[DECtalk] some questions

[Edward Bruckert]

Only two or three phonemes changed due  parsib=ng issues.
also thou use phonemes from other languages just use
the the form uk_ah     …. the t phoneme went from y to yx
On Jul 23, 2015, at 12:16 PM, Mohamed via Dectalk <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:

> Although has anyone ever tried coding FonixTalk songs? And how did it go? I find it's very difficult to port songs to FonixTalk because there are so many coding changes. Like, the l phoneme is no longer valid, and must have ll. And r is exceptible, but in certain contexts, like b r e y, it's not. Also clause terminators like periods and commas have to be placed within the phonemic brackets.
> 
> On 07/23/15 05:17 AM, Alex H. via Dectalk wrote:
>> Eek. Something worse than ENG FonixTalk? Wo.
>> I heard/messed with the other languages in Dectalk, and the UK one
>> especially seems to be terrible across the board. Like, just bad.
>> 
>> I find it interesting that we didn't see more languages until 4.61,
>> when there apparently was a huge internal change that made it sound
>> like a dehydrated frog. ;)
>> 
>> I guess there's no hope of a real 5.0 demo? It's something I'm curious
>> about, even though I've heard it's nothing special. It's that legacy
>> and collector in me that's wanting me to get it. Even a sample of it
>> saying something would be great!
>> 
>> Alex
>> 
>> 
>> On 7/22/15, Carlos Fernandez via Dectalk <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:
>>> Given that Snoopi hasn't seen most of the list messages, I should inform
>>> him that the BTSync archive is still up and running and actually adding
>>> content. I will make a copy of this, attempt to remove objectionable
>>> material, and send it on to you if that's ok with you guys.
>>> Dectalk 4.6.4 also contains an Italian speak window, which I can
>>> separate from the all languages archive we've got in the BTSync and send
>>> on as well. If you include the fonixTalk speak window (which cannot be
>>> separated), there are also Chinese and Korean. I do not speak Korean,
>>> but trust me that the Chinese is the worst speech synthesis for that
>>> language I have ever heard. The pronunciation is appalling, and the
>>> speech quality is miles behind even the English fonixTalk (and that's
>>> saying something).
>>> 
>>> Carlos
>>> 
>>> On 7/22/2015 17:40, Blake Roberts via Dectalk wrote:
>>>> Hi everyone, this is Snoopi and Blake Roberts is writing this for me.
>>>> However I will be back on the listserv real soon so I am very happy
>>>> about that!
>>>> 
>>>> Anyway I have a question. I am putting speak windows on my web site
>>>> that do other languages. The only ones I have are French, German,
>>>> Spanish and the United Kingdom english. I want to know if there are
>>>> any other languages? And if there are, how do I get them? I would love
>>>> to have every language!
>>>> 
>>>> I am trying to have everything about Dectalk on my web site. Does
>>>> anyone have a copy of the old BlueGrassPals Dectalk archive with all
>>>> the Dectalk stuff? I have all the files but my problem is, you have to
>>>> put in a password whenever you want  to play the files. I don't know
>>>> how to remove the password. So if I can get a new copy without the
>>>> password, I want to put it on my site.
>>>> 
>>>> If I am able to host the files on my site, I want to delete the sexual
>>>> and bad language audio content. My web host would be very upset with
>>>> me if those files were on my site. Besides, kids might visit! Would it
>>>> be ok with list members for me to do that?
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you.
>>>> 
>>>> Snoopi Botten
>>>> 
>>>> 
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