Oh ok then...i'll need to find out where I can buy one then, and also I was wondering how much the accents are? One more tthing, I've heard stories of synths being several hundred dollars, so are we like only concentrating on low level synths, or have I just been misinformed? Take care, Sina No trees were destroyed in sending this message; however, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -----Original Message----- From: speakup-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Alex Snow Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 8:28 AM To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. Subject: Re: Braille Blazer problems the speach is pretty damn good as far as synths go. the only speach I've heard that's better is the accent. On Wed, Jan 14, 2004 at 10:53:16PM -0500, Sina Bahram wrote: > 50 bucks...are they worth it? I mean, how's the speech, compaired to a > double talk? > > Take care, > Sina > > No trees were destroyed in sending this message; however, a large > number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca > [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] > On Behalf Of Alex Snow > Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 10:03 PM > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Subject: Re: Braille Blazer problems > > > no but you can get one used. I got mine for like 50 bucks. > On Wed, Jan > 14, 2004 at 08:58:20PM -0500, Garrett Klein wrote: > > I thought those weren't manufactured anymore? I could be wrong. On > > Wed, Jan 14, 2004 at 08:50:23PM -0500, Alex Snow wrote: > > > get an artic transport. they're good synths and can stand up to a > > > good > > > amount of abuse. > > > On Wed, Jan 14, 2004 at 08:36:56PM -0500, Garrett Klein > > > wrote: > > > > Hello all, > > > > I am running Slackware 9.1 with Speakup 1.5 using my Braille > > > > Blazer as a > > > > synthesizer. I, however, am having multiple issues with it. For one > > > > thing, when too much text gets sent over the serial port, it turns > > > > itself off and back on, which destroys my punctuation/pitch settings > (I > > > > can fix the pitch and speed, though). My second problem is > > > > Speakup-related. I've seen it in Speakup 1.0, 1.5, and CVS speakup > > > > (which, might I add, made my blazer sound quite weird). This problem > is > > > > that it does not announce uppercase letters in a higher pitch > > > > than > > > > lowercase ones. This has also happened when using my Braille Lite 40 > as > > > > a synth. I've tried a warm reset, and that didn't help. > > > > Sometimes > it'll > > > > say some letters higher when spelling a word, but I think it > > > > doesn't > > > > just do the uppercase ones in that case, it's hard to tell. Case > > > > sensativity works in JAWS for DOS, BTW. > > > > I'm looking into getting a DoubleTalk LT, so I won't have to worry > about > > > > these problems anymore. Either that, or possibly getting a > > > > TrippleTalk > > > > > USB and using its serial port, would that work with speakup? Any > > > > suggestions to fix these annoying issues would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Garrett > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > -- > > > Always borrow money from a pessimist; he doesn't expect to be paid > > > back. > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > -- > Always borrow money from a pessimist; he doesn't expect to be paid back. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- Always borrow money from a pessimist; he doesn't expect to be paid back. _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup at braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
