Louise, Have you tried using your BrailleNote as a Remote Synth with JAWS? (this is a completely different story).
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of crazy shawty aka everything your mother wanted you to be but you aintquite terned out like me! Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 12:32 PM To: Braillenote List Subject: RE: [Braillenote] reflections on elequence1,keynote gold and speaking with an accent or dialect Richard: I don't think you should diss keynote speech that much because the eloquence speech isn't exactly something to rave about. Personally i love keynote for its responsiveness and clear pronunciation as i have found some words hard to figure out with eloquence. I did try using eloquence when i got my mpower in october, but apart from being quieter and slower than keynote i found the voice unrealistic and it made the speaker crackle. Having used supernova and window eyes i've found that keynote always wins, and i just wish they'd make a screen reader with keynote speech that's as good as window eyes. Thanks, louise. ps: feel free to diss me if y'all want. > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Richard Ring" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >Date sent: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 13:42:07 -0600 >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] reflections on elequence1,keynote gold and speaking with an accent or dialect >Greetings: >It is not possible in the words of a mere mortal to describe how much I >loathe Keynote Gold speech. I cannot wax eloquently enough on this >subject. However, being for the most part a rational human being I >realize that these are purely subjective thoughts. Music, art, food, >and speech synthesizers are truly things that we do not agree on, and >why should we? >Frankly Keynote Gold sounds to me like an angry insect with its mouth >full! It sounds as if it is lying under a pillow. >Now, this does not mean that Eloquence doesn't have its issues, >especially when it comes to the Braillenote. I have used all of the >major note taking devices on the market. The Braillenote mPower is the >only such device on which Eloquence stutters. Often when I am showing a >student how to become accustomed to the Braille note's keyboard, I will >have that student type with the keyboard voice set to spell. Eloquence >cannot even come close to keeping up with what is being typed. This is >quite frustrating for new students. Since many of my students are not >competent enough in Braille to take advantage of that media, they must >rely on speech. And, I will tell you this. I have never found one >student who prefers Keynote Gold over Eloquence. But, I am confident >that one day, I shall! >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of kathleen >shelton >Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 1:05 PM >To: Braillenote List >Subject: [Braillenote] reflections on elequence1,keynote gold and >speaking with an accent or dialect >I purchased the voicenote thinking that I would prefer the >Eloquence after using it with JAWS but now exclusively work with >Keynote. Eloquence is piercing to my ear. Keynote is soothing >and just goes right into my brain. Years ago I preferred the >Artic voice over the supposedly human sounding decktalk. There >is something creepy with a synthesizer trying to sound human! >Keynote has done a passible job with various dialects. By which >I mean that it was not distracting to me to read book characters >speaking with scottish, or Cockney dialects. I did use the >pronunciation dictionary for just a few words and names which was >easy! u for utility, p for pronunciation dictionary, a to add >word follow prompts. It would be fun to be able to switch to a >different dialect such as Irish, Scottish or British all within >the English version. >Another problem with Eloquence is that it will speak French for >no reason. Whats with that? >Question: are the rates of speed equal for each voice? I mean, do >you get the same words per minute for each number chosen. >Eloquence sounds faster and maybe more jarring. >Have there been studies on this stuff? One voice which sounds >terrible to me is that of the bookport. Where is that Artic >voice? I think it was the 263 chip. That's all. 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