[nvda-addons] Re: New nvSpeechPlayer build 2014.6.2

  • From: Devin Prater <r.d.t.prater@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "nvda-addons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <nvda-addons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2014 20:13:16 -0500

Can there be am audio sample of these voices?

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> On Jun 2, 2014, at 18:40, Sharni-Lee Ward <sharni-lee.ward@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Which voice are you using? I'm sticking with the default "Adam" voice (not 
> that I'm using SpeechPlayer right now-I switched back to eSpeak after my 
> initial test-run) and the "v" in "five" doesn't sound remotely like an "m" to 
> me.
> 
> Speaking of voices, one wonders if Mick will stick with biblical names for 
> them. I'm imagining female variants named Eve, Hannah, Leah and Rachel. :D
> 
> > From: bglists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > To: nvda-addons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [nvda-addons] Re: New nvSpeechPlayer build 2014.6.2
> > Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2014 23:53:14 +0100
> > 
> > We are now seeing just why speech synths are such a personal choice. I 
> > don't 
> > here them as the ive at all, I'm hearing i'm
> > ther is a little scraping noise under the m sound but the two do not make 
> > it sound like a V. and f sounds better to me, although not really correct 
> > either.
> > Brian
> > 
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> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Sharni-Lee Ward" <sharni-lee.ward@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <nvda-addons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 1:55 PM
> > Subject: [nvda-addons] Re: New nvSpeechPlayer build 2014.6.2
> > 
> > 
> > The "v" in "Thrive" and "Five" sounds fine to me.
> > 
> > > From: bglists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > To: nvda-addons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [nvda-addons] Re: New nvSpeechPlayer build 2014.6.2
> > > Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2014 12:45:42 +0100
> > >
> > > None of the changes will affect that. You really need the V fromg very to
> > > be used instead of what is there now in words like five and I've and 
> > > Thrive.
> > > Brian
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > bglists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> > > 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
> > > >>
> > > >>
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> > > >> ----- 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
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