Software synths

[Darragh]

I can get this to work well in windows with the following line in the
jfw.ini file

Synth1Port=C-Media Wave Device

Could the same be done in Gnome to resolve the gnopernicus and player
problems?

Darragh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glenn Ervin at Home" <GlennErvin at cableone.net>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 12:34 AM
Subject: Re: Software synths


> I wonder if it would help if the programmers of the software speech would
> allow the speech to come through a soundcard of its own.
> I have used 2 sound cards in a computer at the same time before without
any
> problems.
> Glenn.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Whitley CTR Cecil H" <WhitleyCH.ctr at cherrypoint.usmc.mil>
> To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'"
> <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 8:21 AM
> Subject: RE: Software synths
>
>
> Hi Janina,
> I agree that there is an issue with keeping the speech stream out of the
> music stream.  I actually had a thought on that when I read your message.
I
> have 5.1 surround sound, it would be possible to put the voice stream to
the
> rear speakers and therefore keep it separate from the music stream coming
> through the front speakers.  I don't know if any of the software synth
> developers would be interested in enabling this as an option, but it is
one
> possible solution.  A "separate" sound device like "voice" in the mixer
> might also be an option, but i'm not sure if that would address all
issues.
> It would allow recording software to supress that device for it's incoming
> data stream.
>
> Don't get me wrong, I have no bias against hardware synths and I do wish
> development on them would continue.  It would be so nice to have a
firewire
> or usb connected hw synth!  Especially one that the manufacturer would
> publish enough documentation for to enable a speakup/yasr/emacs speak
driver
> to be written.  I guess even a PCI hw synth would be helpfull, but PCI
like
> ISA before it will eventually go away.
>
> Regards,
>
> Cecil
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