Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-21 Thread shaun everiss
sigh I have a bunch of disks, but I have 2 systems, a 386 which is now rather dead, needs new drives both 3.5 and hard drive, toshiba and a luggable with a broken keyboard and external synth with issues. I have futureboy for christmas so hopefully I can play that. At 11:01 a.m. 21/12/2007, you

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-20 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, They probably have a special licensing fee going that allows Code Factory to use Loquendo. After all Mobile Speak is a hot product for us blinks with cell phones, and Loquendo guys know that. The Loquendo developers probably take in a chunk of the earnings for every copy of Mobile Speak

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-20 Thread Kuvvosh
, December 20, 2007 1:33 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question Hi, They probably have a special licensing fee going that allows Code Factory to use Loquendo. After all Mobile Speak is a hot product for us blinks with cell phones, and Loquendo guys

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-20 Thread Bryan
: Thomas Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 12:32 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question Hi, They probably have a special licensing fee going that allows Code Factory to use Loquendo. After all Mobile Speak

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-20 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Yohandy, Yeah, that is a laugh. i am so glad Vista comes with MS Anna. It is much much better than Sam. I can't stand Sam. Yohandy wrote: I use the amazingly clear sounding microsoft sam. *laugh* --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-20 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, Yeah, so do I. The Scansoft voices are really the best voices out there in their price range. Especially, if you have a licens through Jaws they are even cheaper. josh wrote: I use the scansoft RealSpeak voices with all of the games I play. --- Gamers mailing list __

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-20 Thread Bryan
of a soft spot for the thing. Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so. - Original Message - From: Kuvvosh [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Gamers Discussion list' gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 12:54 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question Woa, are you

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-20 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, The Australian voices are Carin and Lee. Daniel is UK English and Jill is American English. smile Bryan wrote: I think I've got about four of those on my laptop. I've got the two Australian voices, ScanSoft Jill and ScanSoft Daniel. Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so. ---

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-19 Thread Bryan
@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 2:00 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question Hi, well that's rediculous! if you want to use decTalk and you like it then you should use DecTalk and be able to use it. And I hope nextup does get ahold of the loquendo voices

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-19 Thread josh
I use the scansoft RealSpeak voices with all of the games I play. Josh - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 11:20 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question Hi

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-19 Thread Yohandy
I use the amazingly clear sounding microsoft sam. *laugh* - Original Message - From: josh [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 8:41 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question I use the scansoft RealSpeak

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-19 Thread Bryan
@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 6:58 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question I use the amazingly clear sounding microsoft sam. *laugh* - Original Message - From: josh [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Wednesday

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-18 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, Yeah, I am not a fan of ATT Natural Speech. It sounds great in their demos of it, but when you actually use it the voices are crap when it comes to reading books off of Book Share, programming, or using words that simply were not in their dictionary of commonly used words. Bryan wrote: I

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-18 Thread Ken the Crazy
Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 9:11 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question I still prefer NeoSpeach over ATT. It might have its bugs but it's still a nice engine. And the irony is that those voices are totally synthetic. Come to think

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-17 Thread ari
@audyssey.org Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 5:47 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question Yeah, but I went on the demo page where you could type in what you want and hear the results. Their demo says, Just imagine it! with an exclamation point, and, sure enough, if you type

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-17 Thread cory
16, 2007 7:41 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question Hi, You can purchase Loquendo voices Pay As You Go http://www.loquendo.com/en/services/pronuncia.htm click on Service Costs - Original Message - From: Bryan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-17 Thread Raul a. Gallegos
Message - From: Phil Vlasak [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 7:41 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question Hi, You can purchase Loquendo voices Pay As You Go http://www.loquendo.com/en/services

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-17 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Bryan, Based on the level of text to speech output and emotion shown in the demos I think some of the Loquendo voices would be possible to sing. Especially, with some tweaking and a music application that controls the rhythm, pitch, etc of the synth being used. Bryan wrote: Phonemes? At

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-17 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, I don't know, but I doubt phil is going to say how he obtained them on or off list. I know Loquendo is very security conscious about their product, and Phil could get into hot water if he disclosed how he obtained them. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hmm. Wonder how Phil got them, then.

