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Re: [sc-users] freetts and windows (noob)

There's a code-sprint soon to make a newer puredyne; but besides that,
supercollider is updated to 3.4 in the puredyne repo, so if you run
puredyne from a USB you can use the normal update manager (synaptic)
to update to that - it will persist.

Dan

2010/9/22 mcshane <mcshane@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>  Thanks Dan,
>
> I actually had a dual boot with pure:dyne on it a month ago. Things became a
> bit unstable (probably my fault)... Anyway, I just upgraded to Windows 7 x64
> and am afraid to try again. Do you know if the puredyne folks are working on
> a new release with the latest SC? I wasn't sure if there was a process to
> update the SC release and have it persist from session to session with the
> Live CD/USB version.
>
> -Daniel
>
>
> On 9/22/2010 5:06 PM, Dan Stowell wrote:
>>
>> 2010/9/22 mcshane<mcshane@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>>
>>>  No joy for me. Oh well, I guess I just don't get it... the freetts
>>> examples
>>> work outside of SC. Obviously missing something. If anyone has this
>>> working
>>> in windows, please drop me a line. I'd appreciate hearing from you.
>>> Otherwise, I'm going to save my pennies for a macbook. Seems to me that
>>> this
>>> is the platform that will continue to be developed.
>>>
>>> Any insights on relatively inexpensive options for a mac for SC use would
>>> also be appreciated.
>>
>> Well all macs are pricey for what they are, that's the end of the
>> market they sit on. Use linux, SC is going strong there :) For example
>> try one of the audio-centric ubuntu derivatives. Here's one you can
>> run from a USB without endangering your windows: http://puredyne.org/
>>
>> Dan
>>
>>> -Daniel
>>> sattvastudio.com
>>>
>>> On 9/22/2010 1:18 PM, mcshane wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  Hi Sciss,
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the quick response.
>>>>
>>>> I tried putting the .jar files in a lot of different locations:
>>>>
>>>> c:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\lib
>>>> c:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\lib
>>>> c:\Program Files (x86)\SuperCollider\
>>>> c:\Program Files (x86)\SuperCollider\SCClassLibrary\
>>>> c:\Program Files (x86)\SuperCollider\SCClassLibrary\SwingOSC\
>>>>
>>>> I even reinstalled the jre into the root drive and tried:
>>>>
>>>> c:\Java\
>>>>
>>>> Each time I would change the classpath to include these paths, but each
>>>> time I tried to run the example I would get the same result.
>>>>
>>>> I'll try putting it in the Extensions folder and see what happens. It
>>>> just
>>>> might be time to get a Mac...
>>>>
>>>> -Daniel
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 9/22/2010 11:34 AM, Sciss wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> i recently reviewed the install process. this is from the current
>>>>> JSpeech
>>>>> help file:
>>>>>
>>>>> JSpeech lets you use the java freetts speech synthesizer.
>>>>>
>>>>> To use this synthesizer, you will have to install the free java
>>>>> text-to-speech synthesis package "FreeTTS"
>>>>>    - Download and unzip the 1.2.2 binary from
>>>>> http://sourceforge.net/projects/freetts
>>>>>    - Copy at least the following files from the lib folder into your's
>>>>> system class path:
>>>>>        cmu_us_kal.jar
>>>>>        cmulex.jar
>>>>>        en_us.jar
>>>>>        freetts.jar
>>>>>      (the java system class path for example on Mac OS X is :
>>>>> /Library/Java/Extensions)
>>>>>    - Copy the file speech.properties into your home folder (~)
>>>>>    - (Re)boot SwingOSC
>>>>>
>>>>> hope that helps.
>>>>>
>>>>> best, -sciss-
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Am 22.09.2010 um 15:24 schrieb mcshane:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm new to SC (half way through the Cottle book). I was recently
>>>>>> reviewing my
>>>>>> reading (had to put SC down for a month to complete a time lapse
>>>>>> project)
>>>>>> and decided to give the "Hello World".speak; example a try. I
>>>>>> downloaded
>>>>>> freetts, set up the classpath, etc... I continue to get the error:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> getObject : java.lang.ClassNotFoundException :
>>>>>> com.sun.speech.freetts.VoiceManager
>>>>>>    at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
>>>>>>    at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
>>>>>>    at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
>>>>>>    ...
>>>>>> FAILURE /method Object not found : com.sun.speech.freetts.VoiceManager
>>>>>> FAILURE /methodr Cannot operate on null result
>>>>>> FAILURE /method Object not found : speech
>>>>>> FAILURE /set Object not found : speech
>>>>>> FAILURE /method Object not found : speech
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've tried dynamically adding classes, moving the freetts.jar to
>>>>>> various
>>>>>> locations, but to no avail.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Has anyone had success having SC locate freetts in the Windows
>>>>>> environment,
>>>>>> and would be willing to help a newcomer?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -mcshane
>>>>>> www.sattvastudio.com
>>>>>> --
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