JackH wrote:

I am just wondering why the need for spoken alarms Vs having an alarm simply play a different audio file for each event.

I have RoastLogger set to play a warning sound file (a .wav file) when it is time to load the beans and others can be added for different events

I am not sure if Artisan has this same feature.

I would think a text to speech program running in the background with Artisan to be a sure recipe for lockups and crashes.

Unless I am missing something and there is a need for a talking coffee roaster.

JackH wrote:

Maybe there is a way to play files and have media player stay in the background. Or, have it use a different player.

olddogTim wrote:

Now if I only knew what you guys are talking about HA HA!

Barrie wrote:

Saystatic not working? Here is a substitute for anyone who wants to give it a whirl. It is called wv_player.exe and is downloadable from this site

http://wv-player....tonic.com/

It is old software and the latest compatible OS listed is Vista. However it works fine on my Windows 7 system.

The download included the executable file plus some simple DIY instructions in an accompanying text file. I have not tried it when called from an alarm but I see no reason why it would not work. I did try it from my desktop and it called *.wav files perfectly, opening a cmd box, playing the wav file and then closing the box, just like when using saystatic. Your default sound player is not invoked! The mode of use is pretty much as with saystatic. I suspect one could just call the wav file from Artisan but then the default sound program would be opened.

1. Download wv_player.exe and put it in the same folder as artisan.exe. In the install process watch out for offers to install additional software and decline them?
2. Record the wav. files with your own microphone, naming them appropriately.
3. Put the wav files in the same folder as wv_player.exe. The text file that comes with the program spells out the bat files format if you want it all somewhere else.
4. Create the relevant bat files with Notepad or Notepad+++. I prefer the latter.
5. The wording in your bat file would be much the same as with saystatic.

e.g wv_player.exe wav_file_name.wav

6. Put the bat files in the same folder as wv_player.
7. Call the bat file from an alarm in Artisan.

If someone uses this, please let us know. As I have saystatic working, I am not going to go through the change at this time.

olddogTim wrote:

How did you get saystatic to work??? The best I could do is to close Artisan and reopen it, doing back to back roasts. I even contacted saystatic's website and let them know the problem but got no response yet

Barrie wrote:


You and I have been round and round on this, Tim, as have others. For whatever reason I have never had any problem for the first roast and, once I learned about the work-around of exiting Artisan completely, have had no problem with the second of two back-to-back roasts, so that is my routine. I even have saystatic remind me when I click on OFF at the end of the first roast.

I even have saystatic remind me when I click on OFF at the end of the first roast.

Barrie wrote:

There is hope around the corner, and this is just to say that saystatic is going to remain the preferred text-to-speech software for this application. Anyone experimenting with wv_player and wav files out of frustration can rest a while.
Marko Luther and I have been playing with this and it looks as though he has identified the second-roast problem. More to follow, no doubt.

olddogTim wrote:

So Barrie how does saystatic work now with the new release? Do you think I could install it, knowing my computer ah expertise, HAHAHAHAHAHA