From: Rob Powell <rob_at_rinty.plus.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 20:56:53 +0100

Hi Andrew, 'can't anser the technical question exactly, but you might want
to look at the MP3 file's sample and bit rate. Except for very high quality
voices, there's no point sampling at higher than 16KHZ, and possibly lower.
The highest sample rate of any speech synth that I've come across is 22KHZ.
Also is it generating stereo files, if so, then that's pointless, as all
speech synths are essentially mono. Both these measures will substancially
reduce the size of the files.

Rob

-----Original Message-----
From: rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se [mailto:rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se] On
Behalf Of Andrew Hart
Sent: 17 April 2006 20:21
To: Rockbox
Subject: Re: Available voices, was, RE: Really need advice about iAudio Port

hi guys,

It looks like Gens has already put some new voice files up on the wiki, so I
don't need to worry.
Btw, can anyone tell me just how critical the 1.6 mb limit on the voice file
size is? With the itroduction of gen2 language support, I am routinely
generating voice files larger than this. In fact, they are closer to2mb in
size. However, I am not having any problems using the files on my Iriver
H340. Is this limit mainly needed for the Archos units?

Cherio,
Andrew.

At 14:46 17-04-2006, you wrote:
>THANK YOU!! Although some of the clips are cut off a bit, thanks for
>the latest voice file. I was just worried that when the new version
>came out, Rockbox would lose one of its best features, and a large
>portion of its--well, not market--but user base. For all those who are
>perhaps not as tech-savvy and/or who aren't on the mailing lists, we
>need an orderly page in the wiki, like before, offering downloads for
>the latest voice files. I have plenty to share, as well, if I could
>only see some clear instructions as to the new way to generate voice
>clips--not to mention, how to get my hands on the latest language
>files.
>
>Grant
>----- Original Message ----- From: "James Teh" <jamie_at_jantrid.net>
>To: "Rockbox" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
>Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 2:54 AM
>Subject: Re: Available voices, was, RE: Really need advice about iAudio
>Port
>
>
>>Hi Rob,
>>
>>On Mon, Apr 17, 2006 at 10:36:56AM +0100, Rob Powell wrote:
>>>Hi, we can still use the microsoft voices, and the sapi 5 ones aren't
>>>too bad.
>>I generated a voice file with Microsoft Sam some time last week:
>>http://www.jantrid.net/misc_files/english.voice
>>
>>>but there are also quite a lot of sapi 4 voices that we could use,
>>>available from the nextup.com site, all the free voices on there
>>>should be fine.
>>Didn't know about this site; must check it out. Do any of them sound
>>decent?
>>
>>>I didn't get to read your contribution on Saturday Jjames, as I'm not
>>>interested in the I audio port.
>>The message was with regard to the voice UI in general, not the IAudio
>>port. It was rather technical in nature, though.
>>
>>Jamie
>>
>>--
>>James Teh
>>Email: jamie_at_jantrid.net
>>WWW: http://www.jantrid.net/jamie/
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Received on 2006-04-17