[DECtalk] a Dectalk question from Snoopi

[Jake Gross]

You can get a dropbox account, and upload it. Then, after I download
it, I can upload it to grossgang.com so it is available for anyone who
wants it.


On 11/9/15, Edward Bruckert via Dectalk <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:
> This has a lot of stuff so I am sure their will be questions. it includes
> sourvce for the user dic and lots of others
> Opps failed how of I send you a 100 mb file it choked saying it was too
> large (deja vue
>> On Nov 8, 2015, at 10:29 PM, Carlos Fernandez via Dectalk
>> <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:
>>
>> I have a database that I will try. This is from an actual dictionary, and
>> contains some words that may not be desired (I can see "'id al-fitr",
>> which may not be a super-popular one). However, it does contain 118894
>> words. I will try and convert all these words to audio for you. I assume
>> Paul is acceptable (let me know if it is not). Also, any specific version?
>> I don't know whether one is easier than another. It may take some time,
>> both because I am busy and because that's a really large number of words.
>> I should also ask you if I should compress the resulting audio to any
>> format? I could do mp3, ogg, etc. and if you are attaching it to an
>> android app the library could be smaller.
>>
>> Carlos
>> On 11/8/2015 20:32, Blake Roberts via Dectalk wrote:
>>> A program which can automatically create wave files of each word in a
>>> dictionary is preferable. Snoopi's goal is for Dectalk to speak via the
>>> wave files. I don't have any word list databases. It is my understanding
>>> that Snoopi wants as many words as possible.
>>> Blake
>>>
>>> From: Dectalk [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com
>>> <mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com>] On Behalf Of Carlos Fernandez
>>> via Dectalk
>>> Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2015 8:13 PM
>>> To: DECtalk
>>> Cc: Carlos Fernandez
>>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] a Dectalk question from Snoopi
>>>
>>> It would be easy for me to write such a program, but I should first
>>> ascertain how you would like it done. I assume that either you would just
>>> like me to insert a word into the speak window? Or would you prefer me to
>>> have a program automatically create a wave file of each word in a
>>> dictionary? How large a database should I use? If you have one, I can
>>> just use that, or I have some word lists of my own that could be
>>> effective. Any of these can be easily written if you desire it, but I
>>> just need the program spec so I know what to do.
>>>
>>> Carlos
>>> On 11/8/2015 19:24, Blake Roberts via Dectalk wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>> While I was speaking with Snoopi tonight, he asked me to post a question
>>>> to the listserv. Would it be possible to create a program which can copy
>>>> all words from a dictionary for use in Dectalk speak window? I refer to
>>>> a normal dictionary not the Dectalk dictionary. In such a program,
>>>> individuals would select a word from a list of icons. The word would
>>>> then be copied into the speak window and converted to a wave file for
>>>> playback. Snoopi also told me to specify that some people may think he's
>>>> out of his mind. The reason behind his request is that he would love for
>>>> people to be able to use Dectalk on Android. Such a program would enable
>>>> people who use speech synthesis for communication to communicate in
>>>> Android via Dectalk.
>>>> Blake
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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