[bookport] Re: Upgrades: Hardware and Firmware
- From: "Mike Arrigo" <n0oxy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 19:55:03 -0500
The doubletalk speech is also available in the triple talk synthesizers. It
was used in the road runner, although I never had one, so can't compare. I
also have the bookcourier which uses the same speech.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Neal Ewers" <ewers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 11:29 AM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Upgrades: Hardware and Firmware
> Larry, as a confirmed Eloquence user, I have to say that at first, I
> didn't like the double talk. But the more I listen, the easier it
> becomes. I have one question.
>
> I have not heard the double talk in any other form than on the book
> port, unless that is what is used in the road runner. The book port
> definitely sounds better than that. Did you do anything to give the
> double talk more vocal inflection? By this, I mean did you somehow
> create more numerous pitches for the double talk to use when reading?
>
> I have also been listening to the Dec talk software synthesizer which I
> confess I don't like nearly as much as I do either Eloquence or Double
> talk. The reason for this is that the pitches used for inflection in
> the Dec talk as used with JAWS are too widely spaced. To my ears, it
> sounds quite abnormal. In addition, some words get slurred together and
> are harder to understand. I know that many of these synthesizers allow
> a lot of tweaking so that these and other problems can be dealt with. I
> assume that you will do your magic to maximize any synthesizer you use.
> So, I suspect that what we are hearing with the double talk is a part of
> that magic. I guess part of my point here is that if you will be doing
> a bit of tweaking to whatever synthesizer is used, it may be a bit
> different than it sounds to those of us who use the same synthesizer
> with a screen reader. So, I'll be waiting for whatever you give us and
> will bet that I can become accustom to it. And, if we can have a
> choice, then that will be all the better unless your offering these
> choices actually ends up raising the average price of the Book Port as a
> result.
>
> Keep up the good work. And, I must say, it is very good work.
> Neal
>
>
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