> And don't forget that alsa allows more than one sound to play at the same > time (soundcard permitting), which is definitely an advantage when using > software speech as you will get other sounds even if speech is going on. > > From > Michael Whapples > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Willem van der Walt" <wvdwalt at csir.co.za> > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 9:50 AM > Subject: Re: Sound systems (Was:) Re: software synth on old laptop > > >> Alsa if it works, because that is where future development is taking >> place >> and it generally allows for better control over the sound cards. >> >> >> On Tue, 14 Nov 2006, Chris Norman wrote: >> >>> Hi. >>> >>> I am just thinking, which is better? OSS or ALSA? >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Chris Norman >>> <!-- cnorman at rnibncw.ac.uk --> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Gregory Nowak" <greg at romuald.net.eu.org> >>> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." >>> <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> >>> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 9:38 PM >>> Subject: Re: software synth on old laptop >>> >>> >>> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>> > Hash: SHA1 >>> > >>> > Aplay is an alsa program, so it won't work with oss. You need to use >>> > play instead, if you're using oss. >>> > >>> > Greg >>> > >>> > >>> > On Mon, Nov 13, 2006 at 02:25:00PM -0600, John Heim wrote: >>> >> Do I have to use alsa sound drivers to use speakup with espeak? >>> >> >>> >> I've installed alsa-utils and I've run alsaconf but there seems to be >>> >> a >>> >> problem. I get error messages that it can't find device 0. I have >>> >> this >>> >> really old laptop with a Sound Blaster 8 built in. I've loaded the >>> >> correct >>> >> modues manually 'modprobe snd-sb8' but no matter what I do, I can't >>> >> seem >>> >> to >>> >> get sound at all via the alsa drivers. >>> >> >>> >> The oss drivers work fine. But I can't get speech-dispatcher to work >>> >> with >>> >> espeak. I saw that in the espeak config file, it calls aplay. And >>> >> aplay >>> >> won't work possibly because I'm not using the alsa drivers. Am I on >>> >> the >>> >> right track here? >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >>> >> Speakup mailing list >>> >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>> >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>> > >>> > - -- >>> > web site: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org >>> > gpg public key: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org/pubkey.asc >>> > skype: gregn1 >>> > (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) >>> > >>> > - -- >>> > Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager at EU.org >>> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >>> > Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) >>> > >>> > iD8DBQFFWOXk7s9z/XlyUyARAk0yAJ9WUV2TrFeVbNX2BhOb7Fcdx12QbACcDYBG >>> > naAei15OBY80yTc8J+IaNAw= >>> > =hr43 >>> > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > 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 >>> >> >> -- >> This message is subject to the CSIR's copyright, terms and conditions and >> e-mail legal notice. Views expressed herein do not necessarily represent >> the >> views of the CSIR. >> >> CSIR E-mail Legal Notice >> http://mail.csir.co.za/CSIR_eMail_Legal_Notice.html >> >> CSIR Copyright, Terms and Conditions >> http://mail.csir.co.za/CSIR_Copyright.html >> >> For electronic copies of the CSIR Copyright, Terms and Conditions and the >> CSIR >> Legal Notice send a blank message with REQUEST LEGAL in the subject line >> to >> CallCentre at csir.co.za. >> >> >> This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by >> MailScanner, >> and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks Transtec Computers for >> their support. >> >> >> >> >
