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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well, I've stated this opinion time and time again,
and every time I do, people seem to think I'm nuts or that I'm too
conservative.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>First off, people are nnot stupid. If they call it
Dectalk Reader, then who in their right mind will think snoopi's instructions on
making it sing, will work with a reader of all things?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And, the Dectalk that Enable has, isn't unusable.
there are some on this list that like it for what it is. I myself do not, but
that's my opinion. One man's garbage is another man's treasure...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This isn't the first time someone released a
Dectalk that wasn't a thing like what we all know. Force did it, Fonix did it.
But everyone still stuckw ith Dectalk 4.3 and 4.4. So I don't see why Enable is
going to just ruin everything. If people don't like it, they will simply not use
it just like they did with everything else. I do not agree with Enable's
motives, but I will never tell them their product is garbage. Let's say I tell
someone on this list their production is garbage. they worked for hours on it.
They will most likely be glad to have received the high complement? Even if it's
the worst piece of garbage you ever heard. It's simply not anything close to
constructive to say it that way. So now Enable just releases what they have
because some people use it and they've fired those who told them off. It's sad
but true. They have their faults, we have ours. If we don't like them, that's
how it is. But I was seriously hoping the Enable business was over with. They'd
either fix it or they wouldn't. *sigh*</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I continue to hope that Dennis will like what
eventually becomes of Dectalk. Maybe enable will do something for the better, or
someone else will. But we have no hopeful dectalk future, which is sad. I
believe all of us, that being Enable and those of us who were very harsh on
them, had a part in that. I am so fed up with this argument between us and
Enable! Let's just not post anything else degrading about them. Please?
we've done that enough!</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=edbruckert@gmail.com href="mailto:edbruckert@gmail.com">ebruckert
Bruckert</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=dectalk@bluegrasspals.com
href="mailto:dectalk@bluegrasspals.com">DECtalk Discussions</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 29, 2012 9:30
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [DECtalk] how to do gender
change in Dectalk?</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2></FONT><BR></DIV> I want to clarify some
things and some things that make me quite upset. Making statements like Dennis
would roll over in his grave when you never even knew Dennis I find
disrespectful. Dennis was a person I always looked up to and tried to emulate
in my life. And he would never denigrate people the way you seem inclined to
do, especially when in plain English you don't know what the hell you're
talking about!! the issue of singing in the SAPI version has nothing to do
with DECtalk if you want to get mad at somebody get mad at Microsoft for
creating a specification that doesn't allow for commands to be passed to a
synthesizer. The DECtalk created could sing if you get get the damn commands
to it. In plain English I'm thoroughly disgusted with your rants.
<DIV> The sex command was created for the original DECtalk
because we only had one acoustic database so Dennis did the best he could
trying to develop an algorithm to scale performance between a male and a
female which works to some extent but can't be perfect due to the complexities
involved in that it's not linear.</DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 8:45 AM, <SPAN dir=ltr><<A
href="mailto:Dectalk@aol.com">Dectalk@aol.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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<DIV>Thank you! I knew it was possible but I never totally knew
how. I am trying to jump start my business called "THE FLAME OF
HOPE". As most of you know I have over 1200 songs, and right now I'm
trying to put as many of them as I can to music. Some I flat out can't
because when I first started I made really bad errors such as not doing the
entire song. Part of it was I started with easy sheet music which
often only has one verse. But I'm doing new songs as well.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The reason is, people now have avatars and easy to use animation
software. So I'm marketing the free 4.40 Speak Window which is free
for the asking, then I'm selling my instructions on how to create voices and
make them sing. </DIV>
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<DIV>I bring this up because I have a question for all of you. Enable
Rehab is getting ready to release "DECTALK READER 1", and there might be an
Earthquake on that day because Dennis Klatt might roll over in his
grave. This thing as far as I know won't sing. The voices from
the latest I have heard are still bad quality because the voices pop in the
MP3 recordings that I have heart. I don't think it will come with a
dictionary so people can edit how words are said. And in my opinion,
this thing is still garbage! I got fired for saying that but big deal,
I'm only saying the truth!</DIV>
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<DIV>Anyway, Enable Rehab won't take "Dectalk" out of the name because they
feel the name is a marketing tool. I personally think it's fraud
because it will be so different from the Dectalk that we all know and love
that it really isn't Dectalk. They're calling it "Reader 1" so people
will know by the title that it will only read. (Sick)</DIV>
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<DIV>Anyway, I'm upset because thanks to both E voice and now the internet,
I think I'm as associated with Dectalk as much as Dennis Klatt. This
upcoming release is making me sick because I'm afraid people might buy this
Dectalk SAPI garbage and think my instructions will work with it. So
I'm very upset that they are calling it Dectalk anything. They really
need to remove "Dectalk" from the title because I view it as a deception of
the worse kind!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Here is my question. I think a petition should be started because
this is just wrong! BUT, I don't know if the petition should be to
just drop "Dectalk" from the name, OR, to just scrap this garbage.
