[DECtalk] some questions

Alex H. linuxx64.bashsh at gmail.com
Fri Jul 24 01:26:05 EDT 2015


DT5!! :D

That sounds like the precursor to FonixTalk for sure. They must have
decided to re-brand their new work on it and not disgrace Dectalk any
further LOL.
>From Dectalk and then FonixTalk, they seemed to have steadily added
warmth and softness, while draining any life out of the TTS and
muffling it, and making the nasal quality more pronounced and
annoying. DT5 seems to be the best out of those recent versions, I
dislike 4.64 because it has very odd ideas on how something should be
read regarding timbres and the like, and it's almost always wrong. And
FonixTalk sounds like a guy speaking through a mouth full of mashed
potatoes. ahaha!

Thanks for the linksky.
Alex


On 7/23/15, Carlos Fernandez via Dectalk <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:
> Try this for a sample of dectalk 5.0 (at least it claims to be 5.0).
> This is a hardware board that can use dectalk (no, it cannot be directly
> connected to a computer for output). The page allows you to buy the
> board, view specifications and manuals, and hear samples in English and
> Spanish (the only languages).
> http://www.grandideastudio.com/portfolio/emic-2-text-to-speech-module/
>
> Carlos
> On 7/23/2015 05:17, 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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