From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from out1.smtp.messagingengine.com ([66.111.4.25]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1DQmsb-0005vF-00 for ; Wed, 27 Apr 2005 09:47:06 -0400 Received: from web2.messagingengine.com (web2.internal [10.202.2.211]) by frontend1.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D67DC7CE34 for ; Wed, 27 Apr 2005 09:47:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: by web2.messagingengine.com (Postfix, from userid 99) id 8B6131A44; Wed, 27 Apr 2005 09:46:58 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <1114609618.3650.232837199@webmail.messagingengine.com> X-Sasl-Enc: l08e0r+bzCrhcGF9OSSq0H9yChFL8l8PIiVP4JtOPfF4 1114609618 From: "Kristoffer Gustafsson" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME::Lite 1.5 (F2.73; T1.001; A1.64; B3.05; Q3.03) References: <1114505539.24229.232724948@webmail.messagingengine.com><1114526535.21678.232748651@webmail.messagingengine.com> <1114608170.1239.232834961@webmail.messagingengine.com> In-Reply-To: Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 15:46:58 +0200 Subject: Re: speech dispatcher again X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 13:47:06 -0000 Hello! If I would like to remove a voice is it enough to just delete the voice directory in festival? I did that because I didn't want ked_diphone. I didn't like him. is this the way it shall be done? /kristoffer On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 14:39:03 +0100, "Michael Whapples" said: > I don't know about the problem with using cepstral as a festival voice. > As I=20 > said, speechd-up only can access the first three festival voices. Let's > say=20 > you had don_diphone, kal_diphone, ked_diphone and rab_diphone voices=20 > installed, speechd-up can only access don_diphone, kal_diphone and=20 > ked_diphone. You would not be able to access rab_diphone without removing= =20 > one of the voices before it e.g. don_diphone. >=20 > when I referred to writing a module for the cepstral voices, I meant > taking=20 > the generic one, and altering the configuration file, like it has been > done=20 > for using dectalk software synth. This would not require any knowledge of > C=20 > or C++. I am considering trying to do this for myself, so if I do it, I= =20 > could let you have the file. I don't know when I will manage to do this, > I=20 > am quite busy at the moment. > From > Mike > "An optimist is someone who has never had much experience" > ----- Original Message -----=20 > From: "Kristoffer Gustafsson" > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > > Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:22 PM > Subject: Re: speech dispatcher again >=20 >=20 > Hello! > I'm not very good in c or c++ so I don't think that writing a module is > something for me. >=20 > Cepstral voices do work with festival. I've tried it. > My cepstral voice (david) works in a test with speech dispatcher, the > general.test. when setting another language. > It tries to speak french, but it doesn't sound good. >=20 > so the voice is accessible in some way through dispatcher, but not with > speechd_up. >=20 > what can be wrong? > /kristoffer > On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 22:44:42 +0000, "Michael Whapples" > said: > > I haven't heard of using cepstral voices as a festival voice, but > > I don't know all about festival. I have had some problems with > > speech-dispatcher accessing some festival voices before although > > festival can access them. You may find that it might be easier to > > write a speech-dispatcher module for cepstral using the generic one as a > > guide. they seem to be fairly well commented. to get the information for > > the > > parameters that you would need, view the output from swift --params. > > from > > Mike > > Kristoffer Gustafsson writes: > > > > > Hello! > > > Thanks, it works with changing the voices. > > > now to my next problem. > > > I can't seem to get the voice I want to use work with speakup. > > > The voice I want is the cepstral david voice I have installed as well. > > > It works as a festival voice. > > > > > > I removed the us2_mbrola voice since i have ked_diphone and kal_dipho= ne > > > as default voices when installing a festival binary. > > > but I can't get cepstral to work. > > > any ideas? > > > /kristoffer > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > Kristoffer Gustafsson > Sols=E4ter M=E5nstadsv=E4gen 3 > 51453 M=E5nstad > Telefon: 0325 42093 > Mobil: 073-822 64 73 > E-post: > skeeter@allmail.net >=20 >=20 > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >=20 > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup =A0Kristoffer Gustafsson Sols=E4ter M=E5nstadsv=E4gen 3 51453 M=E5nstad Telefon: 0325 42093 Mobil: 073-822 64 73 E-post: skeeter@allmail.net=20