[access-uk] Re: New SpeakOn features release - 6 June 2009
- From: "Isaac Porat" <isaac@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:18:02 +0100
Hi Peter
Support for SAPI4 was dropped in the previous version four months ago.
Microsoft introduced SAPI5 in the year 2000 so it was time to move on.
You can change speech volume and rate (in the same way it was always done in
SpeakOn) and this is explained here:
http://www.a-technic.net/SpeakOn/docs/SpeakOn/ht/SpeakOn-r-0070.htm
The 'Getting started with SpeakOn' page mentione this as well:
http://www.a-technic.net/SpeakOn/docs/SpeakOn/ht/SpeakOn-r-0059.htm
The SpeakOn manual is here:
http://www.a-technic.net/SpeakOn/docs/SpeakOn/ht/SpeakOn.htm
The tutorial section is particularly useful to get the most out of the
system as many features have been added over time.
If you or anybody else has any problems, you are welcome to contact me
directly at:
speakon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Regards
Isaac
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Peter Beasley
Sent: 10 June 2009 15:30
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: New SpeakOn features release - 6 June 2009
I have installed the latest Speakon but am disappointed that it only
supports sapi 5 voices whereas I am sure previous versions also supported
sapi 4. Also there appears not to be a way to increase the speed of the
voice.
----- Original Message -----
From: Isaac Porat <mailto:isaac@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 7:08 AM
Subject: [access-uk] New SpeakOn features release - 6 June 2009
Hello All,
A new features release of SpeakOn 2.2, 6 June 2009 is now available.
The highlight of this version are new features making SpeakOn an
ideal player for listening to both Live and 'On demand' radio. Thanks to
RadioTimes for their excellent co-operation. The ability to browse, search
and preset thousands of stations and shows has been available for a while.
With this version, station schedules for 7 days ahead are available for main
stations including the BBC. You can navigate seamlessly from any show
(known as programmes in the UK) and play the station if broadcasting live or
any archive if available in either podcast or BBC 'Listen again' formats.
You can quickly skip content within a stream. Station recommendations,
error reporting and direct links to stations' websites are also available.
Other new features in this version include improved and consistent
information across all media types, efficiency features and the ability to
scrobble your own music to Last.FM.
For those who are new to SpeakOn, it is a self-voicing software
environment for finding, retrieving and playing audio and text media. All
media local to your computer or remote on the internet is presented in the
same simple tree-like structure. You can navigate to the media you want,
select it and it is automatically downloaded or streamed and played in the
same SpeakOn player which handles both audio and text. Common audio formats
are supported including MP3, WMA and Real. You can either operate SpeakOn
using a standard keyboard or an external low cost numerical keypad using one
hand from the comfort of your armchair. SpeakOn has a low footprint (the
installer is only 3.8 Mb) and it is highly efficient making it ideal for use
with Netbooks.
SpeakOn is available free from:
www.a-technic.net/speakon.htm
This page contains information about SpeakOn, the types of media it
supports, links to the download page, manual and mailing list.
The new radio features are explained here:
http://www.a-technic.net/SpeakOn/docs/SpeakOn/ht/SpeakOn-s-0016.htm
Media information is explained here:
http://www.a-technic.net/SpeakOn/docs/SpeakOn/ht/SpeakOn-r-0127.htm
Efficiency features are explained here:
http://www.a-technic.net/SpeakOn/docs/SpeakOn/ht/SpeakOn-r-0134.htm
Scrobbling your own music to Last.FM is explained here:
http://www.a-technic.net/SpeakOn/docs/SpeakOn/ht/SpeakOn-r-0132.htm
The 'What's new' page is at:
http://www.a-technic.net/SpeakOn/docs/SpeakOn/ht/SpeakOn-r-0079.htm
Instructions for upgrading from an older version are at:
http://www.a-technic.net/SpeakOn/docs/SpeakOn/ht/SpeakOn-r-0103.htm
The download page for new users is at:
http://www.a-technic.net/SpeakOn/docs/SpeakOn/ht/SpeakOn-r-0016.htm
If you experience slow download, this is probably because of demand
for this new version so you may like to try again in a day or so.
The manual is at:
http://www.a-technic.net/SpeakOn/docs/SpeakOn/ht/SpeakOn.htm
Enjoy - and if you like SpeakOn, please forward this announcement to
any mailing lists, blogs or bulletin boards you feel are relevant.
Regards,
Isaac
Isaac Porat
SpeakOn's author
email: speakon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Website: http://www.a-technic.net/speakon.htm
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