[access-uk] Re: TRAIL

TRAILIan

Try
http://pdaudio.net/dectalk/page/

Just to add my two-pence worth, I don't think you can get much better than the 
Neospeech voices for american english, or the excellent Daniel British English 
Scansoft Real Speak voice which is now being sold by a fair number of A.T. 
companies as part of their products.  Real Speak Demo at:
http://www.nuance.com/realspeak/demo/

James
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ian Macrae 
  To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 10:54 AM
  Subject: [access-uk] Re: TRAIL


  ...on the subject of which, does anyone have, or know where I can get the 
singing Jaws files?  I know it's been round the block a few times on this list, 
but it'd be helpful to me in connection with the piece and its follow-up.





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  From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
Vince Thacker
  Sent: 18 May 2006 16:15
  To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Subject: [access-uk] Re: TRAIL


  i'll really look forward to that! For my money, the best I've heard is the 
Loquendo voices on
  http://www.loquendo.com/en/demos/interactive_tts_demo.htm

   - I especially like Kate with the little touches of emotion you can program 
in.

  And about the worst in recent times must be Audomadic Da-a-a-a-a-a-a-ave, 
which arrived with the demo of Hal if I remember rightly.

  Dectak singing is probably corny for experienced blindies, but I've only just 
come across it - reminds me of Tonto's Epanding Head band from about 1970, 
where they got a moog synth to sing.

  Vince.


    From: Ian Macrae 
    To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxx ; access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 10:46 AM
    Subject: [access-uk] TRAIL


    Apologies for the cross-posting, but this is something which I hope and 
imagine would be of interest to people on either list.  On Tuesday's In Touch 
I'm doing a piece about the place of sampled and synthesised voices in the 
lives of Blind and PS people.  The aim of the piece, as well as having a bit of 
a laugh at some of the dafter ones is to get listeners to contribute examples 
of voices you particularly like or dislike or find annoying or amusing.  Be 
warned that we'll be after not just nominations, but, where possible, actual 
examples.  More info on Radio 4 on Tuesday 23 May at 2040 and thereafter on the 
In Touch pages of the BBC Website.  Hope you'll all be there and tell your 
friends!

    Cheers now. 

    Ian 


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