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

[Fernando Botelho <Fernando Botelho F123 org>]

Thank you Peter.


Fernando



On 09/19/2017 01:15 PM, Peter Vágner wrote:
> Hello,
> I think arabic voice might be available since it's already on the test 
> page.
>
> Greetings
>
> Peter
>
>
> Dňa 19. 9. 2017 5:55 PM používateľ "Fernando Botelho" 
> <Fernando Botelho f123 org <mailto:Fernando Botelho f123 org>> napísal:
>
>     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>
>         <mailto: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>
>             <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 f
>         <https://maps.google.com/?q=speech-dispatcher+module,+and+this+is+f&entry=gmail&source=g>ree
>         software (in
>             progress in its integration in the code).
>
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>
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