk@bluegrasspals.com</A><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B><SPAN> </SPAN>Fri, July 1,
2011 8:14:17 AM<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B><SPAN> </SPAN>Re:
[DECtalk] WHAT SPEAKERS DOES EVERYONE USE<BR></FONT><BR><FONT color=#000000
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><STRONG><FONT size=4>Personally I think we're
asking the wrong question. I think the sound card is more important
than the speakers. Years ago I had a cheap sound card that was
actually lying to me. On my end, my audio was going out both speakers
in high quality. But on the internet for the public it was a static
mono sound. So after I bought a very high quality sound card, I heard
how bad my stuff actually was.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><STRONG><FONT size=4>I still don't get the true
sound mix until I play stuff on my stereo, but I have learned to make my
vocals lower than what I intend so it comes out right.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px"><STRONG><FONT size=4>SNOOPI
BOTTEN</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">In a message dated 7/1/2011 7:42:34 A.M. Eastern
Daylight Time,<SPAN> </SPAN><A href="mailto:ratguy@insightbb.com"
target=_blank>ratguy@insightbb.com</A><SPAN> </SPAN>writes:</DIV>
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style="BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><FONT
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>Hi
again,<BR><BR>Compounding this problem is the thing of computer speakers.
I once had an<SPAN> </SPAN><BR>IBM computer I bought from Radio
Shack. It was a totally prefab system,<SPAN> </SPAN><BR>rather than
custom built. It came with a pair of computer speakers.
Someone<SPAN> </SPAN><BR>told me they said "IBM" on them. You can
bet, though, that somebody else<SPAN> </SPAN><BR>actually made the
speakers. That's probably the problem you're going to
run<SPAN> </SPAN><BR>into again and again with this research, people
who are using<SPAN> </SPAN><BR>computer-manufacturer-branded speakers
or generic no-name speakers. Also,<SPAN> </SPAN><BR>what of the
people who have laptops and use the computer's
internal<SPAN> </SPAN><BR>speakers? I know some companies brag about
the brand of the audio system in<SPAN> </SPAN><BR>their laptops, but
probably the cheaper companies might use generic
no-name<SPAN> </SPAN><BR>products.<BR><BR>As far as headphones go, my
favorites in the way of semi-professional<SPAN> </SPAN><BR>headphones
are made by Sony. I also have a pair of Audiotechnica
headphones<SPAN> </SPAN><BR>in-house.<BR>Jayson<BR><BR>----- Original
Message -----<SPAN> </SPAN><BR>From: "Corine Bickley" <<A
href="mailto:corine.bickley@gallaudet.edu"
target=_blank>corine.bickley@gallaudet.edu</A>><BR>To: "DECtalk
Discussions" <<A href="mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com"
target=_blank>dectalk@bluegrasspals.com</A>><BR>Sent: Friday, July 01,
2011 7:34 AM<BR>Subject: Re: [DECtalk] WHAT SPEAKERS DOES EVERYONE
USE<BR><BR><BR>Jayson,<BR>Thank you - your feedback is exceedingly useful.
This is the kind of<BR>information that I need. It may be that so many
different speakers and<BR>headphones are used that I will never be able to
test enough, but it's<BR>good to know there's so much variety out
there.<BR>corine<BR><BR>On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 6:09 PM, Jayson Smith
<<A href="mailto:ratguy@insightbb.com"
target=_blank>ratguy@insightbb.com</A>> wrote:<BR>> I really don't
know how to answer this question. On my own
personal<SPAN> </SPAN><BR>> DECtalk<BR>> Express I run it
through a power speaker which was sold probably
approx.<SPAN> </SPAN><BR>> 20<BR>> years ago by the C Crane
company. No idea what brand it is though. In my<BR>> stereo where I
sometimes read books spoken by DECtalk, I have
some<SPAN> </SPAN><BR>> speakers<BR>> I picked up used from an
individual. No idea what brand they are either,<SPAN> </SPAN><BR>>
and<BR>> they had to be repaired anyway so even if I did know the
brand, it's<SPAN> </SPAN><BR>> likely<BR>> the replacement
components aren't of that brand. I also have
another<SPAN> </SPAN><BR>> Express<BR>> on my Linux system
which I'm running through a pair of cheap Radio Shack<BR>> power
speakers.<BR>><BR>> My dad uses two DECtalk Expresses and just uses
the internal speaker.<BR>> Jayson<BR>><BR>> ----- Original
Message -----<BR>> From: <<A href="mailto:Dectalk@aol.com"
target=_blank>Dectalk@aol.com</A>><BR>> To: <<A
href="mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com"
target=_blank>dectalk@bluegrasspals.com</A>><BR>> Sent: Thursday,
June 30, 2011 5:48 PM<BR>> Subject: [DECtalk] WHAT SPEAKERS DOES
EVERYONE USE<BR>><BR>><BR>>>I have been given a task by Enable
Rehab to find out what brand of<BR>>> speakers everyone uses when
listening to Dectalk. I guess they want to<BR>>> select
the<BR>>> most used speakers and use them for
testing.<BR>>><BR>>> You all can email me directly at
_dectalk@aol.com_<BR>>> (<A href="mailto:dectalk@aol.com"
target=_blank>mailto:dectalk@aol.com</A>)<BR>>>
.<BR>>><BR>>> I'm just glad it's going to
sing!<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>> SNOOPI
BOTTEN<BR>>><BR>>><BR>><BR>><BR>>
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>><BR>><BR>>>
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