[access-uk] Re: ADDING SPEECH TO DAB RADIOS
- From: "Ian Macrae" <ian.macrae1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 20:15:09 +0100
Okay Alex, if you can get all the manufacturers across the piste to agree that
they will from now on make all their sets accessible by speech, good luck to
you. In the meantime, I'm just doing what I can. We have a saying where I
come from. Half a loaf is better than no bread at all.
Cheers now.
Ian
----- Original Message -----
From: Alex Stone
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 6:01 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: ADDING SPEECH TO DAB RADIOS
Yes, but at the initial stage, it doesn't do to cause ourselves problems by
limiting ourselves to one radio I would have thought.
Cheers.
Alex
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
Of Tristram Llewellyn
Sent: 27 October 2004 16:10
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: ADDING SPEECH TO DAB RADIOS
I think Dave is correct here, though I think the Evoke 2 is a good place to
start from. However a better criteria might be how willing such a
manufacturer would be to at least assist in co-development of such a
product, and also whether the guts of the radio can be relatively easily
adapted as you would have to be tapping in to the registers of the
microprocessor or lines to the display to intercept this information, it's
usually a case of knowing how they code for the display. Finally you would
consider what percentage of the total unit cost adding the speech is going
to run to. In consumer electronics terms about 30 percent would at a rough
guess be the ceiling so you're looking at a talking chipset costing between
from £5 to £15 per unit.
I would suggest that whatever speech functionality is specified should be
quite simple and basic as a proof of concept to start with. Manufacturers
will become reluctant if things get too complicated. I think that's what
put Roberts off producint a similar proof of concept some years ago on this
matter.
Hope it goes well.
Regards.
Tristram Llewellyn
Sight and Sound Technology
Technical Support
www.sightandsound.co.uk
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave" <groups.dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 3:31 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: ADDING SPEECH TO DAB RADIOS
I suspect we're all going to vote for the set we have, and I'm goingto say
the Evoke 2. As for the conflict, there needs to be a speech menu where you
can control the speech by switching on or off particular features. One item
would need to control if the speech blocked the radio while in progress or
was simultaneous. Then, the user, not the manufacturer could decide.
The evoke 2 has dab and fm presets, good sound, good reception, is portable
and can, if you really want to, be wired to a hifi.
Cheers
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Macrae" <ian.macrae@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "UK Radiolist" <uk-radio-listeners@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
<access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 1:04 PM
Subject: [access-uk] ADDING SPEECH TO DAB RADIOS
Hi all, and for once, no apology for cross-posting as this is a subject
which has come up on both these lists. Indeed, if anyone feels impelled
to pass this on to the DAB list, feel entirely free. Anyone should also
feel free about responding to me privately as my aim is to canvas views
as well as stimulate discussion.
I'm in very preliminary discussions with a rep from a DAB manufacturer
about the possibility of producing a DAB radio with speech. That's to
say, he's asked me the initial question, would a talking radio be a good
idea? Naturally I've immediately replied that it would very much indeed
be a good thing. So, following that up, could people think about the
following.
Is there one set currently available from any manufacturer that people
would like to see adapted for speech output?
Which functions would you prioritise as being accessible through speech?
For example, would people prefer to have station identification
available over Radiotext?
How would people feel about potential conflicts between station output
and speech information?
Any other comments, suggestions very much welcome, particularly in the
spirit that they seem up for this.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Cheers now.
Ian
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