[DECtalk] How to make Dolphin Orpheus Sing

[Alex H.]

Man, this is exciting. Seriously, thanks so much. I pretty much gave
up on getting Orpheus to sing, but that just changed.

Alex

On 7/5/13, Alfredo's Macbook Pro PC <birdlover2002 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
> Based on some inquires I placed on Twitter, someone was able to point me
> to the right direction. Naturally since I was interested I looked into
> how you could make it sing. If you can remember me showing you how to
> make eloquence sing using the reversed prime and the subscript 0, this
> one requires the double left angle bracket and the double right angle
> bracket, as will be demonstrated in the example song. I have not yet
> figured out how to establish inflections yet, but spacing and using a
> single-line text box matters. You will also need the latest version of
> Super Nova, which uses the SAM drivers. This will not work with any
> other screen reader or with SAPI. The parameters are SAM-specific, not
> SAPI-specific, just like the symbols used for JAWS on Eloquence are
> meant for a type of driver that controls the speech synthesiser. Though
> I heard you could manipulate NVDA to do the same thing.
> Anyhow, here it goes. So, if you go to install Super Nova and get that
> done, go to c:\programme files\dolphin\sam\Orpheus\dolphin.text. for you
> 64-bit uses, add (x86) to the end of the first path. Read the directions
> on the function and value. Example, pitches function corresponds to 1,
> and the value can be between 50-500 I hertz. So you would put this in
> between the brackets, @<1=100> and then whatever you wanted to say.
> Below is a brief example I managed to put together. Note that if you
> want to go further like Patrick did, you will have to learn about the
> theory of temperament and possibly do some pitch correction so that if
> you do more than one voice, you have them equally tempered. Please do
> not hesitate to ask any questions.
> Dolphin Orpheus
> «@<p=v>@<p=v>»
> «@<0=300>@<1=71>@<11=0>@<12=0> When @<1=74> all @<1=66> the
> @<0=200>@<1=71> world @<1=62> is @<1=66> a @<0=150>@<1=68> hopeless jum
> @<1=71> boal,» Oh and one thing. If you want to record your speech
> product use something like Virtual Audio Cable or a Stereo Mix so you
> can edit them.
> Enjoy!
> _Alfredo
>
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