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Audio Accommodation

The audio accommodation for the CAL software is designed to work only with the Cepstral David voice.  To set up a computer to be used for testing with audio accommodation, the following needs to be done:

  • Install the Cepstral David voice on only the computers to be used with audio accommodation.
  • Enable the Speech Feature as a part of the Preferences Program.
  • To use this feature, an audio accommodation must be available for the test the student is enrolled to take, and the student must be marked for an audio accommodation in Student Editor via the Management Tools.

Below are the instructions for Windows and Mac OS X:

Software Download

Cepstral David
For Windows
(71.0 MB)
Cepstral David
For Mac OS X
(73.0 MB)

End User Agreement

By Downloading the software above you agree to the following condition:

  • Cepstral David will only be installed on computers to be used by students with audio accommodation.

Windows Audio Accommodation

  1. Identify the computers that will be used by students with audio accommodation.
  2. Click on "Cepstral David" located on the right side of your screen to download the installer.
  3. Run the installer only on the computers identified and follow the instructions to complete the installation.
  4. Enable the Speech Feature by following these steps:
    1. Open the "Preferences" program from: Start/Programs/ISAT/Preferences.
    2. Select the "Speech Feature" tab.
    3. Check the "Enable Speech Feature" check box.
    4. Click "Apply".

Note:  If you are using a Windows 98 system, you also need to download and install the Microsoft SAPI 5.1 Redistributable, in case you don't have it already installed.


Mac OS X Audio Accommodation

  1. Identify the computers that will be used by students with audio accommodation.
  2. Click on "Cepstral David" located on the right side of your screen to download the installer.
  3. Run the installer only on the computers identified and follow the instructions to complete the installation.
  4. Enable the Speech Feature by following these steps:
    1. Open the "Preferences" program using Finder from: /Applications/ISAT/Preferences.
    2. Select the "Speech Feature" tab.
    3. Check the "Enable Speech Feature" check box.
    4. Click "Apply".

Note:  The Cepstral David voice is only supported on Mac OS X 10.3.9 and above.