ah,well, depends what' you like. if you need a tempo though, it's a handy way to go ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Clower" <supersteve03@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <dectalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 4:44 PM Subject: [dectalk] Re: dec talk, tracks from midi files > Hi Sean. > This looks very similar to what those lunk heads at the University of > Dundee did to get their DECTalk to sing. I guess if you're pressed for time > this method would be pretty handy, but I'll probably just stick to doing it > by hand. > At 12:28 PM 8/16/02 +0100, you wrote: > > > >Hi everyone! > >the newest member of our list, > >electrozoom@xxxxxxx > >has a sort of different way of making DECtalk songs. > >This is done in several steps. > >1. find a midi .mid file of a song you'd like dt to sing. > >2. get a program off of the internet to convert it to rttl, the language > >used by celular phones to make ring-tones. then convert it. > >3. use a replace program to convert the rttl into dectalk phonemes, using > >laa as the default). > >4. replace the laa's with actual words. > >if you want a demonstration, I started working in the song one moment in > >time, sung by whitny hewstan. > >there are, as you will here, errors and timing issues, all be it minour > >ones. > >I've started wording it all, only done the first verce and a part of the > >chorus as of now, though! > >i'll paste my code below, then you can see for yourself. > ><!---start of code---> > >[:np][:phone arpa on][ > >[,<2000> > >,<2000> > >,<2000> > >,<2000> > >,<2000> > >,<2000> > >,<1000> > >,<250> > >iy<250,8>ch > >dey<250,18> > >ay<250,17> > >lih<1000,17>v > >,<250> > >ay<250,18> > >wah<250,18>nt > >tuw<250,20> > >biy<1000,17> > >,<250> > >ah<250,17> > >dey<250,18> > >tuw<250,15> > >gih<1000,15>v > >,<250> > >dhah<250,17> > >beh<250,18>st > >ah<250,15>v > >miy<1000,15> > >,<500> > >,<250> > >ay<250,18>m > >ow<250,18>n > >liy<250,17> > >wah<750,17>n > >,<500> > >bah<250,20>t > >nah<250,20>t > >ah<250,22> > >low<750,18>n > >,<500> > >may<250,17> > >fay<250,17> > >nax<250,15>st > >dey<1000,15> > >,<500> > >,<250> > >ih<250,17>z > >yxeh<250,17>t > >ah<250,18>n > >now<750,15>n > >,<500> > >ay<250,18> > >brow<250,18>k > >may<250,17> > >hxah<750,17>rt > >,<500> > >for<250,18> > >eh<250,18>v > >riy<250,20> > >gey<1000,17>n > >,<500> > >,<250> > >tuw<250,17> > >tey<250,18>st > >dhah<250,15> > >swiy<800,15>t > >,<500> > >,<250> > >ay<250,17> > >fey<250,18>sd > >dhah<250,15> > >pey<800,15>n > >,<500> > >,<250> > >ay<250,18> > >ray<250,18>z > >ae<250,17>nd > >fao<800,17>l > >,<500> > >,<250> > >yxeh<250,20>t > >thruw<250,20> > >ih<250,22>t > >ao<750,18>l > >,<500> > >dhih<250,17>s > >mah<250,17>ch > >rih<250,15> > >mey<800,15>nz > >,<500> > >ay<500,13> > >wao<500,15>nt > >wah<1000,17>n > >mow<250,15> > >,<62> > >meh<375,17>nt > >ih<250,20>n > >,<62> > >tay<1500,13>m > >weh<250,15>n > >ay<250,17>m > >mor<250,18> > >,<125> > >dhae<250,18>n > >,<62> > >ay<250,18> > >,<62> > >thao<250,17>t > >,<125> > >ay<250,18> > >,<62> > >kuh<250,20>d > >,<62> > >biy<1500,15>] > ><!---end of code---> > > > >Sean Randall, the Unoficial DECtalk homePage! > >//www.freelists.org/webpage/dectalk > > > >--- > >the DECtalk list. > >To unsubscribe, send a blank message to: > >dectalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >and type > >subscribe > >in the subject field. > >Moderators email: > >shwatscoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >this list's homePage, and the unoficial DECtalk page is at, > >http://www.shwatscoff.fsworld.co.uk/dectalk.htm > > > > > >--- > >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > >Version: 6.0.381 / Virus Database: 214 - Release Date: 8/2/02 > > > > -- Attached file included as plaintext by Ecartis -- > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.381 / Virus Database: 214 - Release Date: 8/2/02 > > > --- > the DECtalk list. > To unsubscribe, send a blank message to: > dectalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > and type > subscribe > in the subject field. > Moderators email: > shwatscoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > this list's homePage, and the unoficial DECtalk page is at, > http://www.shwatscoff.fsworld.co.uk/dectalk.htm > --- the DECtalk list. To unsubscribe, send a blank message to: dectalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and type subscribe in the subject field. Moderators email: shwatscoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx this list's homePage, and the unoficial DECtalk page is at, http://www.shwatscoff.fsworld.co.uk/dectalk.htm