[DECtalk] Any news?
Brandon Misch
bmisch2002 at gmail.com
Thu May 5 15:25:15 EDT 2011
that sounds about wright. have they tried with different versions of the files and see if clipping happened then?
On May 5, 2011, at 3:16 PM, Raymond Grote wrote:
> 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
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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