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Subject: Speech synthetiser and mimics

ablc opened this issue on Oct 30, 2002 ยท 11 posts
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ablc ( ) posted Wed, 30 October 2002 at 9:38 AM ยท edited Wed, 25 December 2024 at 7:30 AM

Hi I'm looking for a speech synthetiser with human voice, to use with mimics. Any idea ? Laurent

c1rcle ( ) posted Wed, 30 October 2002 at 9:53 AM

Attached Link: 2nd speech centre

here's what I have installed, the voices sound human if a little emotionless, there's a few language modules for it too so you don't have to stick to English all the time.

-Waldo- ( ) posted Wed, 30 October 2002 at 10:02 AM

If I knew of a software that can do it. I would buy it. ;-) I bet it is somewhere or somebody is developing it with emotional voice feature. It is nearly impossible for a hearing impaired individual to make the voice mood and voice timeline right for their scene. You would be better off without it and ask for volunteers to do the voices for you. Are you hearing impaired? is that why you are looking for it? Waldoo

Little_Dragon ( ) posted Wed, 30 October 2002 at 10:41 AM

TextAloud MP3:
Uses most standard speech modules, supports multiple languages, and outputs to .wav or .mp3. I'd recommend the version that comes with AT&T's Natural Voices engine, as it can almost produce convincing human speech.

I created the voice in this Mimic animation with Natural Voices:
Video clip (MPEG format, 537KB)

CoolSpeech:
Uses most standard speech modules, supports multiple languages, outputs to .wav. 14-day free trial.


ablc ( ) posted Wed, 30 October 2002 at 11:35 AM

waldo: No am not. My english accent is so "Good" that mimics turn ill ! Thanks for the links L.

JVipond ( ) posted Wed, 30 October 2002 at 11:39 AM

All the programs mentioned in this thread are for Windows. Is this kind of software available for Mac OS? If so, where?

c1rcle ( ) posted Wed, 30 October 2002 at 11:44 AM

Attached Link: http://www.apple.com/macos/speech/

best place to start for the mac is Apple itself.

Little_Dragon ( ) posted Wed, 30 October 2002 at 3:38 PM

Speech synthesis technology has improved considerably in the last few years. The state-of-the-art has moved considerably away from the robotic monotones of yesteryear, and some speech engines are now capable of inflection.

Listen to these examples of accents and dialects using the Rhetorical Systems rVoice speech engine:
Prerecorded
Interactive

Dare to compare! Sixteen speech engines go head-to-head in this extensive comparison:
http://www.tmaa.com/tts/comparison_USEng_highres.htm

Pay particular attention to the samples from Aculab and AT&T, and especially Loquendo and Voiceware.


EricofSD ( ) posted Wed, 30 October 2002 at 10:59 PM

Do a google search for recorders or mic or sound recorders. I got two that were fun. One just lets me use the mic to record and save and the other adjusts pitch and frequency which can be quite fun. I don't have the sites bookmarked or I'd list them, sorry.

dougf ( ) posted Thu, 31 October 2002 at 11:37 AM

I found the AT&T the best so far and it had an affordable price.

duanemoody ( ) posted Fri, 01 November 2002 at 2:22 AM

The thing about MacOS is that yes, it comes with speech synth, but I'll be damned if I can figure out how to capture it to a sound file instead of pumped through the speakers.

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