Comments on: Free Text-to-speech technologies http://www.akasig.org/2004/08/05/free-text-to-speech-technologies/ Innover, servir, entreprendre. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:53:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 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

]]> By: maria http://www.akasig.org/2004/08/05/free-text-to-speech-technologies/comment-page-1/#comment-81355 maria Thu, 01 Mar 2007 16:27:53 +0000 http://sig.levillage.org/?p=551#comment-81355 i need help for creating the script in php that calls FESTIVAL. i need help for creating the script in php that calls FESTIVAL.

]]> By: maria http://www.akasig.org/2004/08/05/free-text-to-speech-technologies/comment-page-1/#comment-81354 maria Thu, 01 Mar 2007 16:11:01 +0000 http://sig.levillage.org/?p=551#comment-81354 Hi Max!, Plis can you help me, I really need the TTS PHP script, but i don´t have a clue of how to call festival from the script and how to convert the text from my webpage. HELP plis!! Hi Max!, Plis can you help me, I really need the TTS PHP script, but i don´t have a clue of how to call festival from the script and how to convert the text from my webpage. HELP plis!!

]]> By: saket http://www.akasig.org/2004/08/05/free-text-to-speech-technologies/comment-page-1/#comment-78163 saket Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:39:25 +0000 http://sig.levillage.org/?p=551#comment-78163 hey is there any symbian based tts engine available am trying to develop an sms reader on symbian based phones hey

is there any symbian based tts engine available

am trying to develop an sms reader on symbian based phones

]]> By: Julio Costa http://www.akasig.org/2004/08/05/free-text-to-speech-technologies/comment-page-1/#comment-53526 Julio Costa Fri, 21 Jul 2006 21:41:45 +0000 http://sig.levillage.org/?p=551#comment-53526 Hello, I have written a speech application using selectable SAPI 4 voices which are of varying quality, but at least free. One issue I remember having is that the order of installation makes a difference in whether the voices work or not. I am happy to say that the application is now working perfectly. Taking into consideration the price of commercially available voices, and the size of the required software, the SAPI4 English (American) speech engines were definitely suitable. Hello, I have written a speech application using selectable SAPI 4 voices which are of varying quality, but at least free. One issue I remember having is that the order of installation makes a difference in whether the voices work or not. I am happy to say that the application is now working perfectly. Taking into consideration the price of commercially available voices, and the size of the required software, the SAPI4 English (American) speech engines were definitely suitable.

]]> By: ashish http://www.akasig.org/2004/08/05/free-text-to-speech-technologies/comment-page-1/#comment-51123 ashish Sat, 01 Jul 2006 10:03:12 +0000 http://sig.levillage.org/?p=551#comment-51123 hello friend i am working text to voice conversion through freetts and jsapi. now i want to save my text as a wev file i can do it through dos prompt java -jar lib/freetts.jar -dumpAudio hello.wav -text Hello World but i want to do it through java code. plz help me i really need it. my mail id is ashishjain.mits@gmail.com hello friend i am working text to voice conversion through freetts and jsapi.
now i want to save my text as a wev file i can do it through dos prompt

java -jar lib/freetts.jar -dumpAudio hello.wav -text Hello World
but i want to do it through java code.
plz help me i really need it.
my mail id is
ashishjain.mits@gmail.com

]]> By: ashish http://www.akasig.org/2004/08/05/free-text-to-speech-technologies/comment-page-1/#comment-50793 ashish Thu, 29 Jun 2006 07:46:15 +0000 http://sig.levillage.org/?p=551#comment-50793 hello i tell me java code which can save text as a wev file . It is possible through dos prompt by following command java -jar lib/freetts.jar -dumpAudio hello.wav -text Hello World but i want to do it through java code ..how is it possible plz tell me........ hello i tell me java code which can save text as a wev file . It is possible through dos prompt by following command
java -jar lib/freetts.jar -dumpAudio hello.wav -text Hello World
but i want to do it through java code ..how is it possible plz tell me……..

]]> By: Craig http://www.akasig.org/2004/08/05/free-text-to-speech-technologies/comment-page-1/#comment-47720 Craig Mon, 05 Jun 2006 13:50:52 +0000 http://sig.levillage.org/?p=551#comment-47720 Hi - Great resources here, but just wondering if anyone did find a LAMP solution? Thanks! Hi - Great resources here, but just wondering if anyone did find a LAMP solution? Thanks!

]]> By: Tommy http://www.akasig.org/2004/08/05/free-text-to-speech-technologies/comment-page-1/#comment-44884 Tommy Tue, 25 Apr 2006 23:21:58 +0000 http://sig.levillage.org/?p=551#comment-44884 here you can find how text-to-speech server side synthesis (php+apache+tts) works. here you can find how text-to-speech server side synthesis (php+apache+tts) works.

]]>