[DECtalk] I'm a newcomer

[Tyler]

Hello, everyone! I've been following Dectalk since June of 2011, but I didn't hear about 
this list until today, from Snoopi Botten's people. In June of 2011, one of my friends got a 
collection of files (all available on dectalk.com archive site) from someone else. There were 
a few songs from Blake Roberts and Snoopi Botten, but it was mostly comedy bits (from great artists 
such as Patrick Perdue and Sean Randall). I follow Snoopi, Patrick and Sean on 
Twitter; hope to find more of Sean's material that is not on dectalk.com. And the rumor was, 
Patrick Perdue had a CD called Synths N Stuff (to coincide with his radio talk show 
Things N Stuff). So, my friend (who, I believe, is one of very few who visit 
dectalk.com) got even more files. Eventually, I decided to go to the site myself and start 
collecting. I have almost everything by Vocalwriter, a decent-sized Snoopi Botten collection 
I got from theflameofhope.co, and whatever else I stumble upon on the Dectalk website. 
In January 2012, I found Snoopi giving away a free demo copy of the Dectalk for 
Windows package. Combined with the manuals I snuck for free through dectalk.com (the 
minimanuals, they should be called; I believe the full manual can be bought through Snoopi). I 
learned basic phonemics and codewords, to make voices Paul and Betty have a peaceful conversation, 
and have Kit interruptingly chime in, and have Harry steal Kit's root beer float. Yes, I'm a 
PG rated version of Sean Randall; I tone it down even more than Perdue does. No wav or 
mp3 (or even Dectalk files) available, but I will probably upload stuff someday.
Tyler Z