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Subject: Re: Automatically generated voice file

Re: Automatically generated voice file

From: Stéphane Doyon <s.doyon_at_videotron.ca>
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:22:22 -0500 (EST)

On Tue, 13 Nov 2007, Arnaud wrote:

> I agree on this request.
> also Festival if it's the speech currently used, is a very strange english
> accent, maybe scotish?
> I don't understand some words, well, beside the fact that I know the menu of
> course.

I build my own voice files, and espeak is my choice. I agree espeak seems
to be clearer IMO. It sounds more mechanical perhaps, but I find it more
intelligible.


> --------------------
> Arnaud de Bonald - Paris France - WeBlog: http://www.echo-on.org
>
>
>
>
> simon.eigeldinger_at_vol.at a écrit :
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have a question:
>> Why is the automatically generated voice file just in english?
>> Is it possible to use espeak as the speech synthesizer for creating
>> automatically generated voice files so they can be multi language?
>> Would be nice if this is possible so there are more languages available.
>>
>> Greetings,
>> Simon
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

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Stéphane Doyon
<s.doyon_at_videotron.ca>
http://pages.videotron.com/sdoyon/
Received on 2007-11-13

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