From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp-out3.blueyonder.co.uk ([195.188.213.6]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1A44kE-0003jD-00 for ; Mon, 29 Sep 2003 16:35:46 -0400 Received: from bobsh ([82.37.168.145]) by smtp-out3.blueyonder.co.uk with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5600); Mon, 29 Sep 2003 21:35:43 +0100 Message-ID: <000501c386ca$ad9673a0$8200a8c0@bobsh> From: "Guy Abandon." To: "Speakup List" Subject: Text2speech recommendations? Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 21:45:54 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 29 Sep 2003 20:35:43.0442 (UTC) FILETIME=[410CEB20:01C386C9] Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: I would like opinions and recommendations on a suitable software combination so that I can convert large blocks of ascii text to reasonable or good quality speech to be saved in .wav or converted into .mp3. The final objective might be to convert to a daisy format suitable for reading in a Victor Reader Classic, the standard RNIB Talking Book Library player. Yes, this will include burning output to a CD which I intend to get soon. Would that Dectalk speech engine mentioned here a few times do the conversion for example? I must have Festival lying around here somewhere too. GA! ..... or someone very like me!