Hi Linda. I've changed the subject line to reply to your comments about Keynote Gold speech. One thing we can certainly say about speech is that just as beauty is supposedly in the eye of the beholder, good synthesised speech is in the ear of the listener. I've used Keynote Gold speech for a long time now and as a user rather than a Pulse Data employee, I consider it the best speech there is. I say this because it's responsive, and the most accurate I have heard. If Keynote Gold mispronounces something, chances are very high that it's a typo.
That said, yes we are actively pursuing widening the choice of speech engines to suit people's tastes. The voices you mention for example are digitised, rather than synthesised speech. They use tiny samples of human speech to construct the sounds you hear. They are excellent at normal reading speed when you're listening to a long document, but tend to be less desirable at very fast rates or when editing. So the more choice we can put in the hands of customers, the better. Hope this helps. Jonathan Mosen BrailleNote Product Marketing Manager Pulse Data International Ltd DDI: +64-3-373-6192 Fax: +64-3-384 4933 Mobile: +64-21 466 736 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet: www.pulsedata.com
