I have searched high and low and read the FAQs, but I cannot find instructions on turning on audible alerts. I want Spell Catcher to speak to me when an error is made. I am using 10.3.2 on a Dual Processor mac running OS 10.6.2.
How do I turn it on?
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Can't turn audible alerts on
Started by Charlie Downs, Dec 23 2009 05:31 PM
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Posted 23 December 2009 - 09:09 PM
Charlie Downs, on Dec 23 2009, 05:31 PM, said:
I have searched high and low and read the FAQs, but I cannot find instructions on turning on audible alerts. I want Spell Catcher to speak to me when an error is made. I am using 10.3.2 on a Dual Processor mac running OS 10.6.2.
How do I turn it on?
How do I turn it on?
In the Spell Catcher application, choose Help > Spell Catcher Help. Look at the Alerts section in the Preferences chapter.
For those error types you want to use speech, you'll probably want to deselect the "Play" checkbox in the Sound tab, and select "Speak" in the Speech tab.
Tinker around until you get the results you want. Don’t forget to open your Speech System Preferences and setup your default Text to Speech preferences. I like Alex, rate set to about 65%.
P.S. Speech alerts have been significantly improved for the upcoming 10.3.3 update - you can include the error itself in the spoken alert, along with other basic text-to-speech commands (pause, emphasize, speak by letter, etc.).
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Posted 27 December 2009 - 12:10 PM
I followed your instructions very carefully. I still have no sound.
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Posted 27 December 2009 - 11:33 PM
Charlie Downs, on Dec 27 2009, 12:10 PM, said:
I followed your instructions very carefully. I still have no sound.
No sound whatsoever, not for sounds or speech?
Open System Preferences, Sound, check your settings in the Output tab.
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Posted 30 December 2009 - 12:02 PM
Evan Gross, on Dec 27 2009, 09:33 PM, said:
No sound whatsoever, not for sounds or speech?
Open System Preferences, Sound, check your settings in the Output tab.
Open System Preferences, Sound, check your settings in the Output tab.
The output is set correctly -- headphones -- to which I have an amplifier/speaker system attached. I hear other sounds such as the audio track on video clips. This problem is true on two computers, both running the OS and Spell Catcher version I listed above.
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Posted 30 December 2009 - 09:51 PM
Charlie Downs, on Dec 30 2009, 12:02 PM, said:
The output is set correctly -- headphones -- to which I have an amplifier/speaker system attached. I hear other sounds such as the audio track on video clips. This problem is true on two computers, both running the OS and Spell Catcher version I listed above.
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On which device do you hear System Alert sounds? That is the output device that Spell Catcher uses for output.
Perhaps better yet, upload a screenshot of your sound output settings.
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Posted 03 January 2010 - 03:48 PM
Evan Gross, on Dec 30 2009, 07:51 PM, said:
On which device do you hear System Alert sounds? That is the output device that Spell Catcher uses for output.
Perhaps better yet, upload a screenshot of your sound output settings.
Perhaps better yet, upload a screenshot of your sound output settings.
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Posted 13 January 2010 - 04:09 PM
Charlie Downs, on Jan 3 2010, 01:48 PM, said:
The screen shot is attached.
I hope you haven't given up, Evan.
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Posted 14 January 2010 - 09:19 AM
Charlie,
Does your SCX alerts pref window look like this with "play" checked on for each alert you want sound on? See my attached JPG.
Does your SCX alerts pref window look like this with "play" checked on for each alert you want sound on? See my attached JPG.
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Posted 14 January 2010 - 11:24 AM
Bruce Kieffer, on Jan 14 2010, 09:19 AM, said:
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Does your SCX alerts pref window look like this with "play" checked on for each alert you want sound on? See my attached JPG.
Does your SCX alerts pref window look like this with "play" checked on for each alert you want sound on? See my attached JPG.
