The best way to handle speech output in broadcast automation or a production situation is with an external hardware synthesizer. That's what I do at my shop.
Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Seed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 12:22 AM Subject: Re: prophet > Well I am working on it. Hopefully I will be able to come up with some > answers soon. The only work around that I can think of is to make use of two > computers. One computer for the production and programming elements using > screen reading software. Once you have recorded your program, you can then > send the file to your host computer that would go directly to air. The work > around that we would be looking for would be similar to that of call centers > in that only the operator would hear the prompts from the screen reader. In > this case I can only assume that they must be using multi channel sound > cards and somehow splitting the different audio feeds. . > I find that what is lacking with radio automation software is the amount of > information on the screen. Some software programs are so detailed that they > would require a lot of information from a screen reader program, and there > are other programs that simply do not prvide enough information for the > operator. Unfortunately at this point in time it is basically a visual > thing. I do have some functional vision, but would like to have some audio > prompts simply as a guide as there are simply too many functions that can be > overlooked with out being prompted. The tune tracker software package was > designed with a broadcaster in mind, as it has functioning buttons that > resemble buttons on a cart machine, tape player or CD player. It even has VU > meters that look like the real thing. You would be hard pressed to find a > radio station these days that didn't operate with out radio automation > software. People who are blind or visually impaired are simply put at a > disadvantage. I have worked with Dallet radio automation software and found > it to be very user friendly. I used it on a computer with a large monitor > along with Zoomtext. I have no idea how it would react with a screen reader. > All that I can say is that electronic editing is much better than using a > razor blade and editing tape. Don't want to go back to those days ever > again. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brent Harding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 11:02 PM > Subject: Re: prophet > > > > I could see the timer displays not working well with speech, but they > don't > > matter that much if you know at about what point the vocals in a song > would > > start when listening or where a good point is to talk over the end. I see > > the touch screen interface not working for obvious reasons. I wonder how > > hard the artist and title info are to obtain using speech, and also > > operating the other controls of the software? I wonder how one would get > the > > screen reader redirected to a cue channel where only the operator hears > it? > > I assume each channel off the system is it's own physical sound card so > have > > windows default be for that purpose. Maybe radio sound cards are > > multichannel with multiple outputs that software can address individually, > I > > wish I could figure out how on my turtle beach to force jaws to another of > > the 3 outputs that would then have nothing else on it. > > > > I hope this tune tracker thing can be made to work. . It sure would be > nice > > to see something that is workable. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Bob Seed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 7:56 PM > > Subject: Re: prophet > > > > > > > Talking over intros is called ramping upor ramping down if you are doing > > > the > > > back end of a song. Most of the automation software packages that I have > > > looked at have a digital display indicating TTV. If you are familiar > with > > > the intro of a particular song, ramp up time shouldn't be abig issue. I > > > have > > > yet to find a fully accessible music scheduler that will tell you > > > everything > > > that is going on on the screen from song placement in the lineup to song > > > title and artist. Believe me I have looked at a number of radio > automation > > > software packages, and there simply isn't a package out there that I > could > > > find that will meet all of our needs. As I see it a screen reader would > > > have > > > to be separated and put onto a cue channel, so that the speech would not > > > go > > > on the air, but the operator would have full control of all of the > > > functions > > > and would know what is going on at all times. Unfortunately many of the > > > software packages that are being developed today use a touch screen > system > > > for live on air presentation. If you want the system to go into > automation > > > mode you simply touch an icon on the screen and the switchover > > > automatically > > > takes place. There is a software package called Tune Tracker that I am > > > looking into. It comes with preprogrammed time checks, current > > > temperature, > > > ramp up and ramp down times etc. I am not exactly sure how user friendly > > > it > > > is going to be for blind or visually impaired people, although the > > > developer > > > of this particular software package would probably welcome the challenge > > > of > > > coming up with a radio automation system that is accessible with the use > > > of > > > a screen reader. . > > > system. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Brent Harding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 6:43 PM > > > Subject: Re: prophet > > > > > > > > >> I wonder if the new Nextgen stuff I hear about is accessible? I heard > of > > > one > > >> recommended on a streaming board that Prophet makes called Nextgen 101. > I > > >> guess the deal with it is that it is inexpensive because you could make > > >> it > > >> simple or get into more complex things with it. Accessible voice > tracking > > >> would be cool with the ability to hear the endings of songs to know > where > > > to > > >> start talking. The easy solution to that is to work at a station that > > >> promises never to talk over anything as lining it up wouldn't be an > issue > > >> then. > > >> > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > > >> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > > >> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 12:23 PM > > >> Subject: Re: prophet > > >> > > >> > > >> > the station at my college uses it but i have not yet gotten to see it > > >> > > > >> > tj > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > > >> > From: "Jed Barton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> > To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > > >> > Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 9:41 AM > > >> > Subject: RE: prophet > > >> > > > >> > > > >> >> Bottom line, it's awful. > > >> >> Unless someone has used the latest software, the original version > was > > >> >> awful. > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> -----Original Message----- > > >> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 11:35 AM > > >> >> To: Pc-audio@pc-audio.org > > >> >> Subject: prophet > > >> >> > > >> >> Hi, > > >> >> > > >> >> Does anyone here have any experience using Prophet Systems software > > >> >> for > > >> >> running a radio station? 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