Testing my software synthasezer and switching to it.

[Sean McMahon]

One question,  If you have your modules for synths builtin and you try to load
the softsynth module, can you make speakup work?  Can I have a special boot
option to load nothing for my synth and then try to load speakup_sftsyn?
Sean
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Bruzos" <david at bruzos.org>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 11:21 AM
Subject: Re: Testing my software synthasezer and switching to it.


> 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
> >
> >
> >
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