RE: JAWS & Sound Cards
- From: "jim grimsby" <jimgrims@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 14:07:44 -0700
Hi, the rock well does not support software speech. As I said how ever
it is a sound modem combo and some device driver will not work with
software speech. As I noted below some version of live ware have a
problem. No just to set the record straight the keynote gold did not
have the bug the mwave drivers has the bug that if sounds were sent to
it to early the drivers would crash keynote loaded at the system level
just as the old slimware window bridge infact keynote could read all
windows error messages from window bridge witch no other software
synthesizer was able to do because it loaded so early. The problem with
the mwave was that it uses a emulator to address the sound card. And
if the software was not loaded attempting to address this card will
crash the system every time. Just like on some version of live ware
sapi speech will cut off will not load and if you are using dectalk
access 32 will crackle with every word this is why it is important to
make sure all your driver for your card are up to date. On a cmeedea
card the default in some earlier drivers maid speech totally
incomprehensible it did grate things for mono music giving them a
surround effect but mad speech sound like some one talking from the
bottom of the grand canyon.
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From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Chip Orange
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 1:57 PM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: JAWS & Sound Cards
Ok, yes if you go back far enough to old enough cards I can believe you
may have some trouble. But I still don't believe that there's a single
sound card made today, that produces sound for windows, yet can't
produce software speech, because there's nothing different about
software speech. It is possible I suppose that a given software
synthesizer may have a bug in it (you seem to imply that something
called Keynote Gold may have one), but I don't believe there are any new
sound cards that don't support all software speech.
Chip
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>On Behalf Of jim grimsby
> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 4:37 PM
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: JAWS & Sound Cards
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> Well there are sound cards that have trouble with software=20 speech.
>For example you will have trouble with a crystal=20 sound card maid
>about five years ago running on windows 98. =20 the thing to think
>about is one are you using the latest drivers.=20 For example some
>early version of live ware for the sb live=20 sound cards have issues
>with software speech. 2. is your=20 system fast enough to run
>software speech. You should be=20 running at least a 300 mhz system
>for software speech unless=20 it is dectalk witch will run on a 50 mhz
>486 on
> windows 95. key note gold will also support this=20
> configuration. Most
> other synthasizers need at least a 300 mhz system to run with=20 out
>problems.=20 3. what other things are trying to use the sound card and
>can=20 it handel it.=20
> Many sound cards now use software multy instance suport. =20
> This means in a nut shell more then one program can address=20
> the sound card at the same time threw its driver. A good=20
> example of this is the sb 16 awe 32 and 64 cards. This is=20
> grait and this is wonderful. How ever it takes it toal on=20
> the speed of your system if you are using a card that=20
> supports this in this manor. You are always going to get=20
> better resolts with a 2 sound card system one for the speech=20
> and one for the sounds. If you are using a sapi 4 or five=20
> synthasizer like ibm vea voice out loud then you can address=20
> the sound card threw the speech control panel. If you are=20
> using elaquence then you will have to define what card you=20
> want the elaquence on in the jfw.ini file. If you are using=20
> dectalk access 32 then you are stuck with what ever card gets=20
> it first. Unless some one knows a trick for this I do not. =20
> So to rap it all up yes some cards work better then other=20
> and it depends on the serkenstances. Note if you have a card=20
> witch is not fully windows sound compatable like the rock=20
> well smodem or the syber a sound modem combo you are not=20
> going to get software speech. And for example if you are=20
> using the keynote gold it will not function on a ibm mwave=20
> sound card. It crashes every time with that card. Also you=20
> will find cards like the thounder card sound
> blaster pro and the early sound master cards will not work. =20
> Well that
> is the storry on sound cards for what it is worth=20
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chip Orange
> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 11:40 AM
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> Subject: RE: JAWS & Sound Cards
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> I can't imagine there's a sound card that specifically won't=20
> work with jfw, I'd say she probably shouldn't switch sound=20
> cards, but call FS instead for some help (assuming that the=20
> sound card is otherwise working ok).
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> What kind of problems is she having?
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> Chip
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> > -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]=20
> >On Behalf Of Vicki Wherry
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 1:34 PM
> > To: JFW List
> > Subject: JAWS & Sound Cards
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> > Can anyone recommend a sound card that works well with JAWS?=3D20 I
> >=
> >have a friend who is currently using Sound Blaster Live,=3D20 =20
> and she's=20
> >switching due to the problems she's having with it.=3D20 She
> >can't=20 afford some of the cards that people are=3D20 recommending,
> >so she's =
> >looking for something under $100.00=3D20 that will work. Thanks.
> >=3D20 Vicki
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