Comments on: Free Text-to-speech technologies http://www.akasig.org/2004/08/05/free-text-to-speech-technologies/ Innover, servir, entreprendre. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:48:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Stefanus W http://www.akasig.org/2004/08/05/free-text-to-speech-technologies/comment-page-2/#comment-153065 Stefanus W Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:31:34 +0000 http://sig.levillage.org/?p=551#comment-153065 How about macOSX's TTS? I think it's much better than windows' TTS. is there any clue about what technology they are using for macosx's TTS? How about macOSX’s TTS? I think it’s much better than windows’ TTS. is there any clue about what technology they are using for macosx’s TTS?

]]> By: mahdi http://www.akasig.org/2004/08/05/free-text-to-speech-technologies/comment-page-2/#comment-148565 mahdi Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:40:14 +0000 http://sig.levillage.org/?p=551#comment-148565 hi I want to write a farsi java application using VoiceXML techniques so I need a farsi open source text to speech engine. maybe i need to modify some codes in it. can you help me know how can i have it? thanks. best regards. mahdi hi
I want to write a farsi java application using VoiceXML techniques
so I need a farsi open source text to speech engine. maybe i need to modify some codes in it.
can you help me know how can i have it?

thanks.
best regards.
mahdi

]]> By: chris http://www.akasig.org/2004/08/05/free-text-to-speech-technologies/comment-page-2/#comment-146685 chris Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:00:23 +0000 http://sig.levillage.org/?p=551#comment-146685 Hi there! I saw that there were really a lot of people requiring farsi (فارسی/persian) text-to-speech, so I decided to write my contribution here and ask for replies :) I have already started a very simple perl script (nothing serious yet), but it kind of works, using the ir1 voice with mbrola. Once it works better i would like to publish it under the GPL. Now, my dificulties are: 1) Euler does not work (with wine) 2) I am not a native persian speaker 3) persian script does not include vowels, so i would have to create a dictionary which maps from words without vowels to words with vowels (either arabic or latin characters) Otherwise, my system would pronounce بادکنک as "badk'n'k" or "badkenek" instead of "ba:dkonak". no persian speaker would understand that! So, what I need is a database which includes either "بادکنک -> بادْکُنَکْ" or at least some transliteration like "بادکنک ->ba: d ko na k" Unfortunately, after searching for a long time, i did not find such a dictionary on the web, there does not seem to be such a thing (at least for free). I would appreciate any hints to existing material. If you can help me, i would be very thankful! You can write to ccpp at gmx dot at Or is there already a free persian tts system out there? cheers chris Hi there!

I saw that there were really a lot of people requiring farsi (فارسی/persian) text-to-speech, so I decided to write my contribution here and ask for replies :)

I have already started a very simple perl script (nothing serious yet), but it kind of works, using the ir1 voice with mbrola. Once it works better i would like to publish it under the GPL.

Now, my dificulties are:
1) Euler does not work (with wine)
2) I am not a native persian speaker
3) persian script does not include vowels, so i would have to create a dictionary which maps from words without vowels to words with vowels (either arabic or latin characters)
Otherwise, my system would pronounce بادکنک as “badk’n'k” or “badkenek” instead of “ba:dkonak”. no persian speaker would understand that!
So, what I need is a database which includes either
“بادکنک -> بادْکُنَکْ”
or at least some transliteration like
“بادکنک ->ba: d ko na k”
Unfortunately, after searching for a long time, i did not find such a dictionary on the web, there does not seem to be such a thing (at least for free). I would appreciate any hints to existing material. If you can help me, i would be very thankful! You can write to ccpp at gmx dot at

Or is there already a free persian tts system out there?

cheers
chris

]]> By: Sig http://www.akasig.org/2004/08/05/free-text-to-speech-technologies/comment-page-2/#comment-145015 Sig Tue, 19 May 2009 20:05:07 +0000 http://sig.levillage.org/?p=551#comment-145015 Mayyasi, Im really sorry not to be able to answer you. I wrote this article a long time ago and I can't event remember if I ever knew the answer to this question. My best guess would be to recommend that you contact the MBROLA / Euler folks via their website. They must know. Mayyasi,
Im really sorry not to be able to answer you. I wrote this article a long time ago and I can’t event remember if I ever knew the answer to this question. My best guess would be to recommend that you contact the MBROLA / Euler folks via their website. They must know.

