[DECtalk] A DECtalk song I've made... again

[Brandon Tyson]

Hi,

I've been thinking, and I wonder what that would sound like on 4.61?

There's something about that version that I like, it's a nice cross
between the old and new ones.

Thanks,

Brandon

On 8/3/19, Aksel Leo Christoffersen <aksel at blindsigtmail.dk> wrote:
> I agree with that. In steat of singing a c major, it sings a something
> between  sharp and d major, and goes back down to c on the final la.
>
>
>
> DECtalk 5.0R2 and 5.0R3 sounds better in my upinion, however. Not much, but
> slightly.
>
>
>
> Best regards:
>
> Aksel Christoffersen
>
>
>
> Fra: Dectalk [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] På vegne af Blake
> Roberts
> Sendt: 3. august 2019 04:45
> Til: DECtalk
> Emne: Re: [DECtalk] A DECtalk song I've made... again
>
>
>
> Dectalk 5.0 is definitely "broken". Not only does it sing the notes in a
> different key than 4.62, 5.0  also goes off-key on the final note. That is
> how it sounds to me...
> Blake
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Aksel Leo Christoffersen <aksel at blindsigtmail.dk>
> To: 'DECtalk' <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> Sent: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 12:44:12 -0400 (EDT)
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] A DECtalk song I've made... again
>
> Yes, it is that broken.
>
> I used the exact same text file, I just changed the version number.
>
> Best regards:
> Aksel Christoffersen
>
> -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
> Fra: Dectalk [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] På vegne af Brandon
> Tyson
> Sendt: 2. august 2019 18:42
> Til: DECtalk
> Emne: Re: [DECtalk] A DECtalk song I've made... again
>
> Hello,
>
> Are you sure that the DecTalk 5.0 was a C Major scale? It sounded way
> higher, and very much too sharp. Is it seriously that broken?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brandon
>
>> On Aug 2, 2019, at 1:13 AM, Aksel Leo Christoffersen
>> <aksel at blindsigtmail.dk> wrote:
>>
>> Yes, that was also why I made it, but I agree with Blake, that 4.3 is the
>> best version in general.
>>
>> Version 4.6.2 is not the same as 5.0, but they sounds similar.
>>
>> Here's a demo file I made of each version.
>> DECtalk 4.6.2:
>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/u2apf9t367ghpsp/DECtalk%204.6.2.wav?dl=1
>>
>> DECtalk 5.0:
>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/10mnup9786hut2q/DECtalk%205.0.wav?dl=1
>>
>> Best regards:
>> Aksel Christoffersen
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
>> Fra: Dectalk [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] På vegne af
>> Brandon Tyson
>> Sendt: 2. august 2019 02:49
>> Til: DECtalk
>> Emne: Re: [DECtalk] A DECtalk song I've made... again
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm listening to the 4.6.2 version and it sounds like the DecTalk 5.0
>> that's available for NVDA. Are they the same?
>>
>> Is there somewhere where I can hear the 4.6.2 in more detail?
>>
>> I have to say that the song sounds much better in the 4.6.2 version
>> because its pitches are matching with the music.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Brandon
>>
>> On 8/1/19, Blake Roberts <beroberts at hughes.net> wrote:
>>> Aksel,
>>> I thought your dectalk 4.62 version of this song was interesting, mostly
>>> because that version of Dectalk sounds like it has a cold. I prefer 4.3
>>> and
>>> 4.4 myself. Thank you for sharing this for comparison with the Dectalk
>>> 4.3
>>> version.
>>> Blake
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Aksel Leo Christoffersen <aksel at blindsigtmail.dk>
>>> To: 'DECtalk' <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>>> Sent: Sun, 21 Jul 2019 18:34:10 -0400 (EDT)
>>> Subject: [DECtalk] A DECtalk song I've made... again
>>>
>>> Hi, Some time ago, I posted a DECtalk song I’ve made on this list called
>>> This Is My Life, made by the danish band Gasolin’. Now, I’ve made the
>>> song
>>> with DECtalk 4.6.2. I choose to make it with this version, because it
>>> sounds
>>> so different from DECtalk 4.3, that I normaly use for my DECtalk songs.
>>> Also, it’s tuned a little bit down from DECtalk 4.3, so it fits well
>>> with
>>> the music. The voice it self is terrible however. First, for comparison,
>>> here’s a link again to the old DECtalk 4.3
>>> version:https://www.dropbox.com/s/xq61xpm3vfjo07b/DECtalk%20Sings%20-%20This%20Is%20My%20Life%20by%20Gasolin%27.wav?dl=1
>>> And here’s a link to the new version with DECtalk
>>> 4.6.2:https://www.dropbox.com/s/aydad81bea65n7z/DECtalk%204.6.2%20Sings%20-%20This%20Is%20My%20Life%20by%20Gasolin%27.wav?dl=1
>>> I used the exact same text as for the 4.3 version, except i changed the
>>> ”l”,
>>> phoneme to the ”ll”, phoneme. I look forward to hear your upinions. Best
>>> regards:Aksel Christoffersen
>>
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