[DECtalk] question about sapi dectalk
Brandon Misch
bmisch2002 at gmail.com
Fri May 6 20:57:23 EDT 2011
even harry and dennis sound good too. haven't heard harry go down in volume yet.
On May 6, 2011, at 7:51 PM, <johnnybrl at gmail.com> wrote:
> yep, Paul and Frank sounds ok to me, but if they could just remove the
> occasional whisper it would be a little better. Sometimes during a red
> dwarf episode, it will cut off the voices and whisper really soft for a few
> secs or so.
>
> Other than that, I kind of like that it has quite a bit of inflection in it.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brandon Misch" <bmisch2002 at gmail.com>
> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 2:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] question about sapi dectalk
>
>
>> who knows if they will. at least paul is one of the voices that worked.
>>
>> On May 6, 2011, at 5:32 PM, Alex H. wrote:
>>
>>> I hope this doesn't sell.
>>>
>>> I also hope the revise their decision before it's too late.
>>>
>>> Alex
>>>
>>> On 5/6/11, Dectalk at aol.com <Dectalk at aol.com> wrote:
>>>> Actually it's worse than that.
>>>>
>>>> 1. No speak Window.
>>>> 2. It would only have the Paul voice.
>>>> 3. It won't sing.
>>>> 4. It probably won't dial but I'm just guessing.
>>>> 5. I'm betting the tones won't work.
>>>>
>>>> So in a nutshell it well be junk in my opinion.
>>>>
>>>> I was the guy that was going to be doing the dictionary. I will not
>>>> touch
>>>> or promote this SAPI because I think this is totally degrading to
>>>> Dennis
>>>> Klatt and everything he worked for. I am well known for my work with
>>>> Dectalk. Please, let it be known that I do not support this release,
>>>> nor
>>>> do I
>>>> wish to be associated with this SAPI in any way. This in my opinion is
>>>> garbage and will be a very big disappointment to those who know and
>>>> love
>>>> Dectalk
>>>> and expect all the features that Dectalk once had.
>>>>
>>>> I never met Dennis, but I love and respect his work. I hope others
>>>> have
>>>> the same respect. Lets all remember what once was great.
>>>>
>>>> I will support any efforts to bring back the Dectalk and all it's
>>>> features
>>>> that we all know and love and want in a SAPI. But this is not that
>>>> SAPI.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> SNOOPI BOTTEN
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In a message dated 5/6/2011 4:51:17 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>>> beroberts at hughes.net writes:
>>>>
>>>> Ok, Here's the latest news update about SAPI Dectalk's release. Two
>>>> things
>>>> were decided by the Dectalk SAPI powers that be.
>>>>
>>>> 1. No speak window will be included.
>>>> 2. There is only one voice, Paul.
>>>>
>>>> Also, it is my understanding that SAPI Dectalk now costs $19.95.
>>>> Blake
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com
>>>> [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of Brandon Misch
>>>> Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 3:35 PM
>>>> To: DECtalk Discussions
>>>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] question about sapi dectalk
>>>>
>>>> i know it odes. haven't heard any news on it since last night.
>>>>
>>>> On May 6, 2011, at 3:25 PM, Alex H. wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Honestly, who really cares if it'll work or not the synth sucks!
>>>>>
>>>>> Just sayin'.
>>>>>
>>>>> Alex
>>>>>
>>>>> On 5/6/11, Brandon Misch <bmisch2002 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> maybe hope this thing will even work is it this bad when using normal
>>>>>> applications or just when running the speak window?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On May 6, 2011, at 2:43 PM, Raymond Grote wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> They will, I believe, but I don't think they come with it. I think
>>>>>>> you have to somehow obtain them yourself if you want to use them.
>>>>>>> But, I only have XP so I can only say what I believe I heard. Maybe
>>>>>>> they truly won't work because of some compatibility issue.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>> From: "Brandon Misch" <bmisch2002 at gmail.com>
>>>>>>> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 1:39 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] question about sapi dectalk
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> i see. figured i would ask since certain voices won't work on vista
>>>>>>>> and higher. an example of this is the older sapi5 voices from
>>>>>>>> Microsoft. Mike
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Marry and sam.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On May 6, 2011, at 1:36 PM, Alex H. wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It should run on anything from Windows 2000 to 7 since they all
>>>>>>>>> have SAPI5.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Alex
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 5/6/11, Brandon Misch <bmisch2002 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> one thing i never found out about is will this work in windows 7
>>>>>>>>>> or vista?
>>>>>>>>>>
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