]]> By: Mayyasi http://www.akasig.org/2004/08/05/free-text-to-speech-technologies/comment-page-2/#comment-144873 Mayyasi Sat, 16 May 2009 23:19:15 +0000 http://sig.levillage.org/?p=551#comment-144873 Hi I have a question regarding MBROLA and Euler, i need to write my text using Euler and save directly as wav without passing the .pho stage, can i do that ? Hi
I have a question regarding MBROLA and Euler, i need to write my text using Euler and save directly as wav without passing the .pho stage, can i do that ?

]]> By: Amrit Raj Sharma http://www.akasig.org/2004/08/05/free-text-to-speech-technologies/comment-page-2/#comment-142493 Amrit Raj Sharma Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:12:27 +0000 http://sig.levillage.org/?p=551#comment-142493 sir , i develop tts system i required java/javascript code to]save text as wav for mat please help me as soon as possible sir ,
i develop tts system i required java/javascript code to]save text as wav for mat please help me as soon as possible

]]> By: Sig http://www.akasig.org/2004/08/05/free-text-to-speech-technologies/comment-page-2/#comment-139582 Sig Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:36:11 +0000 http://sig.levillage.org/?p=551#comment-139582 Ashley, Some of the packages mentioned on this page must offer this feature but I don't use them on a daily basis and can't tell which ones do. Sorry... Ashley,
Some of the packages mentioned on this page must offer this feature but I don’t use them on a daily basis and can’t tell which ones do. Sorry…

]]> By: ashley clarke http://www.akasig.org/2004/08/05/free-text-to-speech-technologies/comment-page-2/#comment-139467 ashley clarke Sat, 21 Feb 2009 09:59:47 +0000 http://sig.levillage.org/?p=551#comment-139467 Hey there! Do you know of any programs that will convert text to speech in real-time, after i finish typing each word? I am deaf, and I'm a really fast typist, it would be cool to have a voice so people can hear me as i type. Thanks for you time Hey there!
Do you know of any programs that will convert text to speech in real-time, after i finish typing each word? I am deaf, and I’m a really fast typist, it would be cool to have a voice so people can hear me as i type.

Thanks for you time

]]> By: mehdi http://www.akasig.org/2004/08/05/free-text-to-speech-technologies/comment-page-2/#comment-133177 mehdi Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:54:26 +0000 http://sig.levillage.org/?p=551#comment-133177 I want a sdk or dll that convert speech to phonetic such as mbrola that convert phonetic to speech . Thanks a lot I want a sdk or dll that convert speech to phonetic such as mbrola that convert phonetic to speech . Thanks a lot

]]> By: Kodyfile http://www.akasig.org/2004/08/05/free-text-to-speech-technologies/comment-page-2/#comment-127330 Kodyfile Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:47:35 +0000 http://sig.levillage.org/?p=551#comment-127330 Nice and really usefull information on this site. But the php + festival combo has really actract me. Anyone went deep in it? Nice and really usefull information on this site. But the php + festival combo has really actract me. Anyone went deep in it?

]]> By: Rohit http://www.akasig.org/2004/08/05/free-text-to-speech-technologies/comment-page-2/#comment-114747 Rohit Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:43:31 +0000 http://sig.levillage.org/?p=551#comment-114747 Hi , I am using Micrsoft Speech Engine TTS for my java application. I have written a JNI wrapper and I use micorsoft TTS from java using the JSAPI interface. I want to use multiple voices simultaneously of Microsoft Speech TTS in my application but currently i am being able to use only one voice at a time. Can anyone give me an idea how I can use multiple voices simultaneously ?? Hi ,
I am using Micrsoft Speech Engine TTS for my java application. I have written a JNI wrapper and I use micorsoft TTS from java using the JSAPI interface.
I want to use multiple voices simultaneously of Microsoft Speech TTS in my application but currently i am being able to use only one voice at a time.
Can anyone give me an idea how I can use multiple voices simultaneously ??

