Here's a demo I recorded directly from the book sense. Let me know what you
think.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/cgixwk
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 9:14 AM
Subject: Re: down loaded QST
>I checked a demo online Russ but, as I recall I wasn't blown away by it.
> However, I really need to give it a more thorough listen. Lou
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Russ Kiehne" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 12:08 PM
> Subject: Re: down loaded QST
>
>
>> Have you ever heard neospeech? Like the stream, the book sense gives you
>> the choice of a male or female voice.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 9:02 AM
>> Subject: Re: down loaded QST
>>
>>
>>> My issue with the stream synthesizer is mainly inflection. Samantha
>>> doesn't
>>> have much but the biggest problem is that her inflection after a comma
>>> is
>>> the same as it is after a period. Tom's voice does somewhat better but
>>> it
>>> seems to me with today's technology, they ought to be able to do better
>>> than
>>> that. Guess it's a matter of keeping the price reasonable. Anyway, I
>>> know
>>> it's a very subjective thing. Lou
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Russ Kiehne" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 10:47 AM
>>> Subject: Re: down loaded QST
>>>
>>>
>>>> The Book sense uses neospeech as it's synthesizer. It's better than
>>>> the
>>>> one
>>>> in the stream. The book sense also has a clock and alarm I like very
>>>> much.
>>>> And for those of you who are a member of Itunes, the book sense will
>>>> directly play those files.
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 2:34 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: down loaded QST
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Russ,
>>>>>
>>>>> I'd be especially interested in your thoughts in general concerning
>>>>> the
>>>>> differences between the 2. I have a stream and don't really forsee
>>>>> switching unless there's a really compelling reason to do so. I'd
>>>>> especially like to hear your thoughts on the synthesizer in the book
>>>>> sense
>>>>> as compared with the one in the stream. Lou
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 11:19 AM
>>>>> Subject: Re: down loaded QST
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> When you get it, I'd be interested in your impressions. I'm
>>>>>> particularly interested to know if the book sense is louder on its
>>>>>> internal speaker than the stream.
>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>> 73
>>>>>> Butch Bussen
>>>>>> wa0vjr
>>>>>> open Node 3148
>>>>>> Las Vegas
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, 10 Jul 2009, Russ Kiehne wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It sounds like you are really enjoying your Stream. I sold my Icom
>>>>>>> r75
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> buy a Book Sense. I'll have it today. I'll now have both a Stream
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> book
>>>>>>> sense.
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>> From: "Bill Deatherage" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 2:50 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: down loaded QST
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hello every one,
>>>>>>>> It has been a while since I had any thing worth writing about. Not
>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>> =
>>>>>>>> lot has been going on with me in the radio field. But I have
>>>>>>>> purchased
>>>>>>>> =
>>>>>>>> a Victor Stream and am now signed up for talking books. The first
>>>>>>>> thing
>>>>>>>> =
>>>>>>>> I down loaded was the QST. I checked the stream and it is on
>>>>>>>> there.
>>>>>>>> Thank you to every on on the list who told me about the stream and
>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>> =
>>>>>>>> this was possible. when I heard that I could down load the QST and
>>>>>>>> read
>>>>>>>> =
>>>>>>>> the articles I wanted and skip the ones That didn't interest me I
>>>>>>>> then
>>>>>>>> =
>>>>>>>> decided that I wanted to get that technology. So thanks to every
>>>>>>>> one
>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>> =
>>>>>>>> the list.
>>>>>>>> Bill
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>
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