Re: performance of DECTalk Access 32
- From: "Randy Tijerina" <rtijerina3@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 22:36:52 -0600
is dectalk access 32 on a cd-rom?
I am assuming it is since it's software.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adrian Spratt" <A.Spratt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 10:31 PM
Subject: Re: performance of DECTalk Access 32
It's curious. Gary King is correct in saying that Dectalk USB is inferior.
Among other things, I find it less responsive, but above all, as Gary
says, it's not as clear as Dectalk Express. Unfortunately, Dectalk Express
is hard to find, while Dectalk USB is readily available, such as from
IRTI. I prize my Dectalk Express and earnestly hope it doesn't break
down.
For anyone wondering, both Dectalk Express and USB are external
synthesizers. Dectalk Access 32 is a software version.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Whitefang" <whitefang@xxxxxxx>
Hi List:
What is the difference between the DecTalk Express and the DecTalk USB?
Thank you!
Wayne
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary King" <w4wkz@xxxxxxxx>
Just don't ever purchase a DECtalk USB thinking it is going to sound like
either a DECtalk Express or DECtalk Access32. I only use my DECtalk USB
when it is absolutely necessary. It sounds like it was programmed by
someone who is not a native English speaker. It reminds me of some of the
readers I had in college a number of years ago.
I use DECtalk Access32 that I purchased from GW Micro most of the time for
reading EBooks, but I am trying out some of the RealSpeak voices that came
with JAWS 8.0.
Gary King w4wkz@xxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patricia" <bcsarah.fan@xxxxxxxxx>
I know that this is off topic now and I wanted to send it to the person
who generated the e-mail but I don't se the e-mail address for this
particular person.
yes, I remember the DECTalk synth you are talking about, the DECTalk
PC/Express, where you had a card in the computer (much like your soundcard
but it was specifically for DECTalk.) I used this synth up until I got
Windows XP and then had to find a DEC Express from somewhere. I've been
using DECTalk products since using JAWS (in 1996) because at that time
there was no Eloquence or Realspeak available. I remember when Eloquence
came out. smiles. I also had DEC Access on my laptop but this is the first
time that I've used it in almost 7 years because I was told that it
wouldn't work with JFW 3.7. I've surprisingly gotten used to Eloquence and
don't hate it as much as I used to, but after hours of studying it would
have been nice to have a DECTalk synth on my laptop last semester. the
thing that I would say about the performance of the DEC Access is that it
is quieter than Eloquence, and a little bit more robotic when compared to
the DEC Express, but I still like it nonetheless. also, when compared to
realspeak it is not sluggish at all (as I still find realspeak to be).
realspeak is okay when doing a say-all but for general navigation
Eloquence or DECTalk is much bettter.
Patricia msn: bc_sarah_fan@xxxxxxxxxxx
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