[DECtalk] question about Kurzweil 1000 voices

[Blake Roberts]

Mohamed,

Thank you for answering my question about the SAPI4 synth included with 
Kurzweil 1000 which started my subject/thread. Although the copy of 
Eloquence included with the software sounds like ViaVoice to my ears, 
it's beneficial knowing the synth is Eloquence as synth name implies.

Blake


On 6/16/2021 2:56 AM, Mohamed Al-Hajamy wrote:
> Hi Blake, the SAPI4 synth that comes with Kurzweil 1000 is Eloquence, 
> not ViaVoice. Eloquence and ViaVoice are using the same underlying 
> synthesizer, but in terms of word pronunciation, the two synthesizers 
> are very different.
>
>
> On 6/15/2021 5:56 PM, Blake Roberts via Dectalk wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am currently trialing the scanning software Kurzweil 1000 for 
>> Windows. Question for list members who use the program: Is the 
>> installed Eloquence actually IBM ViaVoice? To me, the engine claiming 
>> to be Eloquence sounds exactly like ViaVoice.
>>
>>
>> I like the James voice which I installed with Kate and Paul as part 
>> of the Kurzweil demo. I assume the voice will stop working after the 
>> evaluation period has expired. I already figured out that 
>> uninstalling the trial also removes the installed NeoSpeech voices.
>>
>>
>> Blake
>>
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