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just got back from the veteran's administration medical center in muskogee and they ordered me one of these: http://www.dynavoxtech.com/products/maestro/it has win 7/32 and an 85 gig hard drive. colo(u)r me elated. probably will take a month or so for my little (90 pound) speech therapist to ramrod it through the red tape but she's moved mountains for me before. her name is alyssa. thank her and i'll pass it on to her. i told her that i compose music and hope to sing with my maestro. she gave me a knowing wink.
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Congratulations Don!
Just checked out some youtube videos on the Maestro and was very impressed.
It's so good to see computer/audio/video technology being used to help people instead of creating games like Grand Theft Auto which do just the opposite.
I wonder if PGMusic could tweek the BIAB interface or partner up with Dynavox to give some of the severely disabled a chance to let out their inner musical voice.
Who knows how many child prodigies may be here trapped inside themselves, waiting to come out and enrich our lives.
Please keep us posted on the value you find using the Maestro in helping you with your music.
Best wishes,
Carkins
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Dat sounds like awesome news there Bruda! Keep us updated!!
HP Win 11 12 gig ram, Mac mini Sonoma with 16 gig of ram, BiaB/RB 2026, Reaper 7, Harrison Mixbus 11 , Presonus Audiobox USB96
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Fantastic Don! I'm happy for you.
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Most excellent!  Can't wait to hear!
Best, Tom SmithWin10/64 • i7-8700K • 24 GB RAM BIAB 2026 • Reaper 7.57 • Izotope MPS AKG C1000S • IK iRig I/O Pro
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thanks for the encouragement my friends. actually, i am not new to the concept or the technology. i have had my current dynavox v/max device for about two years. the maestro is the newest model and has a win 7 os as opposed to win xp. i have win 7/64 on my desktop so i can now do some custom apps easier for my dynavox. the exciting part...i will get 9 hours of talk time, not just 2.
carkins, i have no doubt that biab will run beautifully on my maestro. i have never tried it on my win xp model. whenever a text field appears, an on-screen keyboard pops up to enter text. i am tempted to run biab from its external usb drive and provide a report to peter. it constitutes a very tiny market to cause much interest, unfortunately. then there is the matter of touch screen input method. i like your idea though.
they are not inexpensive devices. my older one was us$9,000.00. i think the maestro tops $16,000.00 as near as i can determine. add a couple thousand for accessories like a voltage converter to power it from my wheelchair and a mounting arm and it runs into serious bux (loonies). i have a $15,000.00 power wheelchair that alyssa ramrodded through bureaucracy for me and none of it has cost me a nickel.
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Cowabunga!
Couldn't happen to a nicer electronics component salesgeek!
ENNNNJOY!
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so we'll be hearing songs with vocals pretty soon then?
And audio files of jokes?
cool!
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pat, it was ewe that started me t'contemplating the idea of teaching it t'sing fer me! i love a challenge. woodin it be lovely? (nice song title) croaking with a $16,000.00 dynavox maestro? might make the tabloids. but, seriously, the dynavox rep, after learning that i use it in my door-to-door ministry, wants to do a "success story" on me and take me on visits to other veterans' hospitals. just think if i COULD sing with it!?
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pat, it was ewe that started me t'contemplating the idea of teaching it t'sing fer me! i love a challenge. woodin it be lovely? (nice song title) croaking with a $16,000.00 dynavox maestro? might make the tabloids. but, seriously, the dynavox rep, after learning that i use it in my door-to-door ministry, wants to do a "success story" on me and take me on visits to other veterans' hospitals. just think if i COULD sing with it!?
Don, if anybody could generate a success story for this product it will be you! You have the positive attitude, the clearly defined goal, the talent and the time to make just about any miracle happen!
Of course you can sing with it! Even if you use melodyne or similar product to add pitch to the words, it is totally doable... and you're just the guy to do it!
Keep us posted!
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Don,
Color me very happy for you!
Happy New Year!
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pat, didn't i see your hand shoot up for volunteers? wudnit be a fun collaboration project for all of us on this forum? you have a very fertile mind (don't dwell too long on that compliment). i can provide an audio file of me reciting the lyrics, then what? i don't own melodyne nor the disposable income to buy it. how much does it cost and are there any free or open source equivalent program(e)s available? you gave me many links to wave shaping applications but, alas, i can't get my head wrapped around them. remember, i'm terminally irish! there once was a time! but no longer, sadly.
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check your PM for an email address where you can send an audio file or your project's music plus a separate audio file of the spoken lyrics. I'll see if I can introduce a melody to the spoken lyrics and make it match the song. (If you have a melody in mind, include that in the ausio file... then when I send the vocals back, you can mute the melody and replace it with your singing  ---------------- update: I tried to send you a PM with my email, but got the message "This user is not accepting private messages" (You could PM me and include your personal email address, and I will reply with my email address so you can send me the files)
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That is great news Don. I hope you will be using it in no time. Veterans are the true heroes and you all deserve the very best medical and equipment money can buy.
I am excited for you !!
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been perusing melodyne on youtube. wow! and another wow! on the 400 loonies price tag! consequently, "i just gave it a cursory glance." - george carlin.
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danny, i musta been typing simultaneously, in unison, together, at the same time, congruently, cuz i missed your post until now. i will color you elated and promise to stay within the lines. i sure hope that you like puce and chartreuse.
oh, but i get a kick outa me!
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