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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: VoicesRe: Voices
From: Scott Erichsen <pianoman_at_scotterichsen.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 15:59:29 +1100 I think he ment Microsoft sam. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bluechip" <csbluechip_at_gmail.com> To: "Rockbox" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 3:40 PM Subject: Re: Voices > At 04:30 30/01/2006, you wrote: >>Hi you wrote: >>I think the dev that knocks up a reasonable voice synth will be the hero >>of >>the hour. >> >>Food for thought... >>Do you mean a real little voice synth like say a text to speech engine? > > Yes. I vividly recall the Amiga doing a very good job of voice synth (and > I'm not the first to mention it this time around). I would be surprised > if we couldn't create something that could be quickly understood - heck! > track down the guy who did the Amiga code and ask nicely - it is my > experience that (old-ex) Amiga coders are some of the most altruistic > coders out there today. > >> Or, >>the MP3 clip types using a SAPI voice. I'm spoiled by some of the product >>Dev's like Jenn's have put out. No Sam Please. I beg of you...nNo SAM! ! >>Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh! ! > > Sam? > > >>LOL...rocker >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Bluechip" <csbluechip_at_gmail.com> >>To: "Rockbox" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> >>Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 8:14 PM >>Subject: Re: Voices >> >> >>I think the dev that knocks up a reasonable voice synth will be the hero >>of >>the hour. >> >>Food for thought... >> >>If voice were enabled, then, at boot, rockbox could say "boot complete" or >><whatever>. >>If that sample were "Powered by <sound-synth>" or similar, would one of >>the >>voice synth companies consider that to be sufficient advertising in >>exchange for allowing us to distribute voice fonts made by their >>software. Not free. Not pay. Just good cost effective publicity! >> >>I'm sure the blind people would happily hassle their repsective synth >>companies to get one interested, and then Zagor can take over from there >>to >>satisfyhis legal requirements? >> >>Just something to think about is all. >> >>BC >> >>At 03:02 30/01/2006, you wrote: >> >I noticed a tutorial on how to create voice files for rockbox using a >> >Sappy 4 and 5. How would I go about creating voice files using my voice >> >or a human voice? Is the process any easier? >> >Dave >> > >> >>----- Original Message ----- >> >>From: "Grant Hardy" >> ><granthardy_at_gmail.com >> >>To: "Rockbox" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se >> >>Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 18:51:05 -0800 >> >>Subject: Re: Voices >> > >> >>Lol, I'm no admin, I just liked the >> >sound of your idea. >> >>----- Original Message ----- >> >>From: <jimfidler_at_gmail.com >> >>To: "Rockbox" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se >> >>Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 5:20 PM >> >>Subject: Re: Voices >> > >> > >> >>>No problem, >> >>>more than happy to pitch in. >> > >> >>>Now, what to do? >> >>>I can be reached at: >> >>>jimfidler+rockbox_at_gmail.com >> > >> >>>I look forward to hearing from you; who >> >ever you are. <g >> > >> >>>Cheers, >> >>>Jim >> > >> >>>www.republicofavalonradio.com >> >>>www.jimfidler.com >> > >> > >> > >> >>>At 04:57 PM 29/01/2006 -0800, you >> >wrote: >> > >> >>>>Sounds GREAT, thanks. >> >>>>----- Original Message ----- From: >> ><jimfidler_at_gmail.com >> >>>>To: "Rockbox" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se >> >>>>Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 4:36 PM >> >>>>Subject: Re: Voices >> > >> > >> >>>>>I'd be willing to do the edit work. >> >>>>>I have a recording studio and spend >> >quite a bit of time editing anyway; I >> >>>>>really don't mind it at all. >> > >> >>>>>I also do a podcast: >> >>>>>www.republicofavalonradio.com >> > >> >>>>>The feed is: >> >>>>>http://feeds.feedburner.com/republicofav >> >alonradio >> > >> >>>>>I could even do the voice bits if >> >needed... >> > >> >>>>>Cheers, >> >>>>>Jim >> > >> >>>>>www.republicofavalonradio.com >> >>>>>www.jimfidler.com >> > >> > >> > >> >>>>>At 12:04 AM 30/01/2006 +0000, you wrote: >> > >> >>>>>>Ronald Teune wrote: >> > >> >>>>>>>On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 01:45:53 +0100, >> ><rockbox-request_at_cool.haxx.se >> >>>>>>>wrote: >> > >> >>>>>>>>usual voice prompts. I hired a female >> >DJ to read my scripts into the >> >>>>>>>>digitizer I'd set up in a PC. I think I >> >paid her $50 for the session. >> > >> >>>>>>>>That might be the way to resolve this >> >voice problem once and for all. >> >>>>>>>>Find someone with voice training to read >> >all the prompts, one right >> >>>>>>>>after another, and split them up with a >> >sound editor. Might not even >> >>>>>>>>have to pay him/her. >> > >> >>>>>>>>John >> > >> > >> >>>>>>>Christi did it: >> >>>>>>>http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Ma >> >in/VoiceFiles#Outdated_voice_files >> >>>>>>>http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/pub/Main/Vo >> >iceFiles/ukspoken_1.0.zip >> > >> >>>>>>>It's from may 2004 however, so somewhat >> >outdated :-) >> >>>>>>>I guess it's quite much of a job >> >speaking all these things. How about >> >>>>>>>asking everyone on the list to speak one >> >or two phrases? This way you'd >> >>>>>>>hear some other voices every once in a >> >while :-) >> > >> >>>>>>Actually the killer is editing down the >> >recording to seperate vice >> >>>>>>files. I prefer to do a minimum of >> >three takes of each phrase so I can >> >>>>>>pick the best one. This then has to be >> >manually picked out from the >> >>>>>>recording and saved to a long filename. >> >It's a highly repetative and >> >>>>>>boring task. And then the things that >> >need voicing change so often that >> >>>>>>they quickly beome out of date. >> > >> >>>>>>I'd be willing to do an up to date >> >recording with my now much better >> >>>>>>recording equipment if someone else were >> >willing to take my raw sound >> >>>>>>file and turn it into a voice file. >> >Even reading five hundred odd >> >>>>>>phrases into a mic is not an >> >insignificant amount of effort. >> > >> >>>>>>Christi >> > >> > >> >>>>>Roots Cellar Productions Inc. >> >>>>>P.O. Box 5851 St. John's, >> >Newfoundland A1C 5X3 >> >>>>>Tel: 1--709--726-8663 Fax: >> >1--709--726-3299 >> >>>>>"There are 3 types of people: those who >> >know, those who don't and those >> >>>>>who won't." >> > >> > >> > >> >>>Roots Cellar Productions Inc. >> >>>P.O. Box 5851 St. John's, >> >Newfoundland A1C 5X3 >> >>>Tel: 1--709--726-8663 Fax: >> >1--709--726-3299 >> >>>"There are 3 types of people: those >> >who know, those who don't and those >> >>>who won't." > > > > Received on 2006-01-30 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |