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METHOD
3:
VSEDIT/BAS
(disk)
or V
(tape)
••-Tape
users:
The
"V"
program
is
similar
to the
VSEDIT/BAS
program,
except
that
the
subroutine
lines are
not
created.
(There
is no
way
to
MERGE
them
to
your
program).
You
can
use the "V"
program
to
find the
proper
phonemes.
—
VSEDIT/BAS
is a
BASIC
program
that
allows
you to
create
short
message
subroutines
which
can be merged
later
with
your
existing
programs.
•
The
advantage
of
this
method
is that
once
you
have
created
the
subroutines,
you
do not
need to
keep
the VS
text
to speech
program
in
high
memory.
You
can
also
"fine
tune"
the
messages
by
editing
the
phonemes
or
trying
different
spellings
.
•Each
subroutine
is one
line
long and
self
contained.
Once
the
message
is
developed,
you
only
need
that
single
line to
speak
it.
The
line
ends
with
a
RETURN, so
you
just
use a
GOSUB.
The
limitation
is
that
you
must
have all
the
messages
pre-planned.
Let's
see
it
in
action.
If
it's not
yet
done,
from
DOS:
type
VS48
for
48K systems
(and
press
ENTER)
or
VS32
for
32K systems
then
enter
BASIC
and
type
RUN"V5EDIT/BA5"
.
You
will
see a
menu
on
the
bottom
of
the
screen
with
the
following
commands
:
—
I
-
Insert
words.
This
is
similar
to
the
VSDEMO/BAS
program.
Simply
type the
words
you
want
to hear
and
press
ENTER;
they
will
be spoken.
In
addition,
the
phonemes
will
appear
at
the top
of
the
screen.
Each
one
is proceeded
by
a
graphic
dot
representing
the
pitch.
(We
will
explain
that
later)
.
*-»*By pressing
"I"
again,
you
can
insert new
words.
Press
ENTER,
and
the
addition
will
be
spoken
and the new
phonemes
will
be
displayed.
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