It is? Isn't that what the newer Freedomboxes use? I don't see it as that bad if so. ----- Original Message ----- From: "nick G" <nick6489@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <dectalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 7:24 AM Subject: [DECtalk], Re: firmware version > I've Heard Version 5, It's dreadfull. It's got the EQ curves, but the > inflection is bad. Bad. Bad. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jayson Smith" <ratguy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <dectalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 11:52 PM > Subject: [DECtalk], Re: firmware version > > > > As far as I know, all the software for the cards are loaded when your > > computer boots up. So the version of the Dectalk software your card is > > running is that version installed on your computer. This should be spoken > > when the synth is loaded in autoexec.bat or wherever. E.G. "Dectalk PC > > version 4.2b is running" or something. > > Also, unless you have a specific need for it, I would not recommend > > upgrading to the 4.6 versions from Force. They don't sound as good as the > > older Digital versions. I think version 5 from Phonix is supposed to > sound > > much more like the Digital versions. On the other hand, if you have an > > express with 4.6 firmware, it can safely be downgraded to an older Digital > > version. > > Jayson. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Bear in SFO" <BearSFO@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <dectalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 11:46 PM > > Subject: [DECtalk], Re: firmware version > > > > > > > > > > Thanks Jason - I assume the card doesn't have firmware on the card > itself? > > > > > > At 11:38 PM 7/16/2004 -0400, you wrote: > > > >I assume you're talking about the Dectalk Express. > > > >There are a few ways to find out what firmware you're running. First, > > send > > > >the following command to the unit > > > >[:version speak] > > > >It will then speak the version number and date of the firmware. > > > >Alternatively, if you have a computer that has speech other than the > unit > > > >being tested and a free serial port, and you have a terminal program > > running > > > >on that computer, point it to a serial port and plug the Dectalk into > > that > > > >port. Then turn it on. The Dectalk Express sends a message over the > > serial > > > >port at startup and part of this message is the firmware version and > > date. > > > >Hope this helps. > > > >Jayson. > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > >From: "Bear in SFO" <BearSFO@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > >To: <dectalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > >Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 11:32 PM > > > >Subject: [DECtalk], firmware version > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Does anyone know how I can tell what firmware version I have in my > > > >Dectalk? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > > > > the DECtalk list. > > > > > To unsubscribe, send a blank message to: > > > > > dectalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > and type > > > > > unsubscribe > > > > > in the subject field. > > > > > Moderators email: > > > > > shwatscoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > this list's homePage, and the unoficial DECtalk page is at, > > > > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/dectalk > > > > > > > >--- > > > >the DECtalk list. > > > >To unsubscribe, send a blank message to: > > > >dectalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >and type > > > >unsubscribe > > > >in the subject field. > > > >Moderators email: > > > >shwatscoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >this list's homePage, and the unoficial DECtalk page is at, > > > >//www.freelists.org/webpage/dectalk > > > > > > > > > --- > > > the DECtalk list. > > > To unsubscribe, send a blank message to: > > > dectalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > and type > > > unsubscribe > > > in the subject field. > > > Moderators email: > > > shwatscoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > this list's homePage, and the unoficial DECtalk page is at, > > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/dectalk > > > > > > > --- > > the DECtalk list. > > To unsubscribe, send a blank message to: > > dectalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > and type > > unsubscribe > > in the subject field. > > Moderators email: > > shwatscoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > this list's homePage, and the unoficial DECtalk page is at, > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/dectalk > > --- > the DECtalk list. > To unsubscribe, send a blank message to: > dectalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > and type > unsubscribe > in the subject field. > Moderators email: > shwatscoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > this list's homePage, and the unoficial DECtalk page is at, > //www.freelists.org/webpage/dectalk --- the DECtalk list. To unsubscribe, send a blank message to: dectalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and type unsubscribe in the subject field. Moderators email: shwatscoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx this list's homePage, and the unoficial DECtalk page is at, //www.freelists.org/webpage/dectalk