I'm listening to it with the rate set at 41. It's too slow for my liking at 40, and too fast at 42. That was the first thing I adjusted after I activated it. I've worked out what some of the settings do now, but there are many that don't seem to do anything at first, though I admit I didn't leave the dialogue while I was fiddling in case I wanted to revert something back to the default setting. A mini-guide for what the various sliders do to the sound would be appreciated. :) > From: bglists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: nvda-addons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [nvda-addons] Re: New nvSpeechPlayer build 2014.6.2 > Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2014 23:51:03 +0100 > > Yes I agree with all of that but when Eloquence is going really fast that > tends to clip things which then sound very much the same. I d suggest that > I'm listening very slowly and perhaps the ear, when tuned to this sort of > voice can be more fogiving at fast speeds. > Brian > > This account only receives email from the list. Please direct any personal > email to > briang1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Replies to this address vanish into a hole.... > Unless Brian Gaff is in the To line display name field. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sharni-Lee Ward" <sharni-lee.ward@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <nvda-addons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 1:49 PM > Subject: [nvda-addons] Re: New nvSpeechPlayer build 2014.6.2 > > > Hi, > > Just downloaded Speech Player, and was very happy about the tiny size of the > addon. :D > > A few observations I've made: Hard "c", "k" and "q" sound more like "t" (eg. > "quit" sounds like "twit"), hard "g" sounds more like a "d", "b", "f" and > "v" sound like they're being spoken through tightly pursed lips, while "t" > and "d" sound almost like they're being spat out. Also, all the settings are > a bit confusing for me, as I don't know what most of them do. > > I've noticed just now that "j" doesn't sound as crisp, sounding more like > "zh", and words ending in "ing" sound like there's no g when followed by an > "s", as in "settings". > > > Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2014 08:25:09 -0400 > > Subject: [nvda-addons] Re: New nvSpeechPlayer build 2014.6.2 > > From: linuxx64.bashsh@xxxxxxxxx > > To: nvda-addons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Another thing I've noticed, > > > > When K and J are right next to each other,e.g., the end of one word > > and the beginning of the next, speechplayer says both consonants like > > the J. For instance, "link Janice to dropbox." sounds more like "Linkj > > Janice to Dropbox." There are two obvious J sounds there. No other > > consonant combos seem to do this. > > > > Thanks much. > > > > Alex > > > > On 6/2/14, Brian's Mail list account BY <bglists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Try cf five down to 48 as it seems to mage G sound a little better in > > > words, > > > > > > but K then seems to suffer instead. > > > Brian > > > > > > bglists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Sent via blueyonder. > > > Please address personal email to:- > > > briang1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, putting 'Brian Gaff' > > > in the display name field. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Hrvoje Katić" <hrvojekatic@xxxxxxxxx> > > > To: <nvda-addons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 12:35 PM > > > Subject: [nvda-addons] Re: New nvSpeechPlayer build 2014.6.2 > > > > > > > > >> Yeah I agree with that. Also some words e.g., google sounds to me like > > >> booble, cleaner like pleaner, comma like pomma, count like pount, etc. > > >> This just confuses me, since english is not my native language. > > >> > > >> On 2.6.2014. 13:13, Brian Gaff lists account wrote: > > >>> Hi, well that has fixed it on both counts I think. we can now get down > > >>> to > > >>> > > >>> trying to figure out the things it says weirdly. > > >>> If you ask it to say 55, it seems to say fifty fime. > > >>> > > >>> At least to my ears and not really understanding the sliders , I am > > >>> loathe to alter things too much. > > >>> > > >>> Anyway, I'm off to install it on the intel machines to see how that > > >>> works. This is the amd machine. > > >>> > > >>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/59509142/speech%20xp%20version%202%20amd.mp3 > > >>> > > >>> Brian > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> This account only receives email from the list. Please direct any > > >>> personal email to > > >>> briang1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >>> Replies to this address vanish into a hole.... > > >>> Unless Brian Gaff is in the To line display name field. > > >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Curran" > > >>> <mick@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >>> To: <nvda-addons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >>> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 11:15 AM > > >>> Subject: [nvda-addons] New nvSpeechPlayer build 2014.6.2 > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>> Hi all, > > >>>> > > >>>> Please find a new build of nvSpeechPlayer (2014.6.2) here: > > >>>> https://bitbucket.org/nvaccess/speechplayer/downloads/nvSpeechPlayer_2014.6.2.nvda-addon > > >>>> > > >>>> Builds are now definitely compiling with out SSE2, so should run fine > > >>>> on > > >>>> > > >>>> AMD chips on XP. Also nvSpeechPlayer now uses nvwave for audio output > > >>>> and no longer has any of its own code for this. This should improve > > >>>> performance significantly on XP, and may also improve things on 7/8 > > >>>> if > > >>>> people had noticed problems in the past. > > >>>> > > >>>> Please test and let me know how it goes. > > >>>> > > >>>> Thanks > > >>>> Mick > > >>>> > > >>>> -- > > >>>> Michael Curran > > >>>> Executive Director, NV Access Limited > > >>>> Ph + 61 7 5667 8372 > > >>>> www.nvaccess.org > > >>>> Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NVAccess > > >>>> Twitter: @nvaccess > > >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > >>>> > > >>>> NVDA add-ons Central: A list for discussing NVDA add-ons > > >>>> > > >>>> To post a message, send an email to nvda-addons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. > > >>>> > > >>>> To unsubscribe, send an email with the subject line of "unsubscribe" > > >>>> (without quotes) to nvda-addons-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. > > >>>> > > >>>> If you have questions for list moderators, please send a message to > > >>>> nvda-addons-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. > > >>>> > > >>>> Community addons can be found here: http://addons.nvda-project.org > > >>> > > >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > >>> > > >>> NVDA add-ons Central: A list for discussing NVDA add-ons > > >>> > > >>> To post a message, send an email to nvda-addons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. > > >>> > > >>> To unsubscribe, send an email with the subject line of "unsubscribe" > > >>> (without quotes) to nvda-addons-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. > > >>> > > >>> If you have questions for list moderators, please send a message to > > >>> nvda-addons-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. > > >>> > > >>> Community addons can be found here: http://addons.nvda-project.org > > >> > > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > >> > > >> NVDA add-ons Central: A list for discussing NVDA add-ons > > >> > > >> To post a message, send an email to nvda-addons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. > > >> > > >> To unsubscribe, send an email with the subject line of "unsubscribe" > > >> (without quotes) to nvda-addons-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. > > >> > > >> If you have questions for list moderators, please send a message to > > >> nvda-addons-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. > > >> > > >> Community addons can be found here: http://addons.nvda-project.org > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > NVDA add-ons Central: A list for discussing NVDA add-ons > > > > > > To post a message, send an email to nvda-addons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. > > > > > > To unsubscribe, send an email with the subject line of "unsubscribe" > > > (without quotes) to nvda-addons-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. > > > > > > If you have questions for list moderators, please send a message to > > > nvda-addons-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. > > > > > > Community addons can be found here: http://addons.nvda-project.org > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > NVDA add-ons Central: A list for discussing NVDA add-ons > > > > To post a message, send an email to nvda-addons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. > > > > To unsubscribe, send an email with the subject line of "unsubscribe" > > (without quotes) to nvda-addons-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. > > > > If you have questions for list moderators, please send a message to > > nvda-addons-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. > > > > Community addons can be found here: http://addons.nvda-project.org > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > NVDA add-ons Central: A list for discussing NVDA add-ons > > To post a message, send an email to nvda-addons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. > > To unsubscribe, send an email with the subject line of "unsubscribe" (without > quotes) to nvda-addons-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. > > If you have questions for list moderators, please send a message to > nvda-addons-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx. > > Community addons can be found here: http://addons.nvda-project.org