<< AT&T plugin is quite good> I've listened to them all and to me, the Rhetorical stuff stands out. Probably why they think it should always be sold. Maybe if more people badgered them...
Well, boyo, I can't do a welsh accent. But I used to live down't pit sor if tha wants a good Yorkshire accent let mi knorr. Al si thee. Bill Seddon -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Phillips Sent: September 17, 2004 2:05 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] English vs American voice files I thought about the TTS route. MS have a fairly good set that allows other peoples engines to be added. The AT&T plugin is quite good. Perhaps I'll start there and post a few for you all to try. Still no Taff speakers :-{ Bill Seddon said: > I agree! Rhetorical (www.rhetorical.com) have a really good > Text-to-speech > system (good in the sense that its voice rendition is quite good). Much > better than Festival or Cephstral (IMHO). The advantage of a good TTS is > that it is possible to have control over exactly what's said, it can be > changed easily and the voice talents never tire. > > Anyway, wanting to see if they would permit me to create a set of "voice" > file using their system (you can do it from their web page) I've > corresponded with them. However they want me to buy a licence. Shame. I > thought it would be some business development for them > > Failing that, it would be good to get a set of files in a modern Southern > England voice, alongside Scottish and Irish voices. > > Bill Seddon > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark > Phillips > Sent: September 17, 2004 12:06 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] English vs American voice files > > Hi folks, > > Does anyone have any "English" voice files rather than "American" voice > files. I know that Digium and Alison Smith have worked hard to provide a > library of sounds etc but this doesn't work for my UK client. > > Ideally I'm looking for female files but I'll settle for male ones. > > If not then I'd be happy to start one (I used to be a radio announcer in a > past life). They would obviously be done on a request basis initially. At > some point the library would become usefull to someone other than the file > requestors. > > Could some clever wag that deals with the language bits of * create some > other "languages" like British, Aussie, SouthAfrican. I'd also be looking > for Welsh too (anyone here speak Taff?) How about Georgie (I'm kidding > about that one). > > All these modes of English are more than just a dialect. My 7 or so years > as an Ex-Pat in the US have taught me that American really is a valid > language. Whilst most of us English speakers can cope with American we'd > be a bit suprised when calling a VM system in Slough, Cooperpedy or > Pretoria only to be spoken to in American. > > Am I just ranting here or does someone get my point? > -- Mark Phillips, G7LTT/KC2ENI Randolph, NJ http://www.g7ltt.com/ _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users