[DECtalk] Status of the archive

Fri Sep 25 11:33:40 EDT 2009

Hi,

     Actually, as far as I know, it is not possible to make Eloquence sing. 
I'm pretty sure he just recorded it saying the phrase in question, then used 
effects, E.G. probably a vocoder, to make it sound sort of like it was 
singing. But it really wasn't. Man, we need a good, easy to use, 
high-quality singing synthesizer! Anyone know if Yamaha's Vocaloid is 
accessible? I'd tend to bet against it.
Jayson

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Blake Roberts" <beroberts at hughes.net>
To: "'DECtalk Discussions'" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Status of the archive


> Ron,
> It's [possible to make Eloquence sing. Many years ago, Patrick Perdue made
> Eloquence sing, but I don't know how he did it. To hear the only example 
> of
> eloquence singing,visit Patrick's folder on the Dectalk archive and 
> download
> eloqcrap.mp3.
> Blake
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com
> [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of Ryan Chou
> Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 10:37 PM
> To: DECtalk Discussions
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Status of the archive
>
> um tony,
> what on the archive is illeagle or adult content?
> I haven't seen anything that is yet
> and I also have been trying to make some dectelk files but no success yet
> rofl and does anyone know if I is possible to nake elequence sing or
> anything nifty like dectalk?
>
> On 9/23/09, Blake Roberts <beroberts at hughes.net> wrote:
>> Tony,
>> I still make Dectalk files. I had not asked about uploading my new
>> stuff because I thought you didn't want people to upload stuff. That
>> was the impression I got reading the email written when you took over
>> the Dectalk Archive. Maybe I misunderstood. I stil make Dectalk stuff
>> and am interested in uploading some of it.
>> Blake
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com
>> [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of Tony Baechler
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 1:55 AM
>> To: dectalk at bluegrasspals.com
>> Subject: [DECtalk] Status of the archive
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> Please read this carefully.  Nothing has been decided yet.  I am
>> seeking input from the list before I do anything.  Your thoughts are
> appreciated.
>>
>> To give a little history, the archive was first managed by Andre Louis.
>> He abandoned it and it was taken over by Jayson Smith who still
>> manages this list.  Finally, I took it over from him because of
>> bandwidth issues.  I've noticed a decline in new files since Jayson
>> took it over with only one or two people regularly uploading.  Since
>> I've taken it over, no mention has ever been made of anyone wanting to
>> upload anything.  Therefore, I'm thinking that perhaps the archive has
>> reached the end of its interest and usefulness.  The main reason why I
>> never bothered to set up ftp uploading is because no one asked. 
>> Likewise,
> I didn't set up rsync for the same reason.
>>
>> Here are some things that I'm considering.  When I originally took it
>> over, I had great plans for it.  I wanted to go through every file and
>> do some reorganizing, such as by creator or author.  I wanted to move
>> some of the text files and software around.  As you can see, that
>> didn't happen.  The fact is that I really don't have time to deal with
>> it anymore.  I have severe health problems and am undergoing evaluation
> for a kidney transplant.
>> My kidney function is 25%.  I have way too much stress right now to
>> give it the time it deserves, especially if people start uploading
>> again.  That's why I've been quiet on the list and haven't asked
>> people to upload.  Also, something that I wasn't planning on was a lot
>> of hardware problems.  The machine it's on seems better now but was
>> very unstable for months.  That's why the archive would go down for
>> days at a time.  That should be permanently resolved now.
>>
>> I would like to make something very clear.  I am not immediately
>> closing the archive.  Bandwidth isn't a problem for now.  I'm
>> undecided what to do which is why I'm asking for input.  If I don't
>> hear anything, I'll probably retire the archive in a couple weeks and
> eventually remove it.
>> If someone else wants to take it over and can give it the time it
>> deserves, feel free to volunteer.  It still gets a lot of hits and
>> will suck your bandwidth without a limiter.  I guess I'm leaning
>> towards closing it by the end of the year, but for now it isn't going
>> anywhere and nothing will change immediately.
>>
>> Finally, there's something else to consider.  That is that a lot of
>> the archive is either illegal or adult material.  I'm taking a big
>> chance by making it available for download.  So far it has been fine
>> but that could change without warning if my provider finds out.  It's
>> low profile enough that I'm not too worried, but keep that in mind if you
> want to take it over.
>> I'm putting myself and others living here at risk because we could
>> lose our Internet if I get caught.
>>
>> In conclusion, I haven't done anything with it since I took it over
>> from Jayson and I have no immediate plans to change anything.  I'm
>> looking for input on what to do, but I'm thinking of closing the
>> archive due to lack of interest.  I can't really keep maintaining it
>> and no one has asked to upload anything.  Unless I hear otherwise,
>> I'll probably close it by the end of the year.
>>
>> Tony Baechler, current DECTalk archive maintainer tony at baechler.net
>>
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