[DECtalk] DECTalk USB Demo2

[Brandon Misch]

it's on the cd but you can download it freely from access solutions. nvda only works with internal synthesizers so no dectalk usb support. 

On May 15, 2011, at 3:45 PM, Blake Roberts wrote:

> Does the Dectalk USB work with NVDA? Is the utility that sends text directly
> to the synth on the CD, or is it an extra purchase?
> Blake
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com
> [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of Alex H.
> Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 1:16 PM
> To: DECtalk Discussions
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] DECTalk USB Demo2
> 
> Hi Blake,
> 
>> From what I've seen, the DECTalk USB is still being sold at GW Micro's
> catalog, as well as on irti.net, an assistive tech site. It used to be sold
> from chirpingbat.com for 50 bucks less, but when I sent an email to inquire
> about it last summer, the message got rejected.
> 
> I'm mildly upset because about three years ago on Ebay, somebody sold a DT
> USB slightly used for $400 in great condition, but at the time I didn't even
> know the device existed, so had no idea to look for it.
> 
> Alex
> 
> On 5/15/11, Alex H. <linuxx64.bashsh at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Hart,
>> 
>> I'm not sure about speakup, but I do know that you should be able to 
>> send text to the DECTalk USB as you would with the express. I don't 
>> have an express or USB, but when I do, I'm going to do some 
>> experiments with this.
>> 
>> Apparently, Emacspeak and the DECTalk USB had some issues with command 
>> errors from what I read on the Emacspeak list, but they seem to have 
>> been resolved.
>> 
>> Well, to add some intonation in the voice, you'd just use [:dv pr 200 
>> as 70 qu 70] That should be a bit better. Now only to have this stuff 
>> remembered on uppercase letters with speakup, and then have the pitch 
>> drop to normal after the uppercase letter. I think there's a way to 
>> get it working from what I read in the DECTalk USB manual from the 
>> Axsol website, but don't know how to go implementing that into a 
>> speakup driver.
>> 
>> Alex
>> 
>> On 5/15/11, Hart Larry <chime at hubert-humphrey.com> wrote:
>>> Well, yes, while I really like that demo, I wish I knew more about 
>>> how to get similar results here.
>>> Back when I first got this unit, I had a dule-boot system.  While I 
>>> was listening in JAWS, but eventually, I think in 2006 I completely 
>>> got rid of windows.  Now I am enjoying Debian Testing.  As one of the 
>>> skits says, "in the good old DOS days" at least all the DecTalk 
>>> files, including dictionaries were on the local machine.  So now with 
>>> this USB unit, can I get to these items?
>>> I
>>> remember I could just copy text or songs to com4.
>>> I
>>> would `love to add lots of intonation, if I only knew how?  Yes, I 
>>> know EmacSpeak has lots of support, but so far I am in Speakup, where 
>>> I am having lots of what I would call them, frustrations.  No matter 
>>> what I set caps-start and stop, I cannot get the pitch ajustment on 
>>> capitalization.  While arrowing through text, `many times pitch, 
>>> volume, and rate all drop considerably.
>>> I
>>> must ajust each back-and-forth for my settings to resume.
>>> So Alex, if your last name is simbolicly Linux, then that makes at 
>>> least
>>> 3
>>> of
>>> us on this list enjoying Linux.
>>> Thanks so much in advance for any suggestions, tips, and trix.  O, 
>>> yes, this unit is from Axsol Solutions.  Only time we upgraded 
>>> firmware was while I was in windows.
>>> Hart
>>> 
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