[DECtalk] Any news?

Raymond Grote musicalman1 at comcast.net
Thu May 5 15:16:16 EDT 2011


Yes, you are right, and I thought of that too. I think they are using an 
older version for voice data and mistakenly using a newer version to 
synthesize it.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jayson Smith" <ratguy at insightbb.com>
To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2011 1:48 PM
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Any news?


> Hi,
>
> I've had a thought. This is obvious, but for one thing, some of the voices
> are clipping and making unwanted noises like parameters are badly out of
> adjustment. Obviously, with any factory default voice, this should *not* 
> be
> happening. As far as I know, with Digital DECtalks and probably with Force
> and Fonix versions as well, you can feed even random keyboard mashing into
> it, synthesized with any factory default voice, and it won't squawk or 
> clip.
> Once you get into messing with the voice parameters, then you're doing so 
> at
> your own risk. So in this respect alone, the new synth is *not* working
> properly, since some voices are squawking/clipping which obviously is not
> part of the intended design.
> Jayson
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Alex H." <linuxx64.bashsh at gmail.com>
> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2011 1:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Any news?
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I think for the true (or very close to) DECTalk sound, we'd have to
>> start from scratch and write an open synthesizer that sounded almost
>> like DECTalk and change some parameter syntax to prevent Fonix from
>> suing the crap out of the project.
>> We'd be better off starting an open synth project but this would take
>> way too much time, plus I can't program in any language, not yet
>> anyway.  It's a big job writing any program, but something as
>> subjective as speech synthesis is just insanely complicated.
>>
>> However, I guess for people who would want to use this SAPI DECTalk
>> with NVDA, this version would be OK as Brandon says, but I certainly
>> wouldn't pay $19 or $29 for it, IMHO.
>>
>> So it's kind of a chicken and egg situation here.
>>
>> Either way, I appreciate that work is going into this, and maybe if we
>> keep saying something's wrong, we can get it slightly improved. Just
>> my two cents.
>>
>> Alex
>>
>> On 5/5/11, Brandon Misch <bmisch2002 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> maybe they should send you samples of it on there computers and you can
>>> send
>>> them samples back. either they sent you the wrong stuff or they may have
>>> a
>>> different version than you do.
>>>
>>> On May 5, 2011, at 9:17 AM, Dectalk at aol.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> See, that's just it, we're told everything sounds fine on their
>>>> computers.
>>>>  I don't get it, I really don't.
>>>>
>>>> SNOOPI BOTTEN
>>>>
>>>> In a message dated 5/5/2011 8:55:18 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>>> bmisch2002 at gmail.com writes:
>>>> i hope they can hear the pops and loud noises for themselves that way
>>>> they
>>>> can tell because those pops and loud crap is loud enough to make people
>>>> stop listening.
>>>>
>>>> On May 5, 2011, at 8:48 AM, Dectalk at aol.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Well, considering we can't even mention the word "Programmers", they
>>>>> obviously don't want to hear about problems or compare anything.
>>>>> (NICE)
>>>>>
>>>>> I think the pops are simply because the gn is set too high or the head
>>>>> size is off.  The frustrating thing is I think it's simple fixes, but
>>>>> being the person in charge can't even tell one version from another,
>>>>> it's
>>>>> just frustrating.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> SNOOPI BOTTEN
>>>>>
>>>>> In a message dated 5/5/2011 8:28:30 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>>>> bmisch2002 at gmail.com writes:
>>>>> i see where you're coming from. have you shown the programmers other
>>>>> samples like 4.61 etc? maybe you can show them voices like betty so
>>>>> they
>>>>> can see where the loud pops are coming from.
>>>>>
>>>>> On May 5, 2011, at 5:59 AM, Dectalk at aol.com wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> The problem is, Blake and I have done that.  We sent a sample of
>>>>>> version
>>>>>> 4.40 to the head programmer to show how things should sound.  We got
>>>>>> an
>>>>>> e-mail back saying our version sounded corrupted.  This person
>>>>>> actually
>>>>>> said that Whispering Wendy shouldn't be whispering.  Hello, why does
>>>>>> this person think the name is "Whispering Wendy"?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It is totally clear to Blake and I that this person doesn't know
>>>>>> Dectalk.  And if version 4.40 is viewed as corrupted, there is no 
>>>>>> hope
>>>>>> if getting anything right.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So because of this, I'm hoping the project gets scrapped because this
>>>>>> is
>>>>>> becoming in insult to Dennis Klatt.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> SNOOPI BOTTEN
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In a message dated 5/5/2011 12:31:35 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>>>>> bmisch2002 at gmail.com writes:
>>>>>> maybe you should send the demo file over to the guys so they could
>>>>>> hear
>>>>>> that and how the other voices sound.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On May 4, 2011, at 10:10 PM, Alex H. wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> > I wouldn't give up just yet. All they need to do is convince this
>>>>>> > guy
>>>>>> > that he's wrong and there is a huge, huge difference in this 
>>>>>> > version
>>>>>> > and the real 4.3 version. This new stuff reminds me of a early age
>>>>>> > FonixTalk or something with a lot of excess nasal tones.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Alex
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > On 5/4/11, johnnybrl at gmail.com <johnnybrl at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> >> Well, since it looks like there won't be a Sapi Dectalk, guess 
>>>>>> >> it's
>>>>>> >> time to
>>>>>> >> look at Neospeech voices or ivona voices.  It's too bad the head
>>>>>> >> programer
>>>>>> >> can't tell the difference between the Dectalk 4.6 and Dectalk 4.3
>>>>>> >> versions.
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >> O well, was really looking forward to a Sapi version of Dectalk.
>>>>>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> >> From: "Blake Roberts" <beroberts at hughes.net>
>>>>>> >> To: "'DECtalk Discussions'" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>>>>>> >> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 2:06 PM
>>>>>> >> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Any news?
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >>> Thanks Alex for being the latest list member to point out need 
>>>>>> >>> for
>>>>>> >>> improvement.  I agree with you that there are clipping/ drop-out
>>>>>> >>> issues.
>>>>>> >>> Additionally, I agree the SAPI Dectalk  referred to as 4.3 is
>>>>>> >>> unlike
>>>>>> >>> any
>>>>>> >>> version of Dectalk I have ever heard. I, too, am unwilling to 
>>>>>> >>> give
>>>>>> >>> up on
>>>>>> >>> SAPI Dectalk.
>>>>>> >>> Blake
>>>>>> >>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> >>> From: dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com
>>>>>> >>> [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of Alex H.
>>>>>> >>> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 4:59 PM
