From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from server1.shellworld.net (shellworld.net [69.60.117.94]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 99B64C1A07E for ; Mon, 23 Jul 2012 08:52:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: by server1.shellworld.net (Postfix, from userid 1028) id 5B41C2297E; Mon, 23 Jul 2012 08:52:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by server1.shellworld.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 594D122961 for ; Mon, 23 Jul 2012 05:52:04 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 05:52:04 -0700 From: Hart Larry To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: hardware or software synths In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 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: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:52:04 -0000 I completely agree with Karen, speech is generally a quite individual item. For some of us, just because it talks, doesn't mean its understandable, but some like it as fast as it will go. If you want something in software which will practicly sound like JAWS running IBM TTS, last time I ran that here some years ago the volume would not increase past a certain level. I myself have a DecTalk USB, but there are certainly issues. As far as e-speak or festival, I would just about say, they are not understandable. Hope all of our suggestions will asist you in finding what works best. Hart