DECtalk Software
What's New in DECtalk Software V4.6 What's New in DECtalk Software V4.5? What's New in DECtalk Software V4.4? What's New in DECtalk Software V4.4 Programming? What's New in DECtalk Software V4.4 Reference? What's New in DECtalk Software V4.3? Graphical Programming Applet Master Index Programmer's Guide
Introduction to DECtalk Software Overview Features and Functions DECtalk Software Components Text-to-Speech DDE Server Programming Aids Using the Components How It Works Using the Program Applets to Learn DECtalk Software Basics Using the Program Applets to Learn DECtalk Software Starting the Sample Applet and Speaking a Text File Speaking a File using the Sample Applet Speaking a File using Drag and Drop Inserting DECtalk Software in-line commands Inserting DECtalk Software In-Line Commands (Syntax Rules) Additional Syntax Rules for DECtalk Software In-line Commands Changing Speaking Voice Changing voices using the Voice menu Changing Speaking Voices Changing voices using DECtalk Software in-line commands Editing A Text File and Changing the Speaking Rate Editing a Text File Playing Selected Text Changing the Speaking Rate The User Dictionary Build Tool Overview of the User Dictionary Build Tool Building a User Dictionary Saving and Compiling the User Dictionary Using the DECtalk Software Speak Applet Overview of the DECtalk Software Speak Applet Editing and Playing Text Changing the Speaking Rate Loading a User Dictionary Saving Text as a WAVE File Highlighting Text as it is Spoken Text to Speech Services Running DECtalk Software from Other Applications Creating a Word Macro Associating a Macro with a Tool Bar Button Launching and Configuring the DECtalk Software Text-to-Speech Server Speaking Text with the DECtalk TTS Server The SAY Command-Line Applet Using the SAY command-line applet Help Options Output Options Input Options Dictionary Options Illustrations Speaking a File using the Sample Applet Changing DECtalk Software Voices Editing a Text File and Changing the Speaking Rate Components of the User Dictionary Build Tool Building a User Dictionary Saving and Compiling the Dictionary Using the DECtalk Software Speak Applet Highlighting Text as it is Spoken Creating a Word Macro Associating the Macro with a Tool Bar Button Launching and Configuring the DECtalk TTS Server Speaking Text with the DECtalk Software TTS Server Introduction to the DECtalk Software API Introduction to the DECtalk Software API Core API Calls Core API Calls Index Overview of the Core API Calls Controlling Queuing with Flags Important Text-Queuing Information Clause-Based Synthesis Callback Routines and Window Procedures Phoneme Notifications Error Messages Index Mark Messages Buffer Messages Callback Routine Example Window Procedure Example Audio Output Control Calls Audio Output Control Calls Index Overview of Audio Output Control Calls Blocking Synchronization Call Blocking Synchronization Call Index Overview of the Blocking Synchronization Call Control and Status Calls Control and Status Calls Index Overview of Control and Status Calls Special Text-To-Speech Modes Special Text-To-Speech Modes Index Overview of Special Text-To-Speech Modes Wave-File Mode Log-File Mode Speech-To-Memory Mode Speech-To-Memory Mode Initialization of Memory Buffers Return of Memory Buffers Loading and Unloading a User Dictionary Loading and Unloading a User Dictionary Dictionary Calls (UNIX only) Dictionary Calls (UNIX only) Creating a User Dictionary Loading the Main Dictionary Loading the User Dictionary Dictionary Calls (Windows only) Dictionary Calls (Windows only) Creating a User Dictionary Loading the Main Dictionary (Dynamic Engine) Loading the Main Dictionary (Static Engine) Loading the User Dictionary Sample Programs (UNIX only) Sample Programs (UNIX only) Building Sample Programs Header Files Shareable Libraries Sample Programs (Windows only) Sample Programs (Windows only) How to do Multi-Language Programming Introduction Starting a Language Selecting a Language Closing a Language Multi-Language Programming Example Reference Guide
