VOICE RECORDING TO TEXT-LESS COMPUTING

NEW, NEWS, NOTES, AND OVERVIEWS

In computing there are some applications which do not directly depend upon the Text Based computer interface through a keyboard and mouse. Commercial Tele Communications applications are an example of evolving alternative Voice Technology. Personal Voice and Speech applications are another example of evolving alternative technologies for individual PC users.

In adaptive technology there are potential users for whom Text Based Computing is not a functional option. Those who do not directly benefit from the traditional Text -To- Print computer process of text - based data entry, storeage and retrieval. Rather than a computer that records; the need is for a recorder that computes.

Already commercial applications such as "Wildfire", voice messaging, voice recognition and verification, voice command, control, and dictation, can be seen in telecommunication systems and services. Where mainframe computing overcomes the problems of power and storage capacity. While accessing audio/voice data base systems to perform voice file management, compression, storage, and retrieval.

When you remove "Text" from "Voice" Processing you eliminate:

Until recently PC processor power was to slow. Available hard drive space was to small. Neither could support voice system compression, retrieval, and decompression file rates.

With the arrival of Pentium Chip power compression, decompression, and retrieval rates increased for processing audio/sound/voice files. Combined with increased hard drive space [1+ to 5+ gb] allows the disk storage room to accumulate compressed audio/sound/voice files. Compressed audio/voice files can now be accessed with 1,425 hours of indexed files per 1.6 gb. of hard disk space. Zip drives and second hard drives can further expand capacity.

Just as the Paper-Less Office, still uses paper. You will not find truly Text-Less Computing in either mainframes or PCs. Even text-less computing still depends on text based computer language.

While you can not buy it, all -in- one, or off -the- shelf. You can assemble most of the parts and pieces you prefer from bites and bytes off the Internet. It's up to you to find the pieces and put together what works best for you.

FEATURED VOICE DEVICE DEMOs

For Example:

  • AUDIO/VOICE DATA BASE SYSTEMS: voice file management, compression, storage, and retrieval.

    Aristotle is a Audio/Voice Data Base System for voice file management. Requiring Pentium - power to provide a semi - automated system for voice file processing and manipulation:

        1. voice dictation,
        2. recording and embedding,
        3. compression and storage,
        4. decompression and retrieval,
        5. e-mail text becomes electronically recorded Audio/Voice Mail.

    ARISTOTLE: Speak And Hear Messages In Your Voice
    • Aristotle ... Verbal Audio Data Base
    • Cyber Friends, Inc ... Audio Access Web Service Provider
    • Cyber Audio Library ... Online State Of The Art Audio Compression.
    • Adaptive features are unique and not for everyone. The Aristotle System can replace most text -based -computer-input and files, with direct voice recording input, audio format, and compression storage. Rather than text files Aristotle makes and uses audio files. Aristotle records voice dictation, It is not a voice recognition, command and control, application. Although Aristotle recording requires minimum keyboard input, transcription transfer of audio to text files still requires manual keyboard typing. Transforms your computer into a searchable audio recording data system.

  • VOICE UTILITIES: voice command and control, voice control browsers, voice note pads, audio voice mail, messages, and voice communications.

    FreeCard is an example of an independent electronic Greeting Card maker program. That will expand your ability to combine picture graphics with recorded voice mail messages and memos, as well as post cards and greeting cards.

    Pam and Sam for those in need of Text -To- Speech access to a personal secretary and text reader. A daily schedule, appointment calender, time reminder, telephone dialer, and screen text reader. Even in a "text - less" voice file environment there are still some lables and text files for a screen reader.

    Voice Command And Control Utilities reduce key -stroke- input and automate or semi-automate file maintenance and computer operation.

    Voice Command and Control Utilities can also eliminate keyboard input for mouse control, file manipulation and management.

    Starting with simple Discrete Speech Dictation can eliminate keyboard input to title file lables, notes, names, and correspendence. As well as computer operations, mouse control, file manipulation and management.

    To add direct Voice Communications go to the Tucows Web Phones Collections and see WinTalk a voice communications tool with the ease of a telephone.