And, I don't want to be the one to start the petition because I don't know
how. But if a petition does get started, it needs to go all over the
internet and get back to Enable Rehab.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I just feel that by marking this garbage under "Dectalk", they are
taking advantage of both the blind and the disabled communities because they
know "Dectalk" will bring in sales just because of the name. And
because my name is known with Dectalk, I feel this soon to be released
garbage will effect my image and my business.</DIV>
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<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>SNOOPI BOTTEN </DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 1/28/2012 9:49:19 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, <A
href="mailto:beroberts@hughes.net" target=_blank>beroberts@hughes.net</A>
writes:</DIV>
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size=2>Thanks Alex. That syntax works in both DT 4.4 and 4.3. I did a
quick test<BR>with both versions. Note to Snoopi: the female
versions of Frank and Dennis<BR>sound odd. I think breathiness will need
to be changed with the br command<BR>for best
results.<BR>Blake<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: <A
href="mailto:dectalk-bounces@bluegrasspals.com"
target=_blank>dectalk-bounces@bluegrasspals.com</A><BR>[mailto:<A
href="mailto:dectalk-bounces@bluegrasspals.com"
target=_blank>dectalk-bounces@bluegrasspals.com</A>] On Behalf Of Alex
H.<BR>Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2012 9:06 PM<BR>To: DECtalk
Discussions<BR>Subject: Re: [DECtalk] how to do gender change in
Dectalk?<BR><BR>sorry, [:nf][:dv sx 0] should do it.<BR><BR>On 1/28/12,
Alex H. <<A href="mailto:linuxx64.bashsh@gmail.com"
target=_blank>linuxx64.bashsh@gmail.com</A>> wrote:<BR>> [:sx
0]<BR>><BR>> On 1/28/12, Blake Roberts <<A
href="mailto:beroberts@hughes.net"
target=_blank>beroberts@hughes.net</A>> wrote:<BR>>> Hi
all,<BR>>> Snoopi asked me to pose a question to the listserv. He
knows about <BR>>> the gender change command, sx. Does it work in DT
4.4? If so, what is <BR>>> the correct syntax?<BR>>> Snoopi
wants to program the song Emotion by The Bee Gees using a <BR>>>
breathy female Frank or Dennis. I know that may sound funny, but it
<BR>>> is a serious thing. If anyone knows how to change Frank or
Dennis to <BR>>> female, please share. I figure someone on here
probably does. <BR>>> Alternatively, if anyone else wants to program
a female Frank or <BR>>> Dennis version of the song, Snoopi is
willing to do the mixing with <BR>>> music after fixing any phoneems
that may be incorrect. He is waiting <BR>>> for his communication
device to be repaired, so Snoopi will not be <BR>>> able to program
the song for about a month.<BR>>> Blake<BR>>>
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