]]> By: Sig http://www.akasig.org/2004/08/05/free-text-to-speech-technologies/comment-page-2/#comment-113595 Sig Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:49:33 +0000 http://sig.levillage.org/?p=551#comment-113595 doc, Je ne suis pas un spécialiste des technologies TTS, contrairement à ce que cet article pourrait laisser penser. Je m'y suis intéressé surtout par curiosité. Donc, autant je suis capable d'imaginer ce que votre problème de "smoothing" (lissage) peut être autant je n'ai aucune idée des solutions possibles pour le résoudre. J'imagine que vous avez plus besoin d'une solution scientifique (savoir comment faire) plutôt que technologique (un bout de code). Je vous conseillerais donc d'aller faire une recherche <a href="http://scholar.google.fr/scholar?q=smoothing+tts&hl=fr&lr=&btnG=Rechercher&lr=" rel="nofollow">sur scholar</a> pour identifier des publications qui font un état de l'art en matière de smoothing pour les technos de TTS. Bonne chance pour vos recherches. doc,
Je ne suis pas un spécialiste des technologies TTS, contrairement à ce que cet article pourrait laisser penser. Je m’y suis intéressé surtout par curiosité. Donc, autant je suis capable d’imaginer ce que votre problème de “smoothing” (lissage) peut être autant je n’ai aucune idée des solutions possibles pour le résoudre. J’imagine que vous avez plus besoin d’une solution scientifique (savoir comment faire) plutôt que technologique (un bout de code). Je vous conseillerais donc d’aller faire une recherche sur scholar pour identifier des publications qui font un état de l’art en matière de smoothing pour les technos de TTS.

Bonne chance pour vos recherches.

]]> By: doc http://www.akasig.org/2004/08/05/free-text-to-speech-technologies/comment-page-2/#comment-113407 doc Tue, 25 Dec 2007 05:26:02 +0000 http://sig.levillage.org/?p=551#comment-113407 Bonjour Sig, Votre site est fabuleux. Je travaille sur un TTS base' sur des phonemes pour langues indiennes. Le systeme marche parfaitement mais malheureusement entre syllabes et entre mots il y a question de "smoothing" comme on l'appelle dans le jargon. J'ai parcouru le Web a la recherche des articles ou des solutuions pertinentes a ce probleme mais nenni. Sauriez-vous s'il en existe ? merci d'avance et joyeux Noel. Doc p.s. Excusez ce francais sans accents. Bonjour Sig,
Votre site est fabuleux. Je travaille sur un TTS base’ sur des phonemes pour langues indiennes. Le systeme marche parfaitement mais malheureusement entre syllabes et entre mots il y a question de “smoothing” comme on l’appelle dans le jargon. J’ai parcouru le Web a la recherche des articles ou des solutuions pertinentes a ce probleme mais nenni.
Sauriez-vous s’il en existe ?
merci d’avance et joyeux Noel.
Doc
p.s. Excusez ce francais sans accents.

]]> By: Richard http://www.akasig.org/2004/08/05/free-text-to-speech-technologies/comment-page-2/#comment-109202 Richard Sun, 28 Oct 2007 03:21:33 +0000 http://sig.levillage.org/?p=551#comment-109202 Please check out YAKiToMe! the free website at www.yakitome.com. YAKiToMe! has the highest-quality text-to-speech voices plus RSS feed aggregation. TTS conversion from MS Word, PDF, and .txt files are also supporeted. It can even read your POP email box. The system outputs MP3 or WAV files that can be easily downloaded to your iPod or computer. Web2.0 features support file sharing. I use it and think it's really cool! Please check out YAKiToMe! the free website at http://www.yakitome.com.

