<div dir="ltr">I hope this system has good inflection and such. I've always wanted a Windows synth that could rival Macintalk, with its sort of AI about word usages in paragraphs and such.<br><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 1:36 AM jake mcmahan <<a href="mailto:mcmahan.jake@gmail.com">mcmahan.jake@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I believe you may make up stuff with this new system.  However, they are<br class="gmail_msg">
making a script for us to use.  When he sends it to me I'll let you know.<br class="gmail_msg">
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On 11/14/2016 11:30 PM, Jayson Smith wrote:<br class="gmail_msg">
> Hi,<br class="gmail_msg">
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> I understand that. But what are you doing specifically? Are you<br class="gmail_msg">
> reading something you've written before? Reading something from some<br class="gmail_msg">
> other source? Making up stuff on the fly, then writing a transcript?<br class="gmail_msg">
> What kind of material are you using?<br class="gmail_msg">
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> The old ModelTalker had you speak 1649 utterances. The first hundred<br class="gmail_msg">
> or so were complete sentences a person might actually say. Then came a<br class="gmail_msg">
> bunch of short phrases, some of which used real words, others using<br class="gmail_msg">
> nonsense words, almost certainly so they could collect different<br class="gmail_msg">
> instances of the speech sounds. Finally there was a collection of<br class="gmail_msg">
> complete sentences using real words and proper grammatical structure,<br class="gmail_msg">
> but not making sense. Examples are, "Afternoons collect the counselor.<br class="gmail_msg">
> Puppies download a lawn mower. Zits recharge a coconut. A basketball<br class="gmail_msg">
> is amplifying huskies. A boyfriend shaves an imagination."<br class="gmail_msg">
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> Jayson<br class="gmail_msg">
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> On 11/14/2016 7:24 PM, jake mcmahan wrote:<br class="gmail_msg">
>> I'm guessing you could use anything.  It has to be an audio file, and<br class="gmail_msg">
>> a text file of what was said.  I'd recommend about 4 to 6 hours of<br class="gmail_msg">
>> recording.<br class="gmail_msg">
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>> On 11/14/2016 5:38 PM, Jayson Smith wrote:<br class="gmail_msg">
>>> Hi,<br class="gmail_msg">
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>>><br class="gmail_msg">
>>> I've just signed up at VoiceCrafts, and read their How it Works<br class="gmail_msg">
>>> page, but that doesn't tell the whole story. I understand they need<br class="gmail_msg">
>>> audio recordings and text transcripts. But are they looking for any<br class="gmail_msg">
>>> particular kind of content? Are there recommended scripts people are<br class="gmail_msg">
>>> using that are designed specifically for their voice generation<br class="gmail_msg">
>>> process? What kinds of textual material are you using for your voice?<br class="gmail_msg">
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>>><br class="gmail_msg">
>>> Thanks,<br class="gmail_msg">
>>><br class="gmail_msg">
>>><br class="gmail_msg">
>>> Jayson<br class="gmail_msg">
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>>><br class="gmail_msg">
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