plan for software dectalk?

[Tyler Spivey]

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 at cotse.net>
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
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