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-17 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Bryan, Not necessarily true. Loquendo is very anal about their product, and I know when talking to them about licensing them they wanted a signed NDA agreement before they would release any details on the product beyond anything that is public knolege. I suspect if Phil did obtain them

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-17 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Kuvvosh, I seriously, doubt you have enough cash to buy any of the Loquendo voices. When USA Games looked into them a while back for licensing the price quoted to us was out ragious for any small corperation. Basically, I got the feeling Loquendo's major customers are companies with heavy

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-17 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Josh, Not in your life. The Loquendo voices have never sold that cheap, and I doubt they ever will. The company that owns those voices is very very very anal about their product. They sell ownly to clients with fat wallets. As for Jaws I am not surprised. Freedom Scientific has a narrow view

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-17 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, Yeah, as i said they are out ragiously over priced. They sound great, but not that great. Kuvvosh wrote: Holy cow, this isn't fair. I'm sorry but, I ain't paying 600 bucks for only 30 mins, I got books that are 29 hours long in audio that's crazy. Kuvosh --- Gamers mailing list

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-17 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Cory, I really have to disagree with you on this. Many companies have non-disclosure agreements that prevents a buyer or developer from discussing certain aspects of a product. Anything not in the NDA of course can be freely talked about. If the product were taken by illegal means, that

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-17 Thread Bryan
] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 8:18 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question Hi, Yeah, as i said they are out ragiously over priced. They sound great, but not that great. Kuvvosh wrote: Holy cow, this isn't fair. I'm

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-17 Thread Bryan
out right. Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so. - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 7:13 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question Hi Bryan, Based on the level

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-17 Thread Bryan
there are ways around that too. Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so. - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 7:32 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question Hi Bryan

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-17 Thread Bryan
. - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: josh [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 7:40 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question Hi Josh, Not in your life. The Loquendo voices have never sold

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-17 Thread Gary Whittington
Oh Lord, that's what we need Opera singing Bots Whoa, what am I saying Leds back. Crash - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 7:13 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-17 Thread Raul a. Gallegos
You mean it was not because of me that you switched? smile. Seriously though, one of the best things I like about Window-Eyes is how it does not interfere with game play. Sure, officially you should turn it off for game playing, but if you don't, it won't take over your arrow keys, ETC. Here I

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-17 Thread Bryan
@audyssey.org Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 10:19 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question You mean it was not because of me that you switched? smile. Seriously though, one of the best things I like about Window-Eyes is how it does not interfere with game play. Sure, officially you

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-17 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Bryan, The horrible truth is that most software is cracked and pirated before the software is ever released to the public. Crackers usually break into companies development systems, stell the source code, modify the security system or write a key generator based on code in the product, and

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-17 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Bryan, Well, With neospeech paul it seams to work properly with the error with family and firmly, but neospeech kate does the same thing on my machine. Weird bug, but all TTS engines seam to have strange bugs like this now and then. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-17 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Bryan, Do you know if Dectalk access can sing or only the Express and PC versions? Bryan wrote: Wow. I've been fascinated with that for a long time now. I've been trying to learn what other synthes besides Dectalk can do it. Right now my main project in that area is getting Dectalk to

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-17 Thread Bryan
Message - From: Thomas Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 12:30 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question Hi Bryan, Well, With neospeech paul it seams to work properly with the error with family

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-17 Thread Bryan
. - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 1:37 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question Hi Bryan, Do you know if Dectalk access can sing or only the Express and PC versions

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-17 Thread Bryan
Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 12:38 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question Hi Bryan, The horrible truth is that most software is cracked and pirated before the software is ever released to the public. Crackers usually break

[Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-16 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi all, Please, keep this on list. This is quite on topic, and I am sure allot of gamers would be interested in the responce to this question as well. However, Bryan, in the future would you please think of a better subject line for your future posts. rather than quick question. A subject like

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-16 Thread Phil Vlasak
list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 3:52 PM Subject: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question Hi all, Please, keep this on list. This is quite on topic, and I am sure allot of gamers would be interested in the responce to this question as well. However, Bryan

