[DECtalk], Re: dectalk 5.0

From: shaun everiss <shaun.e@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: dectalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 06:52:43 +1300
Snoopy. when the cd comes out, how much will it cost?
Or is it possible to download say an iso we can convert to cds or a nero 
image file?
Myself I prefur the whole cd.
Any aprox release date?
And will there bee a cd set in audio format?
At 06:23 p.m. 23/11/2004, you wrote:
>
>This is Snoopi with both Gallaudet University and Fonix, but I'm writing
>this on my own.  I am helping to create a newer and better version 
>of  Dectaklk.
>It has been a long road and we actually did take a step  backwards.  But I
>have recently heard the latest beta version which I will  be working with and
>assisting with new speaking rules to give it a human  quality.  Our beta 
>is in
>monotune for now so we can slowly build the  inflectuations in each voice.
>I'm happy and relieved to announce that the voice quality is being  restored.
>  It's actually back to being intelabgible once again.  So as  things keep
>moving ahead, Dectalk should be the new and improved version that we  all 
>have
>been waiting for.  Just don't ask for a release date because it  could be 
>um, a
>while.
>
>But if i can make a selfish plug here.  I'm on the home stretch of
>converting all my songs over to the new Dectalk format.  I have the 
>Gospel  and Contry
>categories all complete.  I'm now almost through with the Rock  catagory.
>Next I have about 45 kid's songs to convert and I think 70  Christmas 
>songs.  My
>last count of converted songs was 720, so I think I'm  going to end up with
>over 1000 song files for Dectalk.  After this stupid  conversion I'll be 
>adding
>at least 15 songs a month to the list.  I've been  doing this since 1987 but
>this conversion has really slowed me down.
>
>Until the CD of sound files is released, I'll be happy to send out sample
>files via E-mail.  my songs use special voice comands and I 
>think  I'm  going to
>request that you wait for the CD to get those commands.  My  commands have 15
>addictional voices, but the new version doesn't like the older  pramaters
>that I was using.  I have an updated command list but I have made  more 
>changes
>and I think I have errors in my last saved list that I could  E-mail.
>
>So if any of you do request samples, keep in mind that the voices that it
>uses will be missing.  In other words, Cher won't sound like Cher, 
>Boy  George
>won't sound like Boy George and so on.  I try my best to impersonate  actual
>singers.  I don't do it 100 percent because I have no interest in  doing 
>that.
>But I actually come close to the actual voice of mant  singers.  Most of them
>are by accident, but yet it's cool that I  accidentally impersonated many
>singers.
>
>So for all you Dectalk geaks, you can now get song files from me.
>
>
>SNOOPI
>
>
>In a message dated 11/22/2004 10:00:29 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>lehne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
>Well, I  don't think so, but you should probably play around with the demo a
>bit  before doing  that.  DECtalk 5 is something of a rebuild, and in my
>opinion does not sound nearly as good as the DECtalk most of us are  familiar
>with.  I could probably send it to you if you like.
>-----  Original Message -----
>From: "Matthew Horspool"  <drjaws@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <dectalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent:  Monday, November 22, 2004 12:57 AM
>Subject: [DECtalk], Re: dectalk  5.0
>
>
> >I purchased DECtalk 4.6 from GW Micro. Any way to tell  Fonix that and
> > get a cheaper upgrade?
> > -----Original  Message-----
> > From: Lehne Brasseal [mailto:lehne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> >  Sent: 22 November 2004 06:02
> > To: dectalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >  Subject: [DECtalk], Re: dectalk 5.0
> >
> >
> > Actually, if you  want it, you can get it from the Fonix website at
> >  www.fonix.com.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "jowywa79"  <jowywa79@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: "dectalk list"  <dectalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 1:13  AM
> > Subject: [DECtalk], dectalk 5.0
> >
> >
> >> does  anyone knwo where I can get a copy of dectalk 5 or a  demo?
> >>
> >>
> >> Joseli
> >> I have attention  deficit dis......
> >> Hey! What's that? can I play with  it?
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- [DECtalk], Re: dectalk 5.0
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[DECtalk], Re: dectalk 5.0

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