i downloaded the demo, and the quality doesn't seem that great. dectalk is natorius for mumbling at high rates of speech. and software dectalk's demo doesn't even sound like a dectalk - it sound rather more winy, if you know what i mean. ----- Original Message ----- From: "White, Matt" <mattw@xxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 4:56 AM Subject: Re: plan for software dectalk? > $50 does not seem like a lot of money to have quality, hardware free > speech. Hardware synthesizers are a lot more (at least $200) and you > don't get the portability that software synthesis offers. > > Matt > > <quote who="Tyler Spivey"> > > most of us can't afford software dectalk. $50 is a lot, and in canada > > it's doubled since it's probably in american dollars. > > the linux demo doesn't work, so i don't have any good way to try it. the > > windows demo is... so-so, but very limiting. > > i hate having to load windows. i only use it for games, and maybe the > > occasional test of a new screen reader that i find - which is not very > > good. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <jacobs at surferie.net> > > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 12:22 PM > > Subject: plan for software dectalk? > > > > > >> Hi speakup developers: > >> Just wondering if there are plans for speakup to support the linux > >> version of software dectalk, or whether it's even possible. It's > >> really the only good software synth for linux as far as voice quality > >> goes, imho, unless > > by > >> some miracle festival develops a sudden improvement. Are there plans > >> to support it at all? Is it even possible, given the way speakup is > >> designed? > >> > >> Thanks > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Speakup mailing list > >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > -- > Matt B. White > Tel: 508.969.2836 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