YAKiToMe! has the highest-quality text-to-speech voices plus RSS feed aggregation. TTS conversion from MS Word, PDF, and .txt files are also supporeted. It can even read your POP email box. The system outputs MP3 or WAV files that can be easily downloaded to your iPod or computer. Web2.0 features support file sharing. I use it and think it’s really cool!

]]> By: mehde http://www.akasig.org/2004/08/05/free-text-to-speech-technologies/comment-page-2/#comment-105121 mehde Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:22:06 +0000 http://sig.levillage.org/?p=551#comment-105121 i require tts farsi i require tts farsi

]]> By: mehde http://www.akasig.org/2004/08/05/free-text-to-speech-technologies/comment-page-2/#comment-104218 mehde Tue, 21 Aug 2007 05:35:52 +0000 http://sig.levillage.org/?p=551#comment-104218 i require tts persian (farsi)for use microsoft agent i require tts persian (farsi)for use microsoft agent

]]> By: Sig http://www.akasig.org/2004/08/05/free-text-to-speech-technologies/comment-page-2/#comment-103810 Sig Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:21:41 +0000 http://sig.levillage.org/?p=551#comment-103810 Alireza, I think speech synthesis is far from being a closed field. It's already mature in that industrial technologies and tools exist in that field. But there are still lots of research and development activities there. In the field of mobile telephony, this may become a hot topic (think of the heavyweight but open source festival engine being ported to a 3G/4G phone). Im pretty sure you can find good topics to work on for your master thesis. Read and listen to <a href="http://www.itconversations.com/shows/detail1660.html" rel="nofollow">this podcast</a> for more hints on possible topics and trends in that field. Alireza, I think speech synthesis is far from being a closed field. It’s already mature in that industrial technologies and tools exist in that field. But there are still lots of research and development activities there. In the field of mobile telephony, this may become a hot topic (think of the heavyweight but open source festival engine being ported to a 3G/4G phone). Im pretty sure you can find good topics to work on for your master thesis.

Read and listen to this podcast for more hints on possible topics and trends in that field.

]]> By: Alireza Kazemi http://www.akasig.org/2004/08/05/free-text-to-speech-technologies/comment-page-2/#comment-103484 Alireza Kazemi Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:45:22 +0000 http://sig.levillage.org/?p=551#comment-103484 Dear Sig, Thank you very much for providing these useful information here. Also I would like to thank othe people that have provided usefule comments here. Im Persian (Iranian), Im not sure that why many persian peoples try to use a speech synthesizer tool but as I gusse most of them want to have a personal experiment in synthesized persian speech. I myself am MS student in AI and IM searching to sellect a good MS theis topic in Speech processing . Do you think speech synthesis is closed? Is it possible for a master thesis? Thank you very much again. Best wishes Dear Sig,
Thank you very much for providing these useful information here. Also I would like to thank othe people that have provided usefule comments here.

Im Persian (Iranian), Im not sure that why many persian peoples try to use a speech synthesizer tool but as I gusse most of them want to have a personal experiment in synthesized persian speech.

I myself am MS student in AI and IM searching to sellect a good MS theis topic in Speech processing . Do you think speech synthesis is closed? Is it possible for a master thesis?
Thank you very much again.
Best wishes

]]> By: Maddy http://www.akasig.org/2004/08/05/free-text-to-speech-technologies/comment-page-2/#comment-101410 Maddy Sat, 28 Jul 2007 17:07:04 +0000 http://sig.levillage.org/?p=551#comment-101410 i think peekamo has this feature. i havent used it but im pretty sure peekamo does it for free. i think peekamo has this feature. i havent used it but im pretty sure peekamo does it for free.

]]> By: mercy http://www.akasig.org/2004/08/05/free-text-to-speech-technologies/comment-page-1/#comment-89874 mercy Wed, 16 May 2007 21:46:08 +0000 http://sig.levillage.org/?p=551#comment-89874 none none

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