  • VOICE FILE INPUT: voice dictation, recording and embedding.

    Voice Note It 95 v1.0
    Store spoken notes
    http://www6.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/info.html?fcode=000AGB

    VoiceMemo v1.1
    Record audio notes
    http://www6.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/info.html?fcode=000M48

    RecAll (32-bit) v2.2
    Use a sound-activated .wav recorder
    http://www6.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/info.html?fcode=000MF5

    RecAll (16-bit) v1.2
    Use a sound-activated .wav recorder
    http://www6.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/info.html?fcode=000MEV

    TalkScribe v1.02
    Transcribe your dictation
    http://www6.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/info.html?fcode=000GVI

    Wave Safe (32-bit) v1.1.7
    Protect .wav files against corruption
    http://www6.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/info.html?fcode=000N85


    References And Sources

    File Compression Utilities
    By David Haskin, PC Magazine
    http://www.zdnet.com.au/pcmag/features/utility/misc/umu2.htm

    Rem-Conf Archive 1993 by date
    Re: Voice data compression
    http://sauce.uio.no/maill/rem-conf/rem-conf-1993/0896.html


    COMPRESSION:

    Speech Master v3.0:
    Speech/sound compression
    spm.zip
    http://search.shareware.com/code/engine/File?archive=sim-win95&file=sound%2fspm%2ezip&size=425309&frame=none

    Losless compression for Audio
    wavshort.zip
    http://search.shareware.com/code/engine/File?archive=winsite-win95&file=miscutil%2fwavshort%2ezip&size=413131&frame=none

    PC Deck v1.2
    Automatic Audio Recorder/Player
    w/Real Time Compression
    pcd102.zip
    http://search.shareware.com/code/engine/File?archive=sim-win95&file=sound%2fpcd102%2ezip&size=1358543&frame=none

    Audio Compression Manager v1.1 (Freeware)
    Convert .wav files to other formats
    http://www6.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/info.html?fcode=000NX8

    SONARC v2.1h
    Compress WAV and VOC files
    http://www6.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/info.html?fcode=0002RE

    SpchComp v2.22
    Compress digital sound files
    http://www6.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/info.html?fcode=000BOW


    AUDIO DATA BASE:

    Database to organize and play any audio files
    pcaudio.zip
    http://search.shareware.com/code/engine/File?archive=sim-win95&file=music%2fptaudio%2ezip&size=1930807&frame=none

    All Digital Library v1.10.0009
    Store multimedia in a database
    http://www6.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/info.html?fcode=000MMT

    All Media Tracker
    File manager
    http://www6.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/info.html?fcode=000LWS


    AUDIO EDIT:

    SoundMix v2.00:
    Wav mixing and Recording
    sndmix20.zip
    http://search.shareware.com/code/engine/File?archive=sim-win95&file=sound%2fsndmix20%2ezip&size=1426748&frame=none

    Audio Suite v2.03
    Create, edit, convert, mix sound files
    http://www6.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/info.html?fcode=000N7P

    Sound Gadget Pro v1.01
    Edit sound files
    http://www6.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/info.html?fcode=00018J

    Sound Processing Software v1.0
    Record, edit, and play digital sound
    http://www6.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/info.html?fcode=000MB5


    VOICE:

    Ted's [Pre-recorded] WAV Files (30 file collections) Freeware
    http://www6.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/mlt.html?x=1&Utext=computer+sound+windows+wavs+events+alien+professional+&UTcat=graphics+%26+multimedia&UTsubcat=sounds

    Voices Galore v2.0 http://www6.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/info.html?fcode=00044L

    SensuVoX v0.00
    Play special WAV files
    http://www6.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/info.html?fcode=0004NF

    Digitized Voice Programmer's Toolkit
    Program digitized voice files
    http://www6.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/info.html?fcode=0005NX


    VOICE MAIL:

    Voice mail and CT applications
    vocom117.zip
    http://search.shareware.com/code/engine/File?archive=sim-win95&file=telecomm%2fvocom117%2ezip&size=1159364&frame=none

