From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pop-a065d23.pas.sa.earthlink.net ([207.217.121.254]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1D95ot-0004Gp-00 for ; Wed, 09 Mar 2005 13:22:12 -0500 Received: from user-10ib9c5.biz.mindspring.com ([65.37.165.133] helo=bruzos) by pop-a065d23.pas.sa.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1D95oi-000537-00 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Wed, 09 Mar 2005 10:21:56 -0800 Received: by bruzos (Postfix, from userid 501) id 8390410032; Wed, 9 Mar 2005 13:21:55 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 13:21:55 -0500 From: David Bruzos To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20050309182154.GA5094@bruzos.org> References: <000101c524c7$4cd50d50$220110ac@jim> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <000101c524c7$4cd50d50$220110ac@jim> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Subject: Re: Testing my software synthasezer and switching to it. 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, 09 Mar 2005 18:22:12 -0000 Hi there: I think you should use "flite", because it is written in C and it is faster and more responsive than "festival". However, if you like "festival" better, there is nothing wrong with that... To test the synths do: 1. $ flite -f /path/to/file 2. $ festival --tts /path/to/file Where /path/to/file is the path to some text file that you want flite/festival to speek. To get speakup working with software speech you will need some other applications. They are: 1. speech-dispatcher 2. speechd_up I think you can get speech-dispatcher from your apt-get repos. Speechd_up you will have to download from its website. I don't remember what that is. Someone else can tell you that or google it... Remember to look at the speech-dispatcher configuration if things are not working... To test speech-dispatcher do: $ speech-dispatcher $ spd-say "some text" Where "some text" is just some text you want it to speek. Now, you have to create the device /dev/softsynth with numbers 10/26. Use the command: $ mknod /dev/softsynth c 10 26 After you have done all of this, run speech-dispatcher: $ speech-dispatcher Load the "sftsyn" speakup module into memory: $ modprobe speakup_sftsyn and run speechd_up: $ speechd_up Note: you must remove the current speakup_xxxx module from the kernel before loading the speakup_sftsyn module. Do something like: $ rmmod speakup_xxxx Trying to load both modules at the same time, could crash your box. You should have a software speech enabled system at this point. I am writing a howto on how to do this, but it has taken me rediculously long to finish it! I guess life/baby/school/etc has gotten in the way. David B. On Wed, Mar 09, 2005 at 08:44:39AM -0800, jim grimsby wrote: > Hi, well the time has come yep the moment I have been waiting for. I have > flite and festable installed on my system. The sound card works I tested it > out by doing this > Apt-get install saytime saydate aumix > After setting the volume with aumix by the way is this the best tool to use > for this function? > I ran saytime and saydate sound came out of the sound card with no problem. > > Then I did a search for the speech synthesizer by doing this > Apt-cache search speech > I found the packages I wanted by using speakups review commands and the mark > and cut and paste command like this > Apt-get install then the paste command. > It installed vestable > Then I issued the command > Apt-get install flite > Flite was installed. Now I need to test these software synthesizers out and > then switch speakup to one of them. First question how should I go about > testing them to make sure they work. Second how do I switch speakup to one > of them and witch one to choose. Thanks > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup