source file: m1448.txt Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1998 17:06:21 -0500 (CDT) Subject: Re: Voice synth for PowerMacs (VocalWriter 1.0) From: Micheal Allen Thompson I should have said it will sound like a robot... sorry... Michael On Mon, 15 Jun 1998, Bill Alves wrote: > > > 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) ^ > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >