[DECtalk] question about Enable's Dectalk SAPI

[Dectalk at aol.com]

See, I'm trying to get on the Ellen Show because I believe I have an idea  
to make Dectalk really hot on a worldwide level.  If the Enable Rehab stuff  
sings, I can promote it if I get on the show.  Sorry, but if it can't sing, 
 I won't ruin the reputation of MIT or Dennis Klatt by promoting it, I just 
 won't!  But if it sings, it changes everything because it goes with what  
Dennis wanted.  He made it able to sing so people like me could be a  
singer.  I'm the most known, but a youtube search will bring up other  disabled 
singers, and all of them have Dennis Klatt to thank.
 
If I get on the Ellen show, I want to pitch an idea I have for a new  
animation movie that uses actual speech engines for the voices.  The point  of 
the movie is, every voice counts.  For a disabled person who can only  talk or 
sing using synthetic voices, a movie like this could be life  changing.  
And people at MIT need to be rewarded for their fine work.
 
I was almost aborted at birth.  I had music in me that only came out  when 
I had Dectalk, the only speech engine that could sing.  I'm not  alone.  I 
wanted a singing SAPI, not for myself, but for the next  generation.  I felt 
like I owe it to Dennis and still feel that way.   I would like my movie 
idea to get everyone messing around with Dectalk, not just  the blind or 
disabled.  Because music units.  And I want to help that  non-speaking kid fit in. 
 If I can just get on the Ellen Show, I think I  can ignite a spark.  If I 
do, and if this takes off, you can bet other  speech engines will be made to 
sing.  That's how you thank MIT, that's how  you remember Dennis Klatt, and 
that's how you move forward.
 
So again, this seriously sings?
 
 
SNOOPI BOTTEN 
 
 
In a message dated 3/20/2012 6:18:28 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
ratguy at insightbb.com writes:

I assume  they're saying the Speak window included with the product sings, 
not the  SAPI version. I'm assuming here that the SAPI specification 
enforces  
filtering which would block any attempts to make it sing. I don't have any  
personal experience with this, since I haven't purchased the product.  
Don't 
care for 4.61 so unless they start using a different version, I  probably 
won't be buying.
Jayson

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Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 6:15  PM
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] question about Enable's Dectalk  SAPI


> Wait, it sings?  The Dectalk reader 1  sings?
>
>
> SNOOPI BOTTEN
>
>
> In a  message dated 3/20/2012 3:56:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>  linuxx64.bashsh at gmail.com writes:
>
> Yes.
>
> On  3/20/12, Blake Roberts <beroberts at hughes.net>  wrote:
>>  Hi,
>> Someone wrote on the listserv a while backthat  Enable  Rehab's Dectalk
> SAPI
>> includes a speak window. Does the  included  speak window sing?
>>  Blake
>>
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