TTS256 Text to Speech IC for SpeakJet Sample File

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Ken, that's fantastic !


Any chance of you sending me one to play around with ?





Richard H.

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Yes, I can send you one but I want just a little more time to get the
flow control in.

hmmm... I've listened to it over and over again but I don't hear the
problem. I do hear a little too much action around the x in text
(te"exs"ta to). Is that what you are referring to?

It is possible to adjust the rules but it can be complicated to
determine all the side effects. For example, adjusting one sound can
make it work perfectly in one usage of the rule but can utterly ruin 20
other words in another usage of the same rule. It cases like that, I
tend to try and find the most acceptable usage in both instances. I
simple don't have any room for addiational rules at this point.

Also, if that like tick bothered you, you're going to hate the way it
pronounces some other words. I didn't specifically choose that text
string to sound great. I just came up with it off the top of my head
and it worked pretty well. I can find plenty of words the TTS256
mangles. The goal here is 90%-95% correct pronunciation.

I don't think the TTS256 will be a great solution for reading tons of
content (daily news, Shakespeare or the bible). PC based text to
speech applications are always going to be better since they have more
than 16k to hold the rule set. The TTS256 will help in embedded
applications where you want to add speech prompts. For example, it's
great for adding read outs such as, "the nearest object is 1.23 meters
away" or "Self destruct in 10 seconds".

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http://www.speechchips.com/downloads/activated.wav

Activated and basic is recognizable but not great however in context, I
don't anyone would have trouble understanding the words.

Correct and discover are right on.

Ken
www.speechchips.com

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All the normal SpeakJet commands can be used to alter pitch and speech.
I haven't started docs yet but I will have something this week.

Ken
www.speechchips.com