[DECtalk] DECtalk source compiled

[Josh Kennedy]

so do you think he will eventually be able to make it work with NVDA 2020.1?

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> On Jun 22, 2020, at 23:41, Jake Gross <datajake at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> The version that I have in source code form is a Beta version of 5.0.
> Let me explain how I was able to get this code.
> I saw Edd talking about an archive of code that he had backed up, and
> he provided his phone number at the end of his message. I Immediately
> called him, and we had an interesting conversation about DECtalk.
> Looking back on It, I wish I recorded it.
> I explained that I like to archive things, and told him how he could
> send me the file using 2shared, which is now Defunct. A couple days
> later, I got a message from Ed with the download link. I downloaded
> the file and uploaded it to my sight. He told us that he couldn't send
> everything as that would not be right, but he sent me the whole
> archive. I think he knew that his days were coming to an end, and he
> sent me everything that he still had so It could be preserved. If he
> hadn't done that, this code would have been lost to history.
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On 6/22/20, Blake Roberts <beroberts at hughes.net> wrote:
>> Hi Jake,
>> Considering that Ed passed away a couple of years ago, I think it is great
>> that he sent you Dectalk code while he was here on earth. For those unaware,
>> Mr. Bruckert knew Dennis Klat and worked with him. Jake: Did Ed send you the
>> code for Dectalk 4.61, the version which Ed wrote as I recall?
>> Blake
>> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Jake Gross <datajake at gmail.com>
>> To: DECtalk <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
>> Sent: Mon, 22 Jun 2020 21:42:30 -0400 (EDT)
>> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] DECtalk source compiled
>> 
>> It was more like a leak, since Edward Bruckert sent me the code, and I
>> preserved it on my sight.
>> I also found different implementations of the vocal tract model in the
>> code, and I noticed if you change to a different implementation, it
>> changes the frequency response of the voice.
>> I am also going to look into disabling hlsyn.
>> 
>>> On 6/22/20, Don <Text_to_Speech at gmx.com> wrote:
>>> On 6/22/2020 4:49 AM, Jake Gross wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>> I took another crack at building the DECtalk source code, and after
>>>> fixing a compiler and linker error, I got the code building on Windows
>>>> using Visual Studio 6.
>>> 
>>> I was unaware that the sources had been made available to the public (?)
>>> 
>>>> It seems that I built a Beta version of DECtalk 5.0. I was also
>>>> looking at some of the code, and I found many interesting comments
>>>> about some of the code history.
>>> 
>>> The text _From Text to Speech: The MITalk System_ goes a long way towards
>>> explaining the algorithms used in the various stages of the synthesizer
>>> though it focuses on the actual DECtalk hardware version (actually, on
>>> the
>>> PRE-DECtalk implementation).
>>> 
>>> Additionally, sources for several of Klatt's earlier synthesizer versions
>>> are floating around the web.
>>> 
>>> Additionally, many wannabe projects that have tried to mimic/enhance the
>>> original algorithms (with varying degrees of success).
>>> 
>>> I'm still waiting for a double-blind comparison of DECtalk to the more
>>> modern synthesizers available, today. Some are truly amazing in their
>>> degree of naturalness and intelligibility!
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