Hi I have to join in here. I am having the same problem with the Alerts. I have set them to sounds that I created myself and that have worked fine with past versions of SCX. With this version, I set the Alerts and they work for a couple of minutes but then revert to a very quiet female voice that I can barely hear (default). Is there some way to make the sounds that I set stick in the Preferences?
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Posted 14 January 2010 - 06:33 PM
Charlie Downs, on Jan 13 2010, 04:09 PM, said:
I hope you haven't given up, Evan.
I haven't given up, but also haven't been able to reproduce this. I'll keep at it.
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Posted 14 January 2010 - 06:34 PM
JGriff, on Jan 14 2010, 11:24 AM, said:
Hi I have to join in here. I am having the same problem with the Alerts. I have set them to sounds that I created myself and that have worked fine with past versions of SCX. With this version, I set the Alerts and they work for a couple of minutes but then revert to a very quiet female voice that I can barely hear (default). Is there some way to make the sounds that I set stick in the Preferences?
Well, I don't know what's wrong at this point, not being able to reproduce it.
Are you selecting one of the "standard" sounds that's in the list? Or creating your own sounds to use? If the latter, where do you store them on disk?
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Posted 15 January 2010 - 01:16 PM
Hi Evan, the sounds that I have made for Spell Catcher have been place in the folder:
/Users/Me/Library/Sounds
Almost all my other system sounds seem to be in there as well. Would there be a better place to put them?
I thought of opening up the Spell Catcher Contents in Finder and placing my sounds into the Spell Catcher Sounds folder, but I didn't know what might happen if I did.
/Users/Me/Library/Sounds
Almost all my other system sounds seem to be in there as well. Would there be a better place to put them?
I thought of opening up the Spell Catcher Contents in Finder and placing my sounds into the Spell Catcher Sounds folder, but I didn't know what might happen if I did.
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Posted 15 January 2010 - 01:23 PM
Hi again Evan this just in...
I have been using my computer quite a bit this morning and I found that the Alert Preferences have stuck after all. I guess somehow Spell Catcher decided to settle down overnight
All is well again!
And by the way, I really appreciate what you have done to SCX. The upgrade to 64bit has really made a difference now that I have changed all the applications that were written in 64bit back to the way they are supposed to run. But I have also noticed a general increase in speed and accuracy. Well done!
John G.
I have been using my computer quite a bit this morning and I found that the Alert Preferences have stuck after all. I guess somehow Spell Catcher decided to settle down overnight
All is well again!
And by the way, I really appreciate what you have done to SCX. The upgrade to 64bit has really made a difference now that I have changed all the applications that were written in 64bit back to the way they are supposed to run. But I have also noticed a general increase in speed and accuracy. Well done!
John G.
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Posted 16 January 2010 - 06:30 AM
Charlie Downs, on Jan 13 2010, 04:09 PM, said:
I hope you haven't given up, Evan.
One very basic question that I don't think I've asked:
If you unplug what's plugged into the headphones jack, do you hear anything?
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Posted 17 January 2010 - 12:59 PM
Thank you Evan. Success!
I unplugged the miniature phone plug that was plugged into the headphone jack, and which was connected to an amplifier and speaker. i was able to hear the SpellCatcher sounds. With the phone plug connected I am able to hear the audio from movie clips, music from iTunes, and so on. Why can’t I hear SpellCatcher sounds through the amplifier/speaker?
I unplugged the miniature phone plug that was plugged into the headphone jack, and which was connected to an amplifier and speaker. i was able to hear the SpellCatcher sounds. With the phone plug connected I am able to hear the audio from movie clips, music from iTunes, and so on. Why can’t I hear SpellCatcher sounds through the amplifier/speaker?
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Posted 17 January 2010 - 07:36 PM
Charlie Downs, on Jan 17 2010, 12:59 PM, said:
Thank you Evan. Success!
I unplugged the miniature phone plug that was plugged into the headphone jack, and which was connected to an amplifier and speaker. i was able to hear the SpellCatcher sounds. With the phone plug connected I am able to hear the audio from movie clips, music from iTunes, and so on. Why can’t I hear SpellCatcher sounds through the amplifier/speaker?
