datajake1999

datajake1999, 10 months ago to random

I had a weird dream where John Rye released the Orpheus source code, and that it got ported to IOS. I know @FreakyFwoof would really like if that were a reality.

datajake1999, 9 months ago to random

Considering DECtalk 4.62 hasn't been worked on in a little over 20 years, I thought I would start a project to continue development. I am calling this DECtalk 4.621, and the repository can be found at https://github.com/datajake1999/dt4621

datajake1999, 11 months ago to random

I was having a conversation with @BTyson , and we were discussing how eSpeak has been going down hill ever since NG came along. I am curious how wide spread this opinion is, and would especially value input from native speakers of languages other than English. Considering eSpeak is open source, there is nothing stopping someone such as myself from forking the original eSpeak and backporting features that users actually want. The NV Access Klatt fixes come to mind, as well as the variants that were included in NVDA before NG was implemented.

datajake1999, 1 year ago to random

DECtalk 4.60 R11 has an interesting voice parameter called glottal speed. Here is a little demo.

datajake1999, 11 months ago to random

These are the kinds of things that me and @MutedTrampet get up to while we are on TT.

datajake1999, 1 year ago (edited 1 year ago) to random

Would anyone be interested in a SAPI5 driver that sends text to a serial port?

datajake1999, 8 months ago to random

I got my DECtalk PC2 yesterday, and I ran the demo application with the NWS version of DECtalk that I built for this hardware.

datajake1999, 11 months ago to random

Why am I listening to DECtalk adaptations of Red Dwarf through a floating point UK English version of DECtalk Access32 4.60 R8?

datajake1999, 10 months ago to random

I was bored, so I built the DECtalk 5.0 Beta code that we got back in 2015 against the new SAPI5 interface. Enjoy, or not! https://datajake.braillescreen.net/tts/sapi_voices/DECtalk%205.0%20SAPI5%20New.exe

datajake1999, 8 months ago to random

It is possible this is the first time this has happened in DECtalk history.

datajake1999, 1 month ago to random

I just uploaded some Artic Technologies audio tutorials that are on the Wayback Machine to my collection. https://datajake.braillescreen.net/manual%20and%20tutorial%20tapes/artictech.com

datajake1999, 8 months ago to random

This article about screen readers is extremely misleading. https://fixthephoto.com/best-screen-readers-for-the-blind.html

datajake1999, 10 months ago to random

I just downloaded the contents of an FTP server, and found this interesting WAV file.

datajake1999, 11 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to random

Do you ever find yourself enjoying something that is objectively bad, but deep down you somehow think it is amazing?

datajake1999, 10 months ago to random

I have noticed that several old MIDI files have duplicate tracks such as drums on both channels 10 and 16. If I am understanding this correctly, the last few MIDI channels were sometimes reserved for playback on FM sound cards, and most MIDI players don't take this into account.

datajake1999, 1 month ago to random

The Neural voices NVDA addon was updated. The default language is now English, and audio device fixes were implemented. The link is the same as before.

datajake1999, 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago) to random

I just wrote a Win32 application that simulates time announcements as heard on CRS. by default, it announces the time every quarter hour. https://datajake.braillescreen.net/tts/dectalk%20software%20and%20manual/nwsclock.zip

datajake1999, 1 month ago to random

20 years ago, the final version of Sonic Zoom was released.

datajake1999, 9 months ago to random

For what it's worth, DECtalk 4.621 Windows builds are now available. I don't intend on updating this version any further, unless I find a fix for the UK English rising pitch bug. As such, all installers are in a single zip file, which can be found at https://datajake.braillescreen.net/tts/dectalk%20software%20and%20manual/DECtalk%204.621.zip

datajake1999, 1 year ago to random

Wow, I was bored.

datajake1999, 11 months ago to random

I would like to apologize to all of my UK followers for unleashing these sapi5 DECtalk builds onto the internet.
Fixed point version: https://datajake.braillescreen.net/tts/sapi_voices/DECtalk%204.60%20UK%20SAPI5.exe
Floating point version: https://datajake.braillescreen.net/tts/sapi_voices/DECtalk%204.60%20UK%20FP%20SAPI5.exe
Enjoy, or not!

datajake1999, 2 months ago to random

I was one of possibly a few random people who were disappointed to find the Remote Synthesizer not included on the BrailleNote Apex. I understand why it was removed, however a hardware speech synthesizer is a useful thing to have around, especially if you don't have a working sound card or a Braille display.

datajake1999, 9 months ago to random

Eloquence 4.7 for modern NVDA is now available! https://datajake.braillescreen.net/tts/synthesizers%20for%20nvda/eloquence/Eloq47_2023.nvda-addon

datajake1999, 10 months ago to random

Apparently, the company that last owned the Orpheus TTS engine (Meridian One) was dissolved in October of 2022, which means Orpheus is effectively an orphan work at this point. Interestingly, the Meridian One site is still somewhat functional, and I managed to download an open directory that contains the latest Orpheus release among other things. I also discovered another open directory, which contained Orpheus API documentation that was Hiding in plain sight for a little over 10 years. Funnily enough, this documentation is for Dolphin's version of Orpheus, and not the version that was soled by Meridian.

datajake1999, 1 month ago to random

For those who don't know, Inform is a language that is used to write ZMachine compatible interactive fiction games.
Apparently, the Inform 6.21 command line compiler was ported to Windows CE, and compiled for ARM. Anyone who knows me probably knows where this is going.