Re: **SPAM: at and t voices

  • From: "Kathy and Tom" <tkdarnold@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 18:10:12 -0400

Hello,

I'm not sure how big the neo speech voices are.  They work, but they're
pretty sluggish.  When they say the letter s, they sound like a radio off
station--kind of distorted.

Kathy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Baby Fire Ray" <sunshine@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 3:45 PM
Subject: Re: **SPAM: at and t voices


> how big are the neo voices  and do they work with Jaws
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kathy and Tom" <tkdarnold@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 1:43 PM
> Subject: Re: **SPAM: at and t voices
>
>
> > Hi Al,
> >
> > Kathy Arnold here.  I have neospeech Paul and neospeech Kate installed.
> > They work fine with Jaws.  In fact, I really love their voices when they
> > read!  However, I'm noticing that their letter s sounds are distorted,
> like
> > a radio when it's off station.  Is there anything I can do to clear this
> up?
> > Or, is this just how the SAPI 5 voices sound?  The letter s sound isn't
> > distorted when I use SAPI 5 with Kurzweil.  What do you think?
> >
> > Thanks bunches!  Have a good one.
> >
> > Kathy
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Al Puzzuoli" <apuzzuoli@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 1:11 AM
> > Subject: Re: **SPAM: at and t voices
> >
> >
> > > Hi Amber,
> > >
> > > I'm not sure if the AT&T voices are SAPI 5 compliant but I think they
> are.
> > > If so, and assuming  that you are running the latest version of Jaws
5,
> > the
> > > process should be pretty easy:
> > >
> > > 1.  Install AT&T natural voices using the software's setup utility.
> > > 2.  Once AT&T Natural voices is installed, go to the Jaws language
menu,
> > > select change synthesizer, and choose Sapi5.  Once you do this, your
> > > computer should begin speaking using your default SAPI5 synthesizer
> which
> > in
> > > most cases will be Microsoft sam unless you have changed things in the
> > past.
> > >
> > > 3.  Choose Voices from the Jaws options menu, and then select global
> > > adjustment.  Tab to the Person control and arrow through the available
> > > choices.  you should find that your new voices are listed.
> > >
> > > Hopefully, that will do the trick.
> > >
> > > Good luck,
> > >
> > > --Al
> > >
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