I unplugged the miniature phone plug that was plugged into the headphone jack, and which was connected to an amplifier and speaker. i was able to hear the SpellCatcher sounds. With the phone plug connected I am able to hear the audio from movie clips, music from iTunes, and so on. Why can’t I hear SpellCatcher sounds through the amplifier/speaker?
Interesting. I don't know why you can't heard Spell Catcher’s audible alerts…
Do you hear regular system alert sounds though this amplifier? You know, the ones in the Sound Effects tab? What's selected in the "Play sound effects through:" popup (my guess is you have no choice)?
Can you upload a screenshot of the Sound Effects tab of your Sound System Preferences?
What's the exact hardware device you're using? I wonder if it's not being properly detected somehow. I just plugged in an external amp/speaker and could hear Spell Catcher alerts no problem.
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Posted 25 January 2010 - 06:42 PM
Evan Gross, on Jan 17 2010, 05:36 PM, said:
Interesting. I don't know why you can't heard Spell Catcher’s audible alerts…
Do you hear regular system alert sounds though this amplifier? You know, the ones in the Sound Effects tab? What's selected in the "Play sound effects through:" popup (my guess is you have no choice)?
Can you upload a screenshot of the Sound Effects tab of your Sound System Preferences?
What's the exact hardware device you're using? I wonder if it's not being properly detected somehow. I just plugged in an external amp/speaker and could hear Spell Catcher alerts no problem.
Do you hear regular system alert sounds though this amplifier? You know, the ones in the Sound Effects tab? What's selected in the "Play sound effects through:" popup (my guess is you have no choice)?
Can you upload a screenshot of the Sound Effects tab of your Sound System Preferences?
What's the exact hardware device you're using? I wonder if it's not being properly detected somehow. I just plugged in an external amp/speaker and could hear Spell Catcher alerts no problem.
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Posted 25 January 2010 - 06:47 PM
Evan Gross, on Jan 17 2010, 05:36 PM, said:
Interesting. I don't know why you can't heard Spell Catcher’s audible alerts…
Do you hear regular system alert sounds though this amplifier? You know, the ones in the Sound Effects tab? What's selected in the "Play sound effects through:" popup (my guess is you have no choice)?
Can you upload a screenshot of the Sound Effects tab of your Sound System Preferences?
What's the exact hardware device you're using? I wonder if it's not being properly detected somehow. I just plugged in an external amp/speaker and could hear Spell Catcher alerts no problem.
Do you hear regular system alert sounds though this amplifier? You know, the ones in the Sound Effects tab? What's selected in the "Play sound effects through:" popup (my guess is you have no choice)?
Can you upload a screenshot of the Sound Effects tab of your Sound System Preferences?
What's the exact hardware device you're using? I wonder if it's not being properly detected somehow. I just plugged in an external amp/speaker and could hear Spell Catcher alerts no problem.
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Posted 25 January 2010 - 06:49 PM
Evan Gross, on Jan 17 2010, 05:36 PM, said:
Interesting. I don't know why you can't heard Spell Catcher’s audible alerts…
Do you hear regular system alert sounds though this amplifier? You know, the ones in the Sound Effects tab? What's selected in the "Play sound effects through:" popup (my guess is you have no choice)?
Can you upload a screenshot of the Sound Effects tab of your Sound System Preferences?
What's the exact hardware device you're using? I wonder if it's not being properly detected somehow. I just plugged in an external amp/speaker and could hear Spell Catcher alerts no problem.
Do you hear regular system alert sounds though this amplifier? You know, the ones in the Sound Effects tab? What's selected in the "Play sound effects through:" popup (my guess is you have no choice)?
Can you upload a screenshot of the Sound Effects tab of your Sound System Preferences?
What's the exact hardware device you're using? I wonder if it's not being properly detected somehow. I just plugged in an external amp/speaker and could hear Spell Catcher alerts no problem.
