[DECtalk] Speak43

James master_j44 at sbcglobal.net
Fri Jul 13 20:30:50 EDT 2012


Blake,

Yeah, I was tinkering around and figured that out. Thanks for your 
assistance! :)

Now to find some documents that explain all of the coding structure. *grins*

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Blake Roberts" <beroberts at hughes.net>
To: "'DECtalk Discussions'" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 7:26 PM
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Speak43


> The Play button within the DT 4.3 speak window is graphical. In my
> experience, the easiest way to play a file in that Speak Window is save 
> the
> file you want to hear as demo.txt and launch speak43.exe. It should play
> automatically. Also note that demo.txt and the speak window need to be in
> the same folder.
> Blake
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com
> [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of James
> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 8:06 PM
> To: DECtalk Discussions
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Speak43
>
> Blake,
>
> Hmm. I must not be doing something right.
>
> If you have a file, paste it in and click play.
>
> I see this but I am not seeing any play button.
>
> I'm having to open the speak43.exe file itself in order for anything to
> play.
>
> As for playing anything else, I think you have to just recreate the 
> contents
> of the demo.txt file, (put in your own codes for said song,) then save as
> demo.txt and play it?
>
> I've own my Dectalk for almost 20 years and this is the first time delving
> into this area. :)
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Blake Roberts" <beroberts at hughes.net>
> To: "'DECtalk Discussions'" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 6:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Speak43
>
>
>> James,
>> The Dectalk 4.3 speak window can only open files called demo.txt. I am
>> attaching a zip file with that window to ensure you have all the 
>> necessary
>> files. The copy I have includes a number of songs as samples of what can
>> be
>> done. The authors of most of them are unknown.
>> Blake
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com
>> [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of James
>> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 7:38 PM
>> To: DECtalk Discussions
>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] dectalk documentary
>>
>> Oh! Forgot to mention. I did find the speak43.exe file on another ftp
>> server. However when I try running it, there's an error. (Send error -
>> Don't
>> send error) message pops up. And something about a file not opening. I'm
>> assuming there has to be an .ini file that works with speak43.exe.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Blake Roberts" <beroberts at hughes.net>
>> To: "'DECtalk Discussions'" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 3:52 PM
>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] dectalk documentary
>>
>>
>>> Several list members told me a while back that Dectalk accents are
>>> created
>>> by using phonemes which imitate sounds made by the accent. I do not know
>>> how
>>> to do that myself. I like the idea of a Dectalk detective series.
>>> Blake
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com
>>> [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of James
>>> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 4:43 PM
>>> To: DECtalk Discussions
>>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] dectalk documentary
>>>
>>> Katie,
>>>
>>> I enjoyed listening to your documentary. Thanks for sharing. :)
>>>
>>> All of this reminded me that I made a Dectalk skit in the mid 90's. I
>>> played
>>> myself (ha ha) and I was in a submarine listening to the submarine's
>>> computer console. It's on a cassette tape somewhere. If it doesn't
>>> embarrass
>>> me too much, I'll share a link to it.
>>>
>>> As for now, I want to try creating some Dectalk Detective series. I have
>>> a
>>> few good ideas I want to experiment with. I do enjoy listening to the
>>> Dectalk singing to popular songs but not my thing as far as creating new
>>> ones. If I did anything like that, Dectalk singing. I create
>>> ambient/atmospheric music and I would probably have Dectalk singing over
>>> it.
>>>
>>> I do have a small collection of Dectalk, along with some At&T voices,
>>> narrating my poetry over eclectic soundscapes. Anyone interested in
>>> listening to some of it, I'll share a link to them.
>>>
>>> That one file you shared, Boris's Revenge, was cool. I actually have 
>>> that
>>> file on my own pc along with quite a few others. How did the creator of
>>> that
>>> get Boris to sound like a Russian? Are there special codes for accents?
>>> Or
>>
>>> a
>>> matter of knowing your "stuff" and tweaking them in a special way.
>>>
>>> Thank you. :)
>>>
>>> James
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Blake Roberts" <beroberts at hughes.net>
>>> To: "'DECtalk Discussions'" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>>> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 8:41 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] dectalk documentary
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi Katie,
>>>> I am listening to your Dectalk documentary as I write this. You did a
>>>> fantastic job putting it together! I will psave it in my collection of
>>>> Dectalk files.
>>>> Blake
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com
>>>> [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of Katie Madison
>>>> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 8:47 AM
>>>> To: dectalk at bluegrasspals.com
>>>> Subject: [DECtalk] dectalk documentary
>>>>
>>>> Hello all,
>>>> Man, I thought this list was dead for ages. It seems to be alive! It's
>>>> been
>>>> a while since I emailed. I produced a dectalk documentary for my
>>>> internet
>>>> radio station. The files in this program were carefully selected by me.
>>>> I
>>>> chose some of my all time favorites and those that were well produced.
>>>> You'll hear files that you know and love, plus some brand new material
>>>> to
>>>> enjoy. The link will be down below.
>>>> Please keep in mind some things when you listen to this documentary.
>>>> First of all, my audio quality is quite clippy at the beginning, but
>>>> understandable. I was trying out new broadcast software. Also, some of
>>>> these
>>>> files contain inappropriate content, so please  use disgression when
>>>> listening.
>>>> https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2343654/stream.120412.1.mp3
>>>> If you have any questions or comments, please email me.
>>>> Katie
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