However, when puting a Doubletalk threw a mixer, an older one, every time it stops speaking, there is a pop. Thanks, Nick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arthur Pirika" <apirika@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 12:32 PM Subject: RE: DoubleTalk stil going strong > Hi. That's a very interesting aproach. I guess also that putting the > synth through a mixer and doing some equalization could produce similar > results. When listening to ACBRadio's main menu, the doubletalk sounded > pretty good, actually, probably because of a combination of mp3 > filtering, caused by lower sample rates, and mixing. > > Arthur. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca > [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of .dan. > Sent: Wednesday, 3 November 2004 3:19 a.m. > To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca > Subject: DoubleTalk stil going strong > > > > Regarding dectalk and doubletalk speech, some of us prefer the latter. > I have used both and like the performance and speech of doubletalk over > the other. To modify the sound quality, but not the nature of the > speech itself, I have found that placing a folded thick cloth over the > speaker on the doubltalk lt. shapes the sound output in a more natural > way, filtering out some of the extrainious higher frequences above > approximately4 kh. This is the range above which the telephone cuts off > speech also for best intelligibility. The sound some find objectionable > is in my experience a matter of extrainious sounds created by the > speaker in the synth. box, very cheap junck, and not the text to speech > chip itself. Using a combination of cloth filtering and the sound > controls of the speech software, one can greatly modify the sound > quality and intelligibility to one's preference. I would imagine this > approach works also with the internal doubletalk and it's external > speaker. > > xv > ic|xc > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.786 / Virus Database: 532 - Release Date: 29/10/2004 > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.786 / Virus Database: 532 - Release Date: 29/10/2004 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
