From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from jive.softhome.net ([66.54.152.27]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19Qr5t-0006OL-00 for ; Fri, 13 Jun 2003 12:08:01 -0400 Received: (qmail 30151 invoked by uid 417); 13 Jun 2003 16:07:53 -0000 Received: from shunt-smtp-out-0 (HELO softhome.net) (172.16.3.12) by shunt-smtp-out-0 with SMTP; 13 Jun 2003 16:07:53 -0000 Received: from 130SetBC01 ([207.23.24.105]) (AUTH: LOGIN tspivey8@softhome.net) by softhome.net with esmtp; Fri, 13 Jun 2003 10:07:52 -0600 Message-ID: <001a01c331c6$1ba17e80$691817cf@130SetBC01> From: "Tyler Spivey" To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca References: <20030612192224.GA15289@localhost.localdomain> <001301c3311c$907ef2f0$691817cf@130SetBC01> Subject: Re: plan for software dectalk? Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 09:08:32 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: i downloaded the demo, and the quality doesn't seem that great. dectalk is natorius for mumbling at high rates of speech. and software dectalk's demo doesn't even sound like a dectalk - it sound rather more winy, if you know what i mean. ----- Original Message ----- From: "White, Matt" To: Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 4:56 AM Subject: Re: plan for software dectalk? > $50 does not seem like a lot of money to have quality, hardware free > speech. Hardware synthesizers are a lot more (at least $200) and you > don't get the portability that software synthesis offers. > > Matt > > > > most of us can't afford software dectalk. $50 is a lot, and in canada > > it's doubled since it's probably in american dollars. > > the linux demo doesn't work, so i don't have any good way to try it. the > > windows demo is... so-so, but very limiting. > > i hate having to load windows. i only use it for games, and maybe the > > occasional test of a new screen reader that i find - which is not very > > good. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: > > To: > > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 12:22 PM > > Subject: plan for software dectalk? > > > > > >> Hi speakup developers: > >> Just wondering if there are plans for speakup to support the linux > >> version of software dectalk, or whether it's even possible. It's > >> really the only good software synth for linux as far as voice quality > >> goes, imho, unless > > by > >> some miracle festival develops a sudden improvement. Are there plans > >> to support it at all? Is it even possible, given the way speakup is > >> designed? > >> > >> Thanks > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Speakup mailing list > >> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > -- > Matt B. White > Tel: 508.969.2836 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup