From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Authentication-Results: befuddled.reisers.ca; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=hubert-humphrey.com header.i=@hubert-humphrey.com header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=fm1 header.b=LdZd/sWU; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=messagingengine.com header.i=@messagingengine.com header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=fm3 header.b=cLvAR7ZN; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix, from userid 65534) id B6A4338092D; Sun, 3 Apr 2022 15:36:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: from wout1-smtp.messagingengine.com (wout1-smtp.messagingengine.com [64.147.123.24]) by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DD9D4380370 for ; Sun, 3 Apr 2022 15:36:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: from compute2.internal (compute2.nyi.internal [10.202.2.46]) by mailout.west.internal (Postfix) with ESMTP id C69C73201DD7 for ; Sun, 3 Apr 2022 15:36:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mailfrontend1 ([10.202.2.162]) by compute2.internal (MEProxy); Sun, 03 Apr 2022 15:36:27 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d= hubert-humphrey.com; h=cc:content-type:date:date:from:from :in-reply-to:message-id:mime-version:reply-to:sender:subject :subject:to:to; s=fm1; bh=sa8PnEGgl0KAN3iFzgM3+2YROd0EZXcwta7Vnl DJ3M4=; b=LdZd/sWUnWY54xpHf6ffircaQiWDgcWob4XKQN8KOq7ylN4lQdzcoG r2qH9RhyuGHTnl30n8uwwQ9H9GvrJRpvrb3ZazWmLG9UcAgWIfx9Y8WnRO27D1Yq oCiIUPVGlaTN3rMKUES8qE2I+yXWW001YbA45ke2UCWPDjUJoJzO239weu0Wll4e 42UKniwfYer3WVYPIXMWOxjtQpsVEAPeXzc1cMr6Lne9xHO/InVNhC5NxeF0hk/C tGc6y5AsgdEZn/5oWb9uxjIjiWEIEKTYgLthdOrDiF1vv+XRJ8vg6gYPefTxhPdU 9neJfZ2OBpAlG/KacK8OkIoxzu1GRt+w== DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d= messagingengine.com; h=cc:content-type:date:date:from:from :in-reply-to:message-id:mime-version:reply-to:sender:subject :subject:to:to:x-me-proxy:x-me-proxy:x-me-sender:x-me-sender :x-sasl-enc; s=fm3; bh=sa8PnEGgl0KAN3iFzgM3+2YROd0EZXcwta7VnlDJ3 M4=; b=cLvAR7ZNaOZaoCXYbBUb8BOrZt4Ob3wrg7gCCgsNC33WiazR/hiUxGJEg jze6JFfnbvgaE3zDz13gbPdJizB/dhRomhVHVl5a+/RONC8iZJzM5qUWgiwGBVqK BlIBb8+dWyG72vXFd/vKAWWQ9xGQj7RBzogCVNOYVTPEBI/USCcE+15a1QoYKHdY 3E/0dSDQohS6HIeX3C+Wso8lpKy4bXvU1db0Z+hEYsf0jIYPNsM9g6BC2McO71HF tyO2B2103S0EhG3/RNocfLxcgMnM3HiI0+/biXuznaKxzoSLsnTuw0Y1N3VtCwE2 45d6/q7Zn+qOBNTb2UqQMgH9Zo55Q== X-ME-Sender: X-ME-Received: X-ME-Proxy-Cause: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgedvvddrudejtddgudegudcutefuodetggdotefrod ftvfcurfhrohhfihhlvgemucfhrghsthforghilhdpqfgfvfdpuffrtefokffrpgfnqfgh necuuegrihhlohhuthemuceftddtnecunecujfgurhepfffhvffukfggtgesthdtredttd dtvdenucfhrhhomhepvehhihhmvgcujfgrrhhtuceotghhihhmvgeshhhusggvrhhtqdhh uhhmphhhrhgvhidrtghomheqnecuggftrfgrthhtvghrnhepjeffffdujeelueffieevtd eiteettdekgffgkedvueejteektdehfefhhfdvteeknecuvehluhhsthgvrhfuihiivgep tdenucfrrghrrghmpehmrghilhhfrhhomheptghhihhmvgeshhhusggvrhhtqdhhuhhmph hhrhgvhidrtghomh X-ME-Proxy: Received: by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA for ; Sun, 3 Apr 2022 15:36:26 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2022 12:36:25 -0700 (PDT) From: Chime Hart To: speakup@linux-speakup.org Subject: How Can I Switch Synthesizers on the Fly? Message-ID: <1dc619bf-ba8a-47b3-2c85-7dff6e27086@hubert-humphrey.com> X-BeenThere: speakup@linux-speakup.org Precedence: list List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII X-Bogosity: Ham, tests=bogofilter, spamicity=0.000000, version=1.2.5 Hi All: I've asked others in other forums such as Slint-and-Debian Accessibility, but so far I am striking out. I have a DecTalk U S B, but last year I purchased some hi quality voices from Oralux, which are software speech. When I have Allison installed, I can send her text through spd-say. Making matters more complex, speech-dispatcher will not seem to install on this Debian Sid machine. Guidance I've received from 2 sources, says I must install and have espeak talking before I can switch to Allison, which is an embedded voice. When I was running Slint on a laptop, Didier had created a talk-with command to easily switch synths, but his script would need to be re written for Debian. In addition, if I unload the DecTalk module, I won't have speech, or would their be a way of having both DecTalk and software speech at the same time? So, can some1 please provide exact commands I can switch synths on the fly? I ran a locate for softsynth but nothing found. Thanks so much in advance Chime