[bookport] Re: Thoughts on the Beta

  • From: "Grant Hardy" <granthardy@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 18:07:36 -0700

Where do you download real speech?  Is it free?

On 4/3/06, LARRY SKUTCHAN <lskutchan@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Another way you may verify if the voices are generally available is to
> go to Control Panel/Speech and try to select the voice from the TTS
> tab.
>
> >>> Nolan.Crabb@xxxxxxxxxx Monday, April 03, 2006 12:35:44 PM >>>
> Clarence reported that Reel Speech Jen worked fine on his machine.
>
> I downloaded those voices as a result of being a Window-Eyes user many
> years ago.  Are they in some way tied to Window-Eyes and therefore not
> available elsewhere?  I wonder why I can't hear them?
>
> I've done a test here at work on the work PC, and neospeech Kate and
> Paul sound wonderful.  I have Kate reading Popular Communications, and
> her performance is pretty credible.  It's sure strange about the real
> speech voices though.
>
>
>
> Nolan Crabb
> Rehabilitation Services for the Blind
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