From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Greylist: delayed 337 seconds by postgrey-1.34 at speech; Mon, 23 Jul 2012 08:25:29 EDT Received: from server1.shellworld.net (shellworld.net [69.60.117.94]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5051FC1A11C for ; Mon, 23 Jul 2012 08:25:29 -0400 (EDT) Received: by server1.shellworld.net (Postfix, from userid 1005) id AB3492297A; Mon, 23 Jul 2012 08:19:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by server1.shellworld.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id A98AE22976 for ; Mon, 23 Jul 2012 08:19:51 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 08:19:51 -0400 (EDT) From: Karen Lewellen 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 12:25:29 -0000 Hi, Something else no one seems to reference in these discussions is sound quality speech wise. Believe the ability to understand your speech, a matter of personal taste, carries in price consideration in a major way. Likewise other uses you will want to make for your sound card. I prefer hardware speech to software, and personally would need two sound cards if I went with software speech. Just my take, Karen On Mon, 23 Jul 2012, acollins@icsmail.net wrote: > Hi. It would probably be easier and less expensive to go with a > software synth. The reason is that finding machines that have isa > serial ports these days is almost imposible, and speakup as of right now > does not work with either pci or usb serial ports. Espeak is a software > synth that comes with most Linux distroibutions, and is easy to use. > And of course, the price is right. I don't know if the Braille Note > emulates either the Keynote Gold, or some other supported synth. My > guess is probably not. If you can find a machine with standard isa > serial ports, then probably a litetalk, a Braille 'n Speak, or a Dectalk > Express would be good hardware choices. > > Gene Collins > >> Hi. >> >> >> >> I will hopefully be going to University and I have applied for the DSa. >> They are asking for information about Speakup and linux and I need to know >> which would be the best synthisiser to use and which suppliers in the UK >> sell. I have read something about the keynote gold, would a braillenote >> apex double up as a synth for Speakup? Any help on where I can get one of >> the supported synths would be great >> >> 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 > >