[DECtalk] WHAT SPEAKERS DOES EVERYONE USE

Thu Jul 7 13:46:46 EDT 2011

I'm not sure where you're coming from because every single version of
DECtalk ever released could sing. I need more specifics to tell you what
your problem is, it is either the program sending stuff to the DECtalk
stripping out commands or as a result of the two phonemic changes I have
told you about. An easy test is to send ah simple with a long pitch and
duration, and to be honest I'm a little offended by your references about
being disrespectful to Dennis Klatt. I was very close to him and I kind of
resent you telling me how he would feel, I I made a portrait of him and
brought it to him and three hours later he went to the hospital for the last
time.
   When I say every DECtalk can sing I mean it, this blaming nonsense and we
can figure out where the problem really is it is NOT in DECtalk.

On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 1:19 PM, <Dectalk at aol.com> wrote:

> **
> *I for one just hope it sings.  I keep hearing screen reading only garbage
> even though you say every version sings.  I'm being assigned to handle the
> dictionary part of it and I keep saying "Only if it sings".  And I'll say it
> again, I won't touch a SAPI that won't sing because I feel it would be
> disrespectful to Dennis Klatt. *
> **
> **
> *SNOOPI BOTTEN *
>
>  In a message dated 7/7/2011 11:47:10 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> edbruckert at gmail.com writes:
>
> Update on the quest for a new old DECtalk. In frustration I finally called
> my nephew and asked for a favor as he is a very very high level programmer.
> I found out that the free version of visual C I have, although it says it
> can do it in fact can not. So he has agreed to get some of my old project
> files compiling and working again to help me out. I want to make sure I'm in
> good shape before I spend the money for a proper version of Visual Studio as
> I'm on a fixed income. I'll be creating the project files and sending them
> to him via express mail tomorrow. This should be a huge help in resurrecting
> the old stuff. The exact versions aren't clear but if I have working code I
> can certainly re-create a lot of stuff as I know the speech software. The
> code I have is all pre-release code and doesn't have version numbers in it,
> but as I never deleted any of the old code I should be able to get very
> close at minimum. At least now I understand why my efforts have been so
> unproductive.
>
> On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 9:05 PM, Brandon Misch <bmisch2002 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> the soundcard is a realtech audio sound card.
>>
>>  On Jul 1, 2011, at 8:16 AM, FRIDO ORDEMANN wrote:
>>
>>   Good point - please rephrase the question for anyone you know! thank
>> you
>>
>>  ------------------------------
>> *From:* "Dectalk at aol.com" <Dectalk at aol.com>
>> *To:* dectalk at bluegrasspals.com
>> *Sent:* Fri, July 1, 2011 8:14:17 AM
>> *Subject:* Re: [DECtalk] WHAT SPEAKERS DOES EVERYONE USE
>>
>> *Personally I think we're asking the wrong question.  I think the sound
>> card is more important than the speakers.  Years ago I had a cheap sound
>> card that was actually lying to me.  On my end, my audio was going out both
>> speakers in high quality.  But on the internet for the public it was a
>> static mono sound.  So after I bought a very high quality sound card, I
>> heard how bad my stuff actually was.*
>> **
>> *I still don't get the true sound mix until I play stuff on my stereo,
>> but I have learned to make my vocals lower than what I intend so it comes
>> out right.*
>> **
>> **
>> *SNOOPI BOTTEN*
>>
>>  In a message dated 7/1/2011 7:42:34 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> ratguy at insightbb.com writes:
>>
>> Hi again,
>>
>> Compounding this problem is the thing of computer speakers. I once had an
>>
>> IBM computer I bought from Radio Shack. It was a totally prefab system,
>> rather than custom built. It came with a pair of computer speakers.
>> Someone
>> told me they said "IBM" on them. You can bet, though, that somebody else
>> actually made the speakers. That's probably the problem you're going to
>> run
>> into again and again with this research, people who are using
>> computer-manufacturer-branded speakers or generic no-name speakers. Also,
>>
>> what of the people who have laptops and use the computer's internal
>> speakers? I know some companies brag about the brand of the audio system
>> in
>> their laptops, but probably the cheaper companies might use generic
>> no-name
>> products.
>>
>> As far as headphones go, my favorites in the way of semi-professional
>> headphones are made by Sony. I also have a pair of Audiotechnica
>> headphones
>> in-house.
>> Jayson
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Corine Bickley" <corine.bickley at gallaudet.edu>
>> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>> Sent: Friday, July 01, 2011 7:34 AM
>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] WHAT SPEAKERS DOES EVERYONE USE
>>
>>
>> Jayson,
>> Thank you - your feedback is exceedingly useful. This is the kind of
>> information that I need. It may be that so many different speakers and
>> headphones are used that I will never be able to test enough, but it's
>> good to know there's so much variety out there.
>> corine
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 6:09 PM, Jayson Smith <ratguy at insightbb.com>
>> wrote:
>> > I really don't know how to answer this question. On my own personal
>> > DECtalk
>> > Express I run it through a power speaker which was sold probably approx.
>>
>> > 20
>> > years ago by the C Crane company. No idea what brand it is though. In my
>> > stereo where I sometimes read books spoken by DECtalk, I have some
>> > speakers
>> > I picked up used from an individual. No idea what brand they are either,
>>
>> > and
>> > they had to be repaired anyway so even if I did know the brand, it's
>> > likely
>> > the replacement components aren't of that brand. I also have another
>> > Express
>> > on my Linux system which I'm running through a pair of cheap Radio Shack
>> > power speakers.
>> >
>> > My dad uses two DECtalk Expresses and just uses the internal speaker.
>> > Jayson
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: <Dectalk at aol.com>
>> > To: <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>> > Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 5:48 PM
>> > Subject: [DECtalk] WHAT SPEAKERS DOES EVERYONE USE
>> >
>> >
>> >>I have been given a task by Enable Rehab to find out what brand of
>> >> speakers everyone uses when listening to Dectalk. I guess they want to
>> >> select the
>> >> most used speakers and use them for testing.
>> >>
>> >> You all can email me directly at _dectalk at aol.com_
>> >> (mailto:dectalk at aol.com <dectalk at aol.com>)
>> >> .
>> >>
>> >> I'm just glad it's going to sing!
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> SNOOPI BOTTEN
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
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