Re Resource drain if leave software synth & computer on for hours .: Dectalk
- From: <ptusing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 15:55:25 -0500
HI,
In thinking of the resource issue, I was wondering if Access 32 users using
X P ever experience resource drain if one walks away from computer for hours
leaving JAWS "on"?
Does this happen also with Eloquence with unattended computer?
I infer from the message (see below) that resources are not drained using
Decktalk.
Simply curious about effect of leaving computer and JAWS loaded for hours
and effect on computer.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 1:59 PM
Subject: RE: Dectalk USB ?
> That's what I thought also when I bought my 1.8 GHz 512mb Pentium 4
> about 18 months ago; I was sort of wrong on 2 counts:
>
> 1) I keep piling software on that's running a lot, or all the time, the
> latest being the google desktop indexer (just as an example. While no
> single one makes a large difference, my constant adding of new software
> is beginning to tell; anti-virus, firewall, etc).
>
> The other is that the sound card itself can be a bottle neck if it's
> being used hard enough. I sometimes play a very sound intensive game
> from GMA games called tank commander, and that plus a software synth can
> obviously stress the sound card (the integrated SoundMax one anyway). =20
>
> That's really why I mentioned you didn't waste your money on a hardware
> synth, you may get a little benefit from it after all, although you may
> have to work at loading up your pc before you see it.
>
> Chip
>
> =20
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
> > [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Miller
> > Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 12:13 PM
> > To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: Dectalk USB ?
> >=20
> > Resources on my computer are a long ways off from at risk, it=20
> > will take a lot more then a software synth to slow this comp=20
> > down even the tiniest little bit.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 12:01 PM
> > Subject: RE: Dectalk USB ?
> >=20
> >=20
> > > And of course, like any software synth, it costs your=20
> > system in terms=20
> > > of system resources, so you should find a hardware synth to=20
> > leave your=20
> > > system more responsive overall.
> > >
> > > Chip
> > >
> > > =3D20
> > >
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=3D20
> > >> [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cy
> > >> Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 8:50 PM
> > >> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >> Subject: RE: Dectalk USB ?
> > >>=3D20
> > >> Tell you what John,
> > >> If I had known a month before I ordered the Double Talk that=3D20 =
> I=20
> > >>could use two sound cards on my computer I would have=20
> > saved=3D20 a good=20
> > >>amount of money and had much better speech....=3D20 Eloquence is a=20
> > >>pretty good sounding affair.
> > >> Only problem I have had with Eloquence is the settings for=3D20 =
> the=20
> > >>Sound Blaster card. If you happen to have any echo or=3D20 =20
> > reverb on it=20
> > >>is truly awful to listen to. It also seems to be=3D20 where=20
> > some of the=20
> > >>crackling sounds come from especially if=3D20 you are trying to =
> have=20
> > >>surround sound.
> > >> Cy, the Ancient One...=3D20
> > >>=3D20
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=3D20
> > >> [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Miller
> > >> Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 7:35 PM
> > >> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >> Subject: Re: Dectalk USB ?
> > >>=3D20
> > >>=3D20
> > >> very true but I can't afford one and I don't like the=20
> > double=3D20 talk=20
> > >>sound at all so I just use eloquence with 1 of my sound cards.
> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: "Chris Skarstad" <toonhead5@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >> Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 8:30 PM
> > >> Subject: Re: Dectalk USB ?
> > >>=3D20
> > >>=3D20
> > >> > the dectalk USB is exactly like the older doubletalk Lt=20
> > and the=3D20=20
> > >> > dectalk express, accept that it uses a USB port instttead=3D20
> > >> of a serial=3D20
> > >> > port. so it's a hardware synth.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > At 02:54 PM 10/23/2004, you wrote:
> > >> >>Yes, and also, you can run both sound cards, I some times do use=20
> > >> >>1=3D20 sound card for JFW and the other for other sounds, when =
> I=3D20
> > >> come up with
> > >>=3D20
> > >> >>speakers I like and I can fit in the little space I have left=20
> > >> >>I'll=3D20 always use the other sound card. Much as I like=20
> > dectalk=3D20
> > >> sound, I can't=3D20
> > >> >>even close to afford
> > >>=3D20
> > >> >>one.
> > >> >>----- Original Message -----
> > >> >>From: "Lenny McHugh" <lmchugh@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >> >>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >> >>Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 3:15 PM
> > >> >>Subject: Dectalk USB ?
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >> >I am running win xp home sp2.
> > >> >> > I have both a sound blaster live and on board sound. Only=20
> > >> >> >one=3D20 sound card may be active so I have the on=20
> > board disabled.
> > >> >> > Now with this usb dectalk can you have both this and=3D20
> > >> another sound
> > >> card
> > >> >> > working together?
> > >> >> > That is using the dectalk only for jaws and the other=3D20
> > >> for website=3D20
> > >> >> > noise. I have come to some sites that the music is so=3D20
> > >> loud that I=3D20
> > >> >> > can not
> > >> hear
> > >> >> > jaws.
> > >> >> > Also true with some email.
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