DECtalk Software API Calls DECtalk Software API Calls Summary TextToSpeechAddBuffer TextToSpeechCloseInMemory TextToSpeechCloseLang TextToSpeechCloseLogFile TextToSpeechCloseWaveOutFile TextToSpeechEnumLangs TextToSpeechGetCaps TextToSpeechGetFeatures TextToSpeechGetLanguage TextToSpeechGetRate TextToSpeechGetSpeaker TextToSpeechGetStatus TextToSpeechLoadUserDictionary TextToSpeechOpenInMemory TextToSpeechOpenLogFile TextToSpeechOpenWaveOutFile TextToSpeechPause TextToSpeechReset TextToSpeechResume TextToSpeechReturnBuffer TextToSpeechSelectLang TextToSpeechSetLanguage TextToSpeechSetRate TextToSpeechSetSpeaker TextToSpeechShutdown TextToSpeechSpeak TextToSpeechStartLang TextToSpeechStartup (UNIX only) TextToSpeechStartup (Windows only) TextToSpeechStartupEx TextToSpeechSync TextToSpeechTyping TextToSpeechUnloadUserDictionary TextToSpeechVersion TextToSpeechVersionEx DECtalk Software In-Line Commands DECtalk Software In-Line Commands: Overview Comma Pause [:comma] Design Voice [:dv] Dial Tones [:dial] Error [:error] Log [:log] Mode [:mode] Name [:name] Period Pause [:period] Phoneme Interpretation [:phoneme] Pitch [:pitch] Play Wave Files [:play] Pronounce [:pronounce] Punctuation [:punct] Rate Selection [:rate] Say [:say] Skip [:skip] Sync [:sync] Tone [:tone] Volume [:volume] Using In-Line Commands Using In-Line Commands Changing Rhythm, Stress, and Intonation Developing an Electronic Mail-Reading Application Optimizing the Quality of Spoken Text Index Marks for Speech Status Adjusting Period and Comma Pause Durations Text-Tuning Example Avoiding Common Errors DECtalk Software Reference Tables Overview of DECtalk Software Reference Tables Phonemic Symbols Phonemes in Unicode Sequence Phonemic Syntax for Singing Tone Table Homographs Supported SAPI functions Customizing a DECtalk Software Voice Customizing a DECtalk Software Voice Design Voice [:dv] Command Definitions of DECtalk Software Voices Changing Gender and Head Size Overview of Changing Gender and Head Size Sex, sx Head Size, hs Higher Formants, f4, f5, b4, and b5 Changing Voice Quality Overview of Changing Voice Quality Breathiness, br Lax Breathiness, lx Smoothness, sm Richness, ri Nopen Fixed, nf Laryngealization, la Changing Pitch and Intonation Overview of Changing Pitch and Intonation Baseline Fall, bf Hat Rise, hr Stress Rise, sr Assertiveness, as Quickness, qu Average Pitch, ap, and Pitch Range, pr Changing Relative Gains and Avoiding Overloads Overview of Changing Relative Gains and Avoiding Overloads Loudness, g5 Sound Source Gains, gv, gh, gf, and gn Cascade Vocal Tract Gains, g1, g2, g3, and g4 Saving Changes as Val's Voice Overview of Saving Changes as Val's Voice Save, save Preprocessor Rules for Parsing Rules Parsing Email Email Parsing Punctuation Punctuation Interpreting Punctuation Marks as Punctuation Interpreting Punctuation Marks as Words General Parsing Rules German Spanish (Castilian and Latin American) English (UK) English (US, UK) Glossary
allophone applet arpabet clause boundary clause mode clause terminator comma pause .DIC file dynamic engine emphatic stress falling intonation flush heuristic homograph index marker (flag) intonation letter mode log file Log-File Mode morpheme period pause phoneme phoneme arpabet command phoneme string phonemicize phonemic mode phonemic transcription phrase boundary pitch control symbols primary stress proper name secondary stress silence phonemes Speech-To-Memory Mode startup function startup state static engine syntactic function words .TAB file user dictionary user dictionary builder voice-control command WAVE file Wave-File Mode wave form output word boundary word mode