[bookcourier] Re: Was re: test - general use of Bookcourier
- From: M Kilburn <mkilburn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 14:28:53 -0300
I have used synthetic speech for some time now as well. I've heard much
of what is out there including the AT&T natural voices and Neospeech
which comes with K1000. I think it's a matter of adapting one's
listening ear to the voice which delivers the words in the most
comprehensible while doing so without being overly distracting by virtue
of the mechanicalness of the speech. I find if I want to read something
rapidly or speed up some section of reading, the staccato nature of the
synthetic voices versus the natural speech engines, is superior as words
are pronounced more concesely. So hey, robot speech is not so bad for
some reading for me.
Mike
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From: bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of George Marshall
Sent: April 16, 2006 12:10 PM
To: bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookcourier] Re: Was re: test - general use of Bookcourier
Hi:
I don't like the doubletalk voices, find some words hard to understand.
I
am a long time user of speech synthesizers, going back to the old TSI
Vert
systems. I spoke to the tech at BC, he said Eloquence was too expensive
but
they are working on a SAPI5 speech engine, I think this would improve
the BC
immensely. Any thoughts on this?
Thanks,
George R. Marshall
geom4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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From: "Diane Fazackarley" <fazackle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 5:16 PM
Subject: [bookcourier] Re: Was re: test - general use of Bookcourier
Hi
If you are putting it into a word pad document I think the Bookcourier
should be able to understand it, it is able to access text documents but
not Word, you'd have to save it as a text document. I like the voice on
the Bookcourier but I don't think I'd like to listen to a whole document
or book in it. You could download a program called textrecorder, its
free and this can convert things into MP3 format so you can put it on
the BC. If I can help further feel free to contact me off list.
Textrecorders web site is:
http://www.sparetimegizmos.com/Software/TextRecorder.htm
Happy reading.
Regards
Diane
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From: bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Marie Rudys
Sent: 15 April 2006 13:35
To: bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookcourier] Re: Test:
Dear Diane,
I have the manual. Now, I am scanning a book with a scanner from a
paperback, but it is a new scanner much smaller than a flatbed. It's my
book, so I can rip pages out. I am saving the book, one page at a time
in Wordpad. Can I transfer this book later to my Book Courier and be
able to read it?
Mimi
Happy House
Where we live, work and play,
The dearest spot on Earth is
Home Sweet Home!!!
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