From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-yw0-f42.google.com (mail-yw0-f42.google.com [209.85.213.42]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 22648C1A324 for ; Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:45:39 -0500 (EST) Received: by ywh1 with SMTP id 1so701356ywh.29 for ; Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:45:38 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:date:from:to:subject:message-id :mail-followup-to:references:mime-version:content-type :content-disposition:in-reply-to:user-agent; bh=emW/1rYEjR3pka7glASghr6LTRY59gEQKGZwvwLPimY=; b=tb1A3iJeCHn3jt/3Do/V+iReQ3WlRnrvZWyoJs3TGrkAGkZDHVSxabl5m3Vfs6SPgV f0CNLirc4n3v4n1CcSG7rnpfJcjIYfhLp9CRyrFfMZ1fvLC7E7EMYVn4tTdnnZONM9TJ nwLPWyvlV0ESJ4K8ArXgtxDRbvp+HZVRiRz6o= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=date:from:to:subject:message-id:mail-followup-to:references :mime-version:content-type:content-disposition:in-reply-to :user-agent; b=fiKENnM81K1x5V56dvkvyWmb44RTZ3J1DlbtUgaV5ojCjNk5mSUK96CYH2eb6E1JSj +hoVp8R5L3BW+YjRZgeOkwQadJxpvVcrUFSVZzA9W9aD20C1sM09jsJlxa8KvQUYKoCy JYLf3/uujB6GqjAIa1tp1OofyYSl+R9OfPGEc= Received: by 10.150.57.14 with SMTP id f14mr1879309yba.65.1298681138457; Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:45:38 -0800 (PST) Received: from hittsjunk.net (m645e36d0.tmodns.net [208.54.94.100]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id i25sm771649yhn.12.2011.02.25.16.45.36 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:45:37 -0800 (PST) Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:51:06 -0600 From: Kenny Hitt To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: speech-dispatcher and espeak Message-ID: <20110226005106.GA4740@hittsjunk.net> Mail-Followup-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca References: <4D6427BD.1080108@gmail.com> <20110222223256.GB23691@lnx3> <4D6540DB.6090404@gmail.com> <20110223195321.GA1739@nextdog> <4D657762.9010305@gmail.com> <20110225064638.GA1254@lnx3> <4D67BE78.6040606@gmail.com> <20110225212217.GB32521@lnx3> <20110225215207.GA29551@hittsjunk.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20110225215207.GA29551@hittsjunk.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list Reply-To: "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: Sat, 26 Feb 2011 00:45:39 -0000 Resending from the correct address. On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 03:52:07PM -0600, Kenny Hitt wrote: > Hi Do you know if there has been any fixes for the speech-dispatcher alsa output since 0.7 was released? > The 0.7 version crashes if I use alsa and pulseaudio isn't an option here since it locks my sound card. > I still depend on espeakup for speech output in the console. Fortunately, Debian still has the espeak gnome-speech driver. > That's my current solution, but the upgrade to gnome 3.0 will likely end support for gnome-speech, so I need to get a working speech-dispatcher. > > Kenny > . > On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 02:22:17PM -0700, Steve Holmes wrote: > > More saga on pulse audio here. I started messing with default sample > > rate and at one point, I had really good sound from mplayer playing > > music but as soon as I started speech-dispatcher, then it all went to > > hell again. In fact, the music playing through mplayer even got > > distorted. As soon as I killed pulse and restarted it again, then it > > sounded good again. Speech-dispatcher keeps screwing it up. At one > > point, I had pretty decent sound coming out of gnome along with Orca > > using speech dispatcher but now I can't seem to get pulse back right > > again. I can't believe how volital pulse audio is. No wonder so many > > people have so much trouble with it. It may be very complicated for > > anyone who is simply trying to use it. I thought alsa was bad at one > > time but pulse really cuts the cake. > >