[DECtalk] dectalk for XP

[Derek Roberts]

Actually it isn't, the other versions, even, ugh! 4.6 can do it. lol.

HTH
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jayson Smith" <ratguy at insightbb.com>
To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 8:12 PM
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] dectalk for XP


> Unzip the file into a new folder, the name doesn't matter. Run the
> speak43.exe application in that folder, and it will open up a file called
> demo.txt. That is a hardwired filename in that application and cannot be
> changed.
> One reason a lot of folks use 4.3 is that, as far as I know, it's the only
> version out there which allows saving of its synthesized speech output
> directly as .wav files without using something like Total Recorder.
> Jayson
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jahmal Lovato" <jahmallovato1 at gmail.com>
> To: <beroberts at hughes.net>; "DECtalk Discussions"
> <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>; "'DECtalk Discussions'"
> <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 6:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] dectalk for XP
>
>
> Hi, will there be dectalk for vista and 7?
> If not, I am not upgrading.
> I just downloaded the dectalk 4.3.
> Where do you recommend extracting it, and how do you run the program?
> Is there a dot exe file, or do I go to run and type something?
> It was kind of different with windows me
> On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:38:45 -0500, Blake Roberts wrote:
>
>
>>Alex,
>>Having used both Dectalk 4.3 and 4.4, I think the voice quality for both
>>versions is identical. Dectalk started sounding awful when Dectalk 4.6
>>first
>>came out (version 4.61). Although Phonix  has attempted to improve voice
>>quality in recent versions of Dectalk 4.6, I think 4.3 and 4.4 sound the
>>best.
>>Blake
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com
>>[mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of Alex Hall
>>Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 6:33 PM
>>To: DECtalk Discussions
>>Subject: Re: [DECtalk] dectalk for XP
>>
>>How is 4.4's quality? Many people say that 4.3 is good and all other
>>versions sound horrible.  Not needing to have demo.txt as my only file
>>would
>>be really great (playdec.exe never worked for me).
>>
>>Have a great day,
>>Alex
>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Blake Roberts" <beroberts at hughes.net
>>>To: "'DECtalk Discussions'" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com Date sent: Sat,
>>>28 Feb 2009 18:18:44 -0500
>>>Subject: Re: [DECtalk] dectalk for XP
>>
>>>Jahmal,
>>>You can get two versions of Dectalk that work great on Windows XP
>>from
>>>www.bluegrasspals.com/dectalk/software
>>>On that page, you can  get either Dectalk 4.4 or 4.3.  I prefer
>>Dectalk 4.4
>>>because you can load any file with a .en extension into the
>>software.  Lots
>>>of people prefer version 4.3, however.  Dectalk 4.3's limitation
>>is the file
>>>to be loaded has to be called demo.txt.  Both versions I
>>mentioned do not
>>>require installation.  Just extract the zip file into a folder
>>and run the
>>>program.
>>>Blake
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com
>>>[mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of Jahmal
>>Lovato
>>>Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 5:50 PM
>>>To: dectalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>>Subject: [DECtalk] dectalk for XP
>>
>>>Hi, my computer was just replaced with one with windows XP on it.
>>>Where can I download dectalk for windows XP?
>>>Thank you,
>>>Jahmal
>>
>>
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