>>>>>> >>> To: DECtalk Discussions
>>>>>> >>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Any news?
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> Just heard the demo, and.... Well, I agree with Snoopi, it's
>>>>>> >>> terrible.
>>>>>> >>> I don't know who was telling you that nothing's wrong, but this
>>>>>> >>> doesn't
>>>>>> >>> sound even remotely like any DECTalk version I've heard.
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> That being said, the Huge Harry voice is kinda cool, but yeah
>>>>>> >>> there's some
>>>>>> >>> issues with clipping and dropouts in the voices, especially with
>>>>>> >>> Ursula
>>>>>> >>> and
>>>>>> >>> Rita.
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> I don't think we should give up quite yet though, good things 
>>>>>> >>> come
>>>>>> >>> to
>>>>>> >>> those
>>>>>> >>> who wait. Giving up on this would mean that I and other users of
>>>>>> >>> NVDA
>>>>>> >>> wouldn't be able to enjoy DECTalk's great speech.
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> Alex
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> On 5/4/11, Jayson Smith <ratguy at insightbb.com> wrote:
>>>>>> >>>> Hi,
>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>> >>>> One clarification. From what I understand, Enable didn't 
>>>>>> >>>> purchase
>>>>>> >>>> the
>>>>>> >>>> rights to any DECtalk version. They only have the right to sell,
>>>>>> >>>> not
>>>>>> >>>> full copyright. As I understand it, the copyright of DECtalk is
>>>>>> >>>> still
>>>>>> >>>> held by Fonix. I could be wrong though, I'm no lawyer.
>>>>>> >>>> Jayson
>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> >>>> From: "Brandon Misch" <bmisch2002 at gmail.com>
>>>>>> >>>> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>>>>>> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 4:28 PM
>>>>>> >>>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Any news?
>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>> >>>> it also was 4.6.7 at one time. i doubt this project will please
>>>>>> >>>> everyone.
>>>>>> >>>> all we know is enable rehab purchased the wrights to 4.6.7 from
>>>>>> >>>> fonix
>>>>>> >>>> and trying to use that with the 4.3 data files wasn't a good
>>>>>> >>>> idea.
>>>>>> >>>> question is did this happen with other versions of dectalk? or
>>>>>> >>>> just
>>>>>> >>>> with
>>>>>> >>> this version?
>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>> >>>> On May 4, 2011, at 4:13 PM, Raymond Grote wrote:
>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>> >>>>> Yes, but many people miss the old dectalk 4.3 days. I really
>>>>>> >>>>> never
>>>>>> >>>>> got into dectalk, but I can see why. That version of the synth
>>>>>> >>>>> and
>>>>>> >>>>> I
>>>>>> >>>>> stilll do
>>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>>> >>>>> have a special place together even though I was never a regular
>>>>>> >>>>> dectalk user. The major disappointment for many of us is it
>>>>>> >>>>> doesn't
>>>>>> >>>>> sound like that, it's worse, and to some of us it is unusable.
>>>>>> >>>>> From
>>>>>> >>>>> my understanding,
>>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>>> >>>>> someone had posted that the synth was supposed to sound like
>>>>>> >>>>> 4.6.4,
>>>>>> >>>>> then somewhere along the line it was changed to 4.3?
>>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> >>>>> From: Brandon Misch
>>>>>> >>>>> To: DECtalk Discussions
>>>>>> >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 1:21 PM
>>>>>> >>>>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Any news?
>>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>>> >>>>> 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
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> >>>>>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>> >>>>>>>> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> >>>>>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>> >>>>>>>> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
>>>>>> >>>>>>>>
>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> >>>>>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>> >>>>>>>> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> >>>>>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>> >>>>>>>> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>>>> >>>>>>>
>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> >>>>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>> >>>>>>> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> >>>>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>> >>>>>>> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> >>>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>> >>>>>> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>>>>> >>>>>> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> >>>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>> >>>>>> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>>>>> >>>>>> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> >>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>> >>>>> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>>>>> >>>>> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> >>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>> >>>>> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>>>>> >>>>> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>> >>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>> >>>> ----------
>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> >>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>> >>>>> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>>>>> >>>>> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> >>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>> >>>> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>>>>> >>>> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>>>> >>>>
>>>>>> >>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> >>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>> >>> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>>>>> >>> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>>>> >>>
>>>>>> >>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> >>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>> >>> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>>>>> >>> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> >> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>> >> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>>>>> >> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> > _______________________________________________
>>>>>> > DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>> > DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>>>>> > http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>>>>> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>>> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>>>>> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>>>> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>>> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>>>> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>>> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> DECtalk mailing list
>>>> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>>> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>>>
>>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> DECtalk mailing list
>> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
>> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk
>
> _______________________________________________
> DECtalk mailing list
> DECtalk at bluegrasspals.com
> http://bluegrasspals.com/mailman/listinfo/dectalk 




More information about the Dectalk mailing list