[DECtalk] Any news?
Brandon Misch
bmisch2002 at gmail.com
Wed May 4 13:21:33 EDT 2011
if this was fixed up, it could still be used as a sapi 5 synth. that's all it needs for it to be a screen reader voice.
On May 4, 2011, at 1:13 PM, <johnnybrl at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> cool just heard the demo. And yes it doesn't sound like 4.3 but the Paul voice sounds pretty cool.
> And Frank doesn't sound too bad either. It kind of reminds me of the fonix talk demo. sounds almost like that.
>
> And it sounds like this version of dectalk has more inflection than 4.3 did, which I like. I like lots of inflection in synthes, makes them sound cool lol.
>
> Back in high school, we had a computer with Jaws with a Dectalk express hooked up to it, and I used to go in there and make Dectalk say things lol.
> From: Brandon Misch
> To: DECtalk Discussions
> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 9:52 AM
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Any news?
>
> if you read below our messages, you'll see a link to a file with the demo inside. if you just want to use paul and a few others, it works but not for all voices.
>
> On May 4, 2011, at 12:45 PM, <johnnybrl at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> hi, where did you guys get the audio samples of the sapi dectalk from? sounds like you guys have already heard it.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Brandon Misch
>> To: DECtalk Discussions
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 9:37 AM
>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Any news?
>>
>> ok some of the voices work while others don't. i can see what you meant by bad quality.
>>
>> On May 4, 2011, at 12:17 PM, Dectalk at aol.com wrote:
>>
>>> http://pastorsnoopi.twigs76.com/music/SAPI%20DEMO.mp3
>>>
>>> The above link is the sample that people wanted. Blake and I are both told that there is no problem. Tell that to our ears. (YUCK)
>>>
>>>
>>> SNOOPI BOTTEN
>>>
>>> In a message dated 5/4/2011 11:16:00 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, edbruckert at gmail.com writes:
>>> All that means is what you are sent is not acceptable don't worry it'll be solved I promise at this point in my life I need it as much as anybody else
>>>
>>> On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 10:48 AM, <Dectalk at aol.com> wrote:
>>> Brace yourselves because I don't think you guys will like it. The very worst voice is Kit. I'd do the recording for you guys but I really don't want to be linked with this pour Dectalk quality. Have fun guys.
>>>
>>>
>>> SNOOPI BOTTEN
>>>
>>> In a message dated 5/4/2011 9:10:14 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ratguy at insightbb.com writes:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Here's a sample text. I assume you can use DECtalk commands in the text? An
>>> MP3 of the 4.3 speak application performing this exact text can be found at
>>> http://www.bluegrasspals.com/dt43sample.mp3
>>> Now here's the text.
>>>
>>> [:phoneme on]
>>> [:np] [:ra 250]
>>> Hello. This is the factory default Paul voice.
>>> I'm talking now with this voice since this is what most people are probably
>>> going to be using. Let's speed it up a bit.
>>> [:ra 300]
>>> This is probably how Jayson's JFW would talk normally. Now let's put some
>>> intonation in there.
>>> [:dv pr 250] [:dv sr 50]
>>> Okay, this is how Jayson used to listen to DECtalk back in the good old DOS
>>> days. With 4.3 and earlier, if you could get used to this which you would
>>> over time, this sounds pretty good! It'd take some getting used to again,
>>> not having had it for so long.
>>> [:np] [:ra 250]
>>> The rest of this demo was created a few months ago to compair and test the
>>> various other factory voices and several custom voices in different DECtalk
>>> versions.
>>> I will now test the other voices.
>>> [:nb] I'm Beautiful Betty, the default female voice.
>>> [:nh] I'm Huge Harry.
>>> [:nd] I'm Doctor Dennis.
>>> [:nf] I'm Frail Frank.
>>> [:nu] I'm Uppity Ursula.
>>> [:nr] I'm Rough Rita.
>>> [:nw] I'm Whispering Wendy.
>>> [:nk] and I'm Kit the Kid.
>>> [:np]
>>> Now I'll let the DECtalk manual describe us.
>>> [:np] Perfect Paul Standard male voice.
>>> [:nb] Beautiful Betty Standard female voice.
>>> [:nh] Huge Harry Deep male voice.
>>> [:nf] Frail Frank Older male voice.
>>> [:nk] Kit the Kid Child's voice (about 10 years
>>> old).
>>> [:nr] Rough Rita Deep female voice.
