From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-fx0-f213.google.com (mail-fx0-f213.google.com [209.85.220.213]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1082910A83 for ; Tue, 2 Jun 2009 06:35:01 -0400 (EDT) Received: by fxm9 with SMTP id 9so8084500fxm.17 for ; Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:35:01 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:subject:from:reply-to:to :in-reply-to:references:content-type:organization:date:message-id :mime-version:x-mailer:content-transfer-encoding; bh=GrrYt4KOnAoCCIsE/Nt+0rWtmXHK5o0shhwrcJVH9Ww=; b=Iqr471Y15M3qEfZRnUyLf7lwyW5NMlWMTz2P1Q4iTt8N7xm6HiztLCr6ssfpBsp6HE DKDB22YZT9Ya+VBDk0M1Xji3pjCeV/RLw92oFSM9mCVuBOoLBLsHsNZqNBLdclHS2B5q 2bYV2IRW24Ss3IxghDsydtQuUYiPYaDkYv+zM= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=subject:from:reply-to:to:in-reply-to:references:content-type :organization:date:message-id:mime-version:x-mailer :content-transfer-encoding; b=D7Mdun/ZhtdCc7FITzp2zV4PCQ52F1aPGEx29Wd5pdQoZN49trqI2O7re9//Hxg/sn mEktt+A3WIsi5mCApQxOwIC+qhgTPuAJDhjeNJ0b4Qzsvi80DCKClb6Q8EyHLZnUOWXS fLKQiEavJPr21z/ApP/AGogOek5FBXmwwggMg= Received: by 10.103.189.18 with SMTP id r18mr3782445mup.80.1243938901295; Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:35:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?192.168.1.66? (87-194-146-232.bethere.co.uk [87.194.146.232]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 7sm3159490mup.54.2009.06.02.03.35.00 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:35:00 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: speakup using different synths with software speech? From: Georgina Joyce To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." In-Reply-To: <4A24F34F.8020601@baechler.net> References: <5D1286E147AA4F92B17EDF969017C6CF@tdsdev> <20090531185400.GB10058@localhost.localdomain> <20090531192320.GA25139@linux1> <20090531195859.GA5899@grml> <036101c9e24a$63683200$6400a8c0@quan> <4A241922.7070204@baechler.net> <1243888309.19200.14.camel@orchid.sented-plants.local> <4A24F34F.8020601@baechler.net> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Ready 2 Go Linux Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:34:59 +0100 Message-Id: <1243938899.3597.7.camel@orchid.sented-plants.local> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.22.3.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list Reply-To: ready2golinux@googlemail.com, "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:35:02 -0000 Hi Well if paying for windows works for you then that's alright. I don't have the time to write out instructions on how to use cepstral voices when you just want to complain about espeak and have no intention on using them because they cost money. It's your perspectives that are stopping you from using linux. Gena On Tue, 2009-06-02 at 02:39 -0700, Tony Baechler wrote: > Are they free and packaged for Debian? My understanding is that you > have to actually pay for them. I've spent enough on hardware speech. > I'm not about to spend money on non-free software speech in addition. > Also, how do you use them with Speakup and Orca? > > Georgina Joyce wrote: > > You didn't mention cepstral voices. > > > > On Mon, 2009-06-01 at 11:08 -0700, Tony Baechler wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> > >> This is very well said. I've felt the same way for a long time which is > >> why I still use Windows for email and ssh to my Linux machines. I would > >> prefer to use Linux as my primary OS, but I have a few sticking points > >> as well. The biggest is the quality of ESpeak, exactly as you say. To > >> me, it reminds me of an Echo with a British accent. With Speakup, that > >> isn't a big problem because I have an external Doubletalk LT, a > >> Trippletalk and a DEC-talk Express. However, unless I'm mistaken, > >> (someone, please correct me here) there is no way to get Orca to use > >> hardware speech. I realize that there are better software synths out > >> there, but either they're just as bad (look at Festival), they're > >> non-free (Mbrola comes to mind), or they cost money, such as TTSynth. > >> Until there is a high quality speech synth for Linux that works with > >> Orca, I will not be completely switching. > >> > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Gena M0EBP http://ready2golinux.com