Hi Jonathan, Long time no send from my end. I have a question for you though. Can you use Keynote Gold on the bn at this point? Will Keynote Gold be the new mode of speech on the new update for the regular Bn or only for the Pk? Also, can you give me a little more of an idea exactly when this new update is coming out? The reason I am asking this is because I may soon have some funding to get my bn updated or get a new bn, but that may be for a limited time. Also, although I will need a new motherboard anyway if I update my old bn which uses a classic motherboard, what about those of us who have a new internet compatible motherbord, you know, the one with the card slot in the back? Thanks for your help and enjoy the conventions. I'm sorry I couldn't make it.
Richard, who is excited about the new update and bn pk and would love to get his little paws on one of those pks to check it out!!! > ----- Original Message ----- >From: Josh Kennedy <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Braillenote List <[email protected] >Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 00:51:05 -0400 (EDT) >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Keynote Gold Speech >if you want to adjust inflection and stuff like that, the best speech for that >is the ibm viavoice outloud text to speech engine. Oh, and that may be a >better choice for us people like myself majoring in language. >Josh >> ----- Original Message ----- >>From: Jerry Weinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: Braillenote List <[email protected] >>Date: Sat, 22 May 2004 20:11:29 -0700 >>Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Keynote Gold Speech >>Dear jonathan, >>I find Keynote Gold excellent in most cases. If I may offfer constructive >>criticism, at high speech rates, the decTALK for me is clearer. And I agree >>with you that this is subjective. Indeed, giving us, the end users, more >>voices and adjustments upon these voices, would allow each one of us to >>tailor the speech to our personal taste. I for instence, might be able to >>tweak Keynote Gold so I could understand it at higher speeds. >>One adjustment that I would like added, but do not see in any of the >>synthetic or sampled speech is an adjustment on speech inflection. I might >>turn it higher for fiction, and turn it lower for scientific journels. >>Keep up the good work. >>Sincerely, >>Jerry Weinger >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>From: Jonathan Mosen <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>To: Braillenote List <[email protected] >>>Date: Sun, 23 May 2004 14:21:01 +1200 >>>Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Keynote Gold Speech >>>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 >>>___ >>>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>>http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >>___ >>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