    CyberVoice
    Speech coding/compression, voice e-mail page. Download the full-version or evaluation-version of CyberVoice E-mail v1.1.
    http://www.cybit.com/

    Enables user to easily send voice email via the net.
    tlsetup.zip
    http://search.shareware.com/code/engine/File?archive=winsite-win95&file=netutil%2ftlsetup%2ezip&size=1859038&frame=none

    VoxStudio
    WAV,ADPCM,A/MuLaw for voicemail
    vsdmo105.zip
    http://search.shareware.com/code/engine/File?archive=sim-win3&file=mmedia%2fvsdmo105%2ezip&size=768426&frame=none

    PureVoice (32-bit) v1.2.1
    Send voice messages via email
    http://www6.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/info.html?fcode=000G4R

    Internet Voice Mail (32-bit)
    Voice mail through email
    http://www6.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/info.html?fcode=000AZS

    Em'ly Win95 Eudora v1.1b3
    Add text -to- speech for Eudora email
    http://www6.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/info.html?fcode=000FX7

    Vox2Wav3
    Converts Wav to Vox and vice versa
    vox2wav3.zip
    http://search.shareware.com/code/engine/File?archive=sim-win95&file=sound%2fvox2wav3%2ezip&size=121675&frame=none


    TELE COMMUNICATIONS:

    HandiPHONE for Windows 95 (Demo)
    Operate hands-off phone system
    http://www6.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/info.html?fcode=000B8G

    Audiotex:
    A database-access system in which users employ touch-tone telephones to access electronically stored and delivered libraries of short audio messages
    http://www.evansassoc.com/lib/glossary.txt

    SuperVoice Home v2.2
    Get a complete fax/modem communications package
    http://www6.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/info.html?fcode=000OD6

    Talking Caller ID v1.6
    Hear who's calling before you answer
    http://www6.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/info.html?fcode=000MBP

    General Search By Topic:

    Search Engines and Search Subjects are Pre-set.

    Shareware.Com
    Search: Voice
    http://search.shareware.com/code/engine/Find?&orfile=True&search=voice&category=MS-Windows(all)&hits=25&cfrom=quick&frame=none&start=26
    Ziff Davis - PC Magazine
    Search: Voice
    http://www6.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/search.html?mainnext=25&Utext=voice&search_max=26

    Shareware.Com
    Search: Audio
    http://search.shareware.com/code/engine/Find?&orfile=True&search=audio&category=MS-Windows(all)&hits=25&cfrom=quick&frame=none&start=26
    Ziff Davis - PC Magazine
    Search: Audio
    http://www6.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/search.html?mainnext=25&Utext=audio&search_max=26

    Shareware.Com
    Search: Record
    http://search.shareware.com/code/engine/Find?&orfile=True&search=record&category=MS-Windows(all)&hits=25&cfrom=quick&frame=none&start=26
    Ziff Davis - PC Magazine
    Search: Record
    http://www6.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/search.html?mainnext=25&Utext=record&search_max=26

    Shareware.Com
    Search: Recorder
    http://search.shareware.com/code/engine/Find?&orfile=True&search=recorder&category=MS-Windows(all)&hits=25&cfrom=quick&frame=none&start=26
    Ziff Davis - PC Magazine
    Search: Recorder
    http://www6.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/search.html?mainnext=25&Utext=recorder&search_max=26

    Shareware.Com
    Search: Recording
    http://search.shareware.com/code/engine/Find?&orfile=True&search=recording&category=MS-Windows(all)&hits=25&cfrom=quick&frame=none&start=26
    Ziff Davis - PC Magazine
    Search: Recording
    http://www6.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/search.html?mainnext=25&Utext=recording&search_max=26

    Shareware.Com
    Search: Compression
    http://search.shareware.com/code/engine/Find?&orfile=True&search=compression&category=MS-Windows(all)&hits=25&cfrom=quick&frame=none&start=26
    Ziff Davis - PC Magazine
    Search: Compression
    http://www6.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/search.html?mainnext=25&Utext=compression&search_max=26

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