[DECtalk] DECTalk 5.0?

Mon Aug 23 07:53:24 EDT 2010

I don't work with Fonix any more so I can't really  say.  My personal 
opinion is just ask.  I know a sapi5 is possible, I  just don't know if they ever 
did one.

BUT, let me tell you what my plans are.  I'm  finally on facebook where 
more people are getting to know me and my music.   At the end of September I'm 
releasing my very first holiday CD.  I'm hoping  it does well.  I have 2 
Churches that are letting me sell it, a CEO might  buy some for his company, 
and I'm hoping for a big sale.  You can't count  on anything, but I'm hoping.  
Blake Roberts and I are giving this our best  shot.

One of the things I want to get is the Dectalk Kit,  and I believe it sells 
for $1000.00.  That kit will let me create a Dectalk  sapi 5 version.  I 
think I can get the 4.0 kit version but I'm not  sure.  I want the oldest 
version I can get because the new versions  suck!

Dectalk is going away because of lake of  interest.  But because of my 
music, there will always be disabled people  who want to get into singing.  Plus 
if device companies ever want  Dectalk,  I'll be able to pay the royalties 
through this Dectalk kit and  sell the sapi 5 that I create with the kit.

If my September release doesn't generate enough  orders, I'm hoping it will 
generate a new generation of interest because I'm  planning on another CD 
release next March. 

My dilemma is, I need a new van because my van is on  it's last legs.  So 
sadly the van needs to have priority.  But I'm  hoping to book a concert, and 
if I can do that, I should be fine.  I have  750 friends on facebook and 
growing, so I'm hoping for some  interest.

So Dectalk is not gone yet.

SNOOPI BOTTEN 

In a message dated 8/23/2010 1:27:10 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
linuxx64.bashsh at gmail.com writes:

Hi  Snoopi,

Thanks for the info on Dectalk 5.0. I guess I really don't need  it, I
got four other demos plus FonixTalk. Do you think I'd have any  luck
contacting Fonix and requesting the demos?

@johnnybrl, I  believe that FonixTalk works with the SAPI5 engine but
it needs to be  purchased. It is mentioned in the SDK and FonixTalk
pages on their site  though. I wish DecTalk had a SAPI version, and
direct access to the speech  parameters.

Alex

On 8/20/10, Ryan Chou  <rc4896153 at gmail.com> wrote:
> wait what is phonix talk and could  someone please send me a demo?
>
> On 8/20/10, Dectalk at aol.com  <Dectalk at aol.com> wrote:
>> As far as I know, Dectalk 5.0 was  only a beta  version.  I have it 
because
>> I worked for  Fonix, but I can't give it  out.  My version SUCKS!   It's
>> just
>> slightly hard to understand.   If  they fixed it, it needed it!  But I
>> would
>> never  ever buy it or use it  because they changed a phonetic code and  
did
>> a
>> few other  changes.
>>
>>
>> SNOOPI  BOTTEN
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 8/20/2010  4:07:50 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> johnnybrl at gmail.com  writes:
>>
>> Hi Alex,  Yes I think I've seen that  fonix has made a Dectalk 5.0 a few
>> years
>> ago,  if  my memory is correct. However, I couldn't find where you can
>>  download a  demo version of it anywhere.
>>
>> But Yeah  hopefully somebody managed to get  a demo copy  somewhere.
>>
>> BTW, I sort of like the fonix talk6  voices,  almost like the fonix 
dectalk
>> 4.6.4. And you can  also create wave files in  the program too.
>> And I was also  wondering, is there a version of fonix talk  that you 
could
>>  use in windows like a Sapi5 engine? Was maybe thinking  about getting  
it
>> to
>> use it with NVDA or Jaws.
>> -----  Original Message  -----
>> From: "Alex H."  <linuxx64.bashsh at gmail.com>
>> To:   <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010  9:29  PM
>> Subject: [DECtalk] DECTalk  5.0?
>>
>>
>>> Hey  all,
>>>
>>>  Been doing some research, aparently  Fonix made a Dectalk 5.0 before
>>>  they started their  FonixTalk synthesizer.
>>> Just wondering if anybody's  got  the demo of DECTalk 5.0? Can't find it
>>> anywhere  :(
>>>
>>>  Thx.
>>>  Alex
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