[DECtalk] dectalk.dll from dictool

[Jake Gross]

Here is a zip containing this strange version of DECtalk 5.0.
http://grossgang.com/tts/dectalk%20software%20and%20manual/DECtalk%205.0%20with%204.x%20sound.zip

On 6/25/20, Jake Gross <datajake at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I am attaching a WAV file of your text file through this version of
> DECtalk.
> I will look into finding a way to include the Visual Studio 2008 Debug
> runtime in a zip file with the other things.
> Jake
>
> On 6/25/20, Aksel Leo Christoffersen <aksel at blindsigtmail.dk> wrote:
>> Hi Jake,
>>
>> I'm very interested in trying this version of DECtalk, but I don't know
>> anything about visual studio. How can I get this up and running?
>>
>> Otherwise, if this isn't possible, then could you maybe convert the
>> attached
>> textfile to a wave-file with this version. It's just a test-file I made
>> to
>> test the various DECtalk voices.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Best regards:
>> Aksel Christoffersen
>>
>> -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
>> Fra: Dectalk [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] På vegne af Jake
>> Gross
>> Sendt: 25. juni 2020 10:01
>> Til: dectalk at bluegrasspals.com
>> Emne: [DECtalk] dectalk.dll from dictool
>>
>> Hi,
>> I noticed their was a version of dectalk.dll that came with the dictool
>> program that was included with DECtalk Reader 1.
>> I couldn't get it to work initially, because it Required the Microsoft
>> Visual Studio 2008 Debug runtime. I copied the dll, a dictionary, and
>> speak.exe to my Windows XP virtual machine with Visual Studio 2008, and I
>> rendered the classic vermont.txt with this version of DECtalk.
>> I was quite surprised with the output. the dll  identifies itself as
>> version
>> 5.0, but it sounds more like version 4.3. That is interesting.
>> Jake
>>
>