The hideous Dectalk 5.0
Luke Yelavich
themuso at themuso.com
Sat Aug 7 19:12:43 EDT 2004
On Sun, Aug 08, 2004 at 05:18:14AM EST, Adam Myrow wrote:
> Is it just me, or is the Dectalk software 5.0 the worst-sounding software
> synthesizer ever produced? I think between Fonix and Force Computing,
> they've absolutely ruined the Dectalk. This thing sounds like it's got
> tape over its mouth, and 4.61 sounded like it was intoxicated. Not only
> that, the installer bombs out with an "unexpected end-of-file" error. It
> still seems to work, however. I urge anybody who is considering this
> product to think again! I'd rather listen to Flite's monotonous voice.
> At least it's clear. It's not worth $50. It isn't worth $0.01! When I
> pay for software, I expect quality. I hope the USB Dectalk that everybody
> talks about won't sound like this.
On the other hand, DECtalk 5 is much more responsive than 4.61 was, so on that
note, I would rather use 5. However I do agree that it certainly is not the
best sounding DECtalk I have heard.
Luke
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