[tmp] Re: using .mp3 files as .talk files
- From: Laz <accessibleelectronics@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tmp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2015 11:53:41 -0500
Hi Jessica,
I recall you saying that your PC was about to fall apart or something
to that effect and that you were going to move to a Mac. If you're
using a Mac, you can use the Mac version of the Rockbox Utility.
Regards,
Laz
On 2/8/15, Jessica Brown <justforlistmessages531@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I will.
>
>
>
>> On Feb 8, 2015, at 3:55 PM, Laz <lazmesa6@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> As far as I know, only RBSpeex can create valid talk files. If you do
>> manage to find a way to use other file types, please let us all know.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Laz
>>
>>> On 2/8/15, Jessica Brown <justforlistmessages531@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Yes. I know what the .talk files are and how they are normally
>>> created. I was wondering if there was a way to create them
>>> without the rockbox utility, as I do not have access to a
>>> computer right now. I was thinking maybe record the song names,
>>> then use an online converter to convert them to a format similar
>>> to .talk, then rename the ending to .talk. However, so far I have
>>> tried .mp3, .wav and .og. I tried .og after googeling and finding
>>> out that speex files are like .og files and I think .talk files
>>> are like .speeks files, but not sure. Anyhow, everything I have
>>> tried so far has not worked. I heard something about older
>>> versions of rockbox using .mp3 files as .talk files. I wish they
>>> had not moved away from that.
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: The New Vision Store <nvs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> To: Jessica Brown <justforlistmessages531@xxxxxxxxx
>>> Date sent: Mon, 2 Feb 2015 17:27:05 -0500 (EST)
>>> Subject: Re: [tmp] using .mp3 files as .talk files
>>>
>>> hi Jessica;
>>> As someone will probably write in fuller detail, the .talk files
>>> are
>>> created when you run the utility. It is a tiny file that tells
>>> the player
>>> what to say. That means your player must have both the .mp3
>>> (content) and
>>> the .talk (speach info) in order to play. Most people keep the
>>> file
>>> extensions featured off or set to another setting which does not
>>> show all
>>> files. If they had it set to all files (which I don't do, because
>>> I know
>>> the .talk files are there after experiencing this very same
>>> thing)
>>> they would see that each .mp3 is followed by a .talk file of the
>>> same
>>> name.
>>> so
>>> beatles oblahdee.mp3
>>> is followed by
>>> Beatles ohblahdee.mp3.talk
>>> in order for them to play on the sansa.
>>>
>>> When you run the utility in a folder it creates a little .talk
>>> for every
>>> file in that folder. but, only the .mp3 files can make use of it
>>> in the
>>> sansa.
>>>
>>> hth
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, 1 Feb 2015, Jessica Brown wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi. If I have some .mp3 files that I want to use for .talk
>>> files, is there a
>>> way to convert them from .mp3 to .talk? Thank you.
>>
>>
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