source file: m1448.txt Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1998 10:05:26 -0700 Subject: Re: Voice synth for PowerMacs (VocalWriter 1.0) From: alves@orion.ac.hmc.edu (Bill Alves) > yes, it uses the Macintosh Speech engine. So if you want your piece to >sound like HAL then it works great, if you want your piece to sound like a >human its not so great. It is fun to mess with though.... Just a reminder: the voice of Hal in 2001 was that of a professional actor (Claude Rains was it?). It would be great to have my Mac sing like that. (Computer music trivia: why was "Daisy" the first song Hal was taught to sing?) Bill ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^ Bill Alves email: alves@hmc.edu ^ ^ Harvey Mudd College URL: http://www2.hmc.edu/~alves/ ^ ^ 301 E. Twelfth St. (909)607-4170 (office) ^ ^ Claremont CA 91711 USA (909)607-7600 (fax) ^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^