[DECtalk] question about sapi dectalk

Brandon Misch bmisch2002 at gmail.com
Fri May 6 21:15:07 EDT 2011


that sounds wright and i have a feeling that this speak window will make its rounds over the net after this is released. like the other versions and may be in a dt collection of past dt versions. 

On May 6, 2011, at 9:07 PM, Raymond Grote wrote:

> You know guys, the speak window is all the majority of us need. Only a few 
> users are ever going to want Sapi, the rest will hear it and not want 
> anything to do with it. Supposing this Speak program were to go public, 
> which it probably wouldn't. But if it did, it'd almost be like a demo of the 
> Sapi synth. Since I don't remember hearing of a demo being released, it's 
> like an alternative to a demo I suppose. Just thinking.
> I know it's sort of a twisted and wrong way to think of it, but I had to say 
> it.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Alex H." <linuxx64.bashsh at gmail.com>
> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 5:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] question about sapi dectalk
> 
> 
>> i doubt this will have updates, it seems like they  dont care to
>> haveit work in the first place, so it hardly seems like any more
>> effort will go into this.
>> 
>> alex
>> 
>> On 5/6/11, Brandon Misch <bmisch2002 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 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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