Hi, I know that's the oly one, I was rather asking how you got Decktalk to sing.
Best Regards, Hayden -----Original Message----- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Bryan Peterson Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 6:17 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] BGT and Screen Reader API's Not all synthes can do it. In fact Dectalk is the only one I know of. But you have to know phonemic spelling. We are the Knights who saaaaay...Ni! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hayden Presley" <hdpres...@hotmail.com> To: "'Gamers Discussion list'" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 4:47 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] BGT and Screen Reader API's > Hi, > A little off topic but how do you get a speech synthesizer to sing? Though > I > can't stand Decktalk myself, and I find that eEloquence pronounces words > like to, for example, in a way that sounds more natural. > > Best Regards, > Hayden > > > -----Original Message----- > From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On > Behalf Of Thomas Ward > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 11:11 AM > To: Gamers Discussion list > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] BGT and Screen Reader API's > > Hi Bryan, > > Well, I find that a bit unusual. Back when I started using screen > readers in the 1990's the first hardware sinth I owned was a Dectalk. > I fell in love with the Dectalk voice and I always felt it was > hundreds of times better than the accent, Keynote, Doubletalk, and > other choices at the time. Most Window-Eyes users I know love the > Dectalk Access Software, and so do I. I guess I never thought anyone > would willingly take Eloquence over Dectalk. Eloquence is terrible and > too robotic in my book, and I always felt the Dectalk was more human > sounding. In fact, I own the Linux version of Dectalk Access that > works with Orca as well. > > On 1/5/11, Bryan Peterson <bpeterson2...@cableone.net> wrote: >> I agree with you there. I myself se Eloquence with WIndow-Eyes, but if it >> weren't for the fast response rate I wouldn't bother. And while Dectalk >> is >> also included that's a voice I can't listen to for extended periods >> unless >> I'm making it sing. >> We are the Knights who saaaaay...Ni! > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
