[bookport] Re: An Alternative to a Pronunciation Dictionary
- From: "albert griffith" <albertgriffith@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 02:54:28 -0400
I'm not a fan of the double-talk speech program and I'd appreciate the
ability to make any changes that might make it's rhythms more pleasing to my
ears.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Arrigo" <n0oxy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 8:04 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: An Alternative to a Pronunciation Dictionary
: It's also called the frequency of the voice, making it sound more basey,
or
: more tinny. Kind of like a trebble control in some ways.
: ----- Original Message -----
: From: "Sarah Cranston" <cranston.sarah@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
: To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
: Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 9:24 AM
: Subject: [bookport] Re: An Alternative to a Pronunciation Dictionary
:
:
: > Sorry about showing my ignorance, but what do you mean by "head size"?
: >
: > Thanks,
: >
: > Sarah
: >
: > -----Original Message-----
: > From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
: > [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Mike Arrigo
: > Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 8:26 PM
: > To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
: > Subject: [bookport] Re: An Alternative to a Pronunciation Dictionary
: >
: >
: > I would agree with this. You can also change things such as =
: > articulation,
: > entonation, head size, etc. A speech submenu would be a nice idea.
: > ----- Original Message -----=20
: > From: "Jeremiah Z. Rogers" <jzr@xxxxxxxxxx>
: > To: "Bookport@Freelists. Org" <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
: > Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 9:39 PM
: > Subject: [bookport] An Alternative to a Pronunciation Dictionary
: >
: >
: > > Hi fellow book porters. I've watched, with great interest, the =
: > different
: > > ideas about the features and functions you'd like to see added to the
=
: > Book
: > > Port. Many of you have suggested means to alter what you've called
: > > pronunciation, but in your examples, you've almost unanimously cited
: > > instances where the doubletalk speech used the wrong expansion of an
: > > abbreviation: drive instead of doctor, saint instead of street, etc. =
: > I've
: > > suggested, in previous posts, that APH allow Book Port users more =
: > access
: > to
: > > the finer features of the Doubletalk synthesizers: control of =
: > intonation,
: > > pause between words, level of enunciation, tone control, etc. All of =
: > these
: > > features are available in other devices which utilize Doubletalk =
: > speech,
: > and
: > > as such should be technically available in the hardware presently =
: > on-board
: > > your Book Ports. How does this tie into pronunciation of =
: > abbreviations? I
: > > believe that there is a means of instructing Doubletalk to simply =
: > announce
: > > abbreviations rather than try to parse them. Thus it'd say DR for =
: > doctor,
: > ST
: > > for street or saint, etc. This bit of modification should prove much =
: > more
: > > efficient in terms of space utilization, as well as in meeting the =
: > needs
: > of
: > > most users. Were APH to turn its users loose with complete control =
: > over
: > all
: > > of Doubletalk's wide array of configurable features as I've previously
: > > requested, this feature could simply be one of them and could be part
=
: > of a
: > > speech parameters submenu off the main menu perhaps. I'll be =
: > interested to
: > > read reaction from list members to these thoughts, as well as any =
: > thoughts
: > > which might be offered by APH staff on the list. Many thanks in =
: > advance.
: > > Jeremiah
: > >
: > >
: >
: >
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