Re: [orca-list] For info: GNU/Linux has a still better speech synthetiser

[Fernando Botelho <Fernando Botelho F123 org>]

Hi, I have the same questions, plus also interested in availability of 
Brazilian Portuguese and Arabic.


Thanks,


Fernando



On 09/19/2017 12:48 PM, Peter Vágner wrote:
> Hello,
>
> The voices sound fine. Can you try to describe how well it's working 
> with speech-dispatcher?
> Does the audio go through speech-dispatcher output modules? Can it be 
> used with various backends e.g. with pulseaudio or plain alsa?
> Is it available to buy for personal use and how much does it cost or 
> how is it licenced and protected against unauthorized copying?
> Is it likely more languages can be implemented in the future e.g. 
> slavic languages like czech, slovak or polish?
>
> Greetings
>
> Peter
>
>
> Dňa 19. 9. 2017 4:29 PM používateľ "Jean-Philippe MENGUAL" 
> <jpmengual hypra fr <mailto:jpmengual hypra fr>> napísal:
>
>     Hi,
>
>
>     I had introduced here one year ago kali-tts, that you did
>     feedbacks that it was not much better than Mbrola. And I think you
>     are right.
>
>
>     But on September, Hypra released a new voice category based on
>     Voxygen. You can test then on www.voxygen.fr
>     <http://www.voxygen.fr>. It is in French, but simple: search for
>     "test" string, or press c to reach the combo box with testable
>     choices. Then, choose it, and it will display a sentence in the
>     appropriate language, and you can change it. You cannot change tts
>     parameters, but you can get a trial release in your language
>     contacting Hypra. Here packs and persons:
>
>     - French:
>
>     Agnès, Arnaud, Fabienne, Lionel, Philippe
>
>     - English UK:
>
>     Bronwen, Elizabeth, Freddy, Judith, Paul
>
>     - English US:
>
>     Amanda, Bruce, Jenny, Phil
>
>     - Italian:
>
>     Luca, Sonia
>
>     - Spanish:
>
>     Martha, Pedro
>
>     - German may be available as well.
>
>     Any test is welcome. I think we really reach a high level of
>     quality naturally speaking, next to Akapela or Nuance. Of course
>     and unfortunately, such engines are not free. But they make free
>     software accessible to a larger number of persons. And of course,
>     Hypra made speech-dispatcher module, and this is free software (in
>     progress in its integration in the code).
>
>     Best regards,
>
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