[DECtalk] my decTalk sounds strange

Tue Jul 16 17:03:54 EDT 2019

I don’t know anything about that, sorry. Maybe someone else do. However, I’ll make that pitch-list in a few days, if anyone’s interested.

Best regards:

Aksel Christoffersen

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Sendt: 16. juli 2019 23:00
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Emne: Re: [DECtalk] my decTalk sounds strange

Excellent. But what about adding decTalk and softVoice as loadable dll files and using them as extra Espeak voices? 

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From: Aksel Leo Christoffersen <mailto:aksel at blindsigtmail.dk> 
Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2019 16:53
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Subject: Re: [DECtalk] my decTalk sounds strange

It isn’t, I bought it used from a member of this list.

I use a serial to USB adapter.

It runs version 4.2CD, which, in my upinion, is the best version, closely followed by 4.3 and 4.41.

Best regards:

Aksel Christoffersen

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Sendt: 16. juli 2019 22:47
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Emne: Re: [DECtalk] my decTalk sounds strange

You have a decTalk express? It is serial only, right? I didn’t know decTalk express was still made. 

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From: Aksel Leo Christoffersen <mailto:aksel at blindsigtmail.dk> 
Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2019 16:33
To: 'DECtalk' <mailto:dectalk at bluegrasspals.com> 
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] my decTalk sounds strange

My DECtalk Express sometimes says the pitch frequencies, when I change the pitch in NVDA, when I use my DECtalk Express with my computer, and I have a list somewhere of the pitch frequencies for the individual voices. So that way, I can work out a list of pitches for each voices, and send it to you.

However, it’ll probably take some time.

Best regards:

Aksel Christoffersen

Fra: Dectalk [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] På vegne af Josh Kennedy
Sendt: 16. juli 2019 22:28
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Emne: Re: [DECtalk] my decTalk sounds strange

Yes I think you are right. I wonder what the pitches for the other voices should be? The bug is when I switch voices the pitch does not change in order to match the voice I am switching it to using the NVDA addon. I wonder how difficult it would be to add decTalk and softVoice as voices in Espeak? It would probably just be a matter of having Espeak load the dll files for decTalk and or softVoice tts and assigning them an espeak voice, such as:

Dt+m1 for Paul, and so on. 

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From: Aksel Leo Christoffersen <mailto:aksel at blindsigtmail.dk> 
Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2019 16:19
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Subject: Re: [DECtalk] my decTalk sounds strange

Hi,

I think the exact right pitch is 24 %.

Best regards:

Aksel Christoffersen

Fra: Dectalk [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] På vegne af Josh Kennedy
Sendt: 16. juli 2019 22:17
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Emne: [DECtalk] my decTalk sounds strange

Hi

The decTalk addon I am using was not sounding quite right when I compared it to some of the decTalk speak windows. I found out why. There is a bug in the addon where when you switch decTalk voices, the pitch is not set correctly. The pitch was set to 16, I was using Paul which is my favorite voice, and it sounded strange because Paul’s pitch for NVDA should be set to 25%. I changed it, now decTalk sounds much better. 

Josh

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