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BirdSpeech
presents your bird a rich variety of spoken
phrases and visual images to give
context to the verbal messages. |
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These
visual cues are consistent with the advice of
experts: In Guide To
A Well-Behaved Parrot, Mattie Sue Athan advises,
"Use Words in Context/Avoid Recordings: If
you want a bird to merely mimic, a recording
might be the most effective way to accomplish
that objective. I believe, however, that the
potential for damage is greater than the
perceived benefits. Having to listen to the same
20 seconds of material over and over can stress
the bird and contribute to screaming, unexplained
aggression, self-mutilation, or intellectual
withdrawal."
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Offers
a ready-to-use sample training session of seven
common phrases and associated visual images:  • Hello
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Pretty Bird
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Luv You
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Nite Nite
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Kiss Kiss
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I Wanna Bath
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Whatcha Doin?
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You
can create an unlimited number of different
subjects (i.e., phrases of spoken words) in your
own voice. (You will need a properly installed
microphone for recording new phrases.) |
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Two
training session play options: • Play for a specified
number of minutes, and
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Play during a specified start and end time.
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Many
settings available to define a training session,
such as: •
Number of repetitions of each subject;
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Length of silence before repeating the same
subject;
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Length of pause between different subjects; and
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Length of pause before repeating the entire
subject list.
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Tailorable
program options so your preferences can be used
at program startup and during creation of new
training sessions and subjects. |
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An
extensive Help Service with over 40 topics,
including a tutorial and "
Tips on Training Your Bird." |
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Uses
your existing Windows sound system (sound card
and speaker). |
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BirdSpeech
101 runs on PC computers using Microsoft Windows
95 or higher. |
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Downloading
and registration available off the Internet. |
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An
update checker on the Internet makes it easy for
you to maintain the most current version of the
software. |