>>> [:nu] Uppity Ursula Light female voice.
>>> [:nd] Doctor Dennis Breathy male voice.
>>> [:nw] Whispering Wendy Whispery female voice.
>>>
>>> [:np]
>>> Okay, let's test a few custom voices.
>>> [:nf] [:dv br 0 la 0 sr 100 hr 100 ap 150 pr 95] [:ra 220] This is the voice
>>> of Rimmer from Red Dwarf.
>>> Lister, we are being tested! I don't know what to do!
>>> [:nf] [:ra 240] [:dv br 0 hs 95 ap 100 as 100 pr 220 hr 30 sr 30] This is
>>> Lister.
>>> Rimmer! Come over here and help me with this new speech synthesizer!
>>> [:np] [:dv as 0 bf 0 la 20 nf 00 ri 100 sm 0 hr 0 sr 0] [:ra 220] This is
>>> Holly.
>>> This is an important announcement. All persons aboard this ship are to
>>> report to the voice calibration office at once. That is all.
>>> [:np] [:dv br 100 lx 100 bf 100 hr 100 sr 100 as 100 qu 100 ap 110 pr 150 sx
>>> 1 la 0] [:ra 210] This is the voice of the toaster.
>>> I don't know where this voice calibration office is. Does anyone want some
>>> toast?
>>> [:np] [:dv sm 1 hs 90 br 0 ri 0 la 0] [:ra 250] I'm the cat.
>>> Who says my voice needs to be calibrated? I want fishies!
>>> [:nd] [:dv as 0 bf 0 la 20 nf 00 ri 100 hr 0 sr 0] [:ra 220] I'm Queeg 500.
>>> None of you have any credit, so you may not use the voice calibrator.
>>> [:nu] [:dv as 1 bf 10 la 30 nf 10 ri 100 sm 50 hr 100 sr 20 ap 130] [:ra
>>> 240] I'm the newer voice of Holly.
>>> I'm picking something up. It's another ship. Its name is Deck Talk or
>>> something very close. They have been conducting an experiment on us all this
>>> time. That would explain why we've been saying all these silly things. I
>>> knew I was having trouble finding a record of any voice calibration office
>>> on Red Dwarf.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Corine Bickley" <corine.bickley at gallaudet.edu>
>>> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 7:02 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Any news?
>>>
>>>
>>> > HI Jayson,
>>> > I will do that. Could you suggest some sample sentences to synthesize?
>>> > We're trying to find a way to put a "demo play" button on the Enable
>>> > website so people can type in any text they'd like to hear, but our
>>> > programmer hasn't been able to spend time on that project right now.
>>> > corine
>>> >
>>> > On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 8:12 PM, Jayson Smith <ratguy at insightbb.com> wrote:
>>> >> Do you have any audio samples you could share? Maybe I could elaborate on
>>> >> what people don't like. I pretty much know what DT 4.3 sounds like.
>>> >> Jayson
>>> >>
>>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>>> >> From: "Corine Bickley" <corine.bickley at gallaudet.edu>
>>> >> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>>> >> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 7:53 PM
>>> >> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Any news?
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>>i meant - i can't hear the differences, not being so attuned to the
>>> >>> various DT versions. i can hear ok, but i'm not clear on the
>>> >>> differences in quality.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 7:24 PM, Jayson Smith <ratguy at insightbb.com>
>>> >>> wrote:
>>> >>>> Hi,
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Wo, you actually got 4.3 working with SAPI? What kind of quality
>>> >>>> problems
>>> >>>> are there?
>>> >>>> Thanks.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> >>>> From: "Corine Bickley" <corine.bickley at gallaudet.edu>
>>> >>>> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>>> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 6:14 PM
>>> >>>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Any news?
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>> Still waiting for one of the "old" (not chronologically, just in terms
>>> >>>>> of contact with DT) to send some more versions for testing.
>>> >>>>> 4.3 and 4.67 work in SAPI fine but preliminary listening results
>>> >>>>> indicate dissatisfaction.
>>> >>>>> corine
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 2:29 PM, Jayson Smith <ratguy at insightbb.com>
>>> >>>>> wrote:
>>> >>>>>> Okay, it's broken record time. Anything new going on with the SAPI
>>> >>>>>> DECtalk?
>>> >>>>>> Haven't heard anything in a while.
>>> >>>>>> Jayson
>>> >>>>>>
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