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-16 Thread blindguy250
use them for a specific time for a fee. - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 3:52 PM Subject: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question Hi all, Please, keep this on list. This is quite

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-16 Thread Talksina Phil
hi, I know the Loquendo voices here in Italy cost 260 euro each one Italian voice, at least I don't know if foreign voices can be ordered too. I know, once, there were some illegal distributions of loquendo but, as they were built using a modified version of loquendo embedded, they were not

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-16 Thread Charles Rivard
Fact is, that's exactly what I did. --- Shepherds are the best beasts. - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 12:52 PM Subject: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question Hi all, Please

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-16 Thread blindguy250
Hi. What can these loquendo voices do that is so cool I mean, they sound neat, but what'd be the advantage of these over, say, att? On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 22:40:29 +0100, Talksina Phil wrote: hi, I know the Loquendo voices here in Italy cost 260 euro each one Italian voice, at least I don't

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-16 Thread Bryan
PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question hi, I know the Loquendo voices here in Italy cost 260 euro each one Italian voice, at least I don't know if foreign voices can be ordered too. I know, once, there were some illegal distributions of loquendo but, as they were built

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-16 Thread Bryan
also use them for a specific time for a fee. - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 3:52 PM Subject: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question Hi all, Please, keep this on list

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-16 Thread Bryan
, December 16, 2007 4:41 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question Fact is, that's exactly what I did. --- Shepherds are the best beasts. - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Sunday, December 16

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-16 Thread Bryan
: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question Hi. What can these loquendo voices do that is so cool I mean, they sound neat, but what'd be the advantage of these over, say, att? On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 22:40:29 +0100, Talksina Phil wrote: hi, I know the Loquendo voices here in Italy cost 260 euro

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-16 Thread Phil Vlasak
capability, that can dramatically improve your voice applications. http://www.loquendo.com/en/demos/index.htm - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 4:44 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-16 Thread Kuvvosh
. . . *Looks up and down and see none* Kuvvosh -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Phil Vlasak Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 5:05 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question Hi Here

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-16 Thread Talksina Phil
never tried ATt. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-16 Thread Bryan
, December 16, 2007 4:39 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question Oh, My. . . Goosh. . . I got to have some of these voices. . . I translate a lot of text into voice and I need something for these long books and to make them sound even better. Where is the buy it now button

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-16 Thread blindguy250
: Kuvvosh [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Gamers Discussion list' gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 4:39 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question Oh, My. . . Goosh. . . I got to have some of these voices. . . I translate a lot of text into voice and I need something

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-16 Thread Bryan
] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 5:17 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question Hmm. Wonder how Phil got them, then. On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 17:11:20 -0700, Bryan wrote: There isn't a buy it now button. And they're about

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-16 Thread Phil Vlasak
' gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 4:39 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question Oh, My. . . Goosh. . . I got to have some of these voices. . . I translate a lot of text into voice and I need something for these long books and to make them sound

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-16 Thread josh
list' gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 6:39 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question Oh, My. . . Goosh. . . I got to have some of these voices. . . I translate a lot of text into voice and I need something for these long books and to make them sound

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-16 Thread Kuvvosh
To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question Hi, You can purchase Loquendo voices Pay As You Go http://www.loquendo.com/en/services/pronuncia.htm click on Service Costs - Original Message - From: Bryan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-16 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Well, no one is forcing you to purchase anything. That is the beauty of free will, isn't it? Kuvvosh wrote: Holy cow, this isn't fair. I'm sorry but, I ain't paying 600 bucks for only 30 mins, I got books that are 29 hours long in audio that's crazy. Kuvosh -- Raul A. Gallegos ..

Re: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question

2007-12-16 Thread Ken the Crazy
: [Audyssey] Loquendo voices was Quick question Unlike most other voices, the Loquendo voices can actually sound like they mean what they say. I heard one of them laugh (yes folks, actually laugh). It can express emotions far better than any other I've heard. This morning I heard a demo of two