software synths

[jim grimsby]

Hi,  
I was reading that you can also use apt with other dsitros is this true if
so getting programs would be easier.  So far it sounds like using apt is one
of the easiest ways to get packages. 
-----Original Message-----
From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca]
On Behalf Of David Bruzos
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 8:57 PM
To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
Subject: Re: software synths


Hi:
I am not sure what you mean by "not partial of festival", but if what you
mean is that you don't like its voice, then you 
got a problem, because flite is not any better.  However, flite is
faster/more-responsive than festival, so if your problem 
is speed, flite will help.  You can get a flite rpm that works in FC3 from
the altlinux distribution.  I don't remember the 
web address, but if you search the speakup archives, you will find it.

The names of the files you need are:
	flite-1.2-alt3.i586.rpm
	flite-devel-1.2-alt3.i586.rpm

HTH!

David B.

On Tue, Mar 15, 2005 at 10:43:53PM -0500, Rock Bazzle wrote:
> Hi David.
> Thanks for the info. I downloaded the tools you mentioned and will 
> attempt
> to install them tomorrow.
> I'm not partial to festival so will download Flite as soon as I can find
it 
> and give that a try.
> Once again, thanks much.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Bruzos" <david at bruzos.org>
> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux."
<speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 7:02 PM
> Subject: Re: software synths
> 
> 
> >Hi:
> >Actually the software speech for speakup does not come with Fedora.  
> >You
> >will have to configure and install a few things
> >before you have it running.  What comes with Fedora is Festival which is 
> >just a speech synthesizer.  Festival is part of
> >what you need, but it is not all of it.  I am writing a document 
> >explaining how to do this, but it is taking forever.
> >I am putting below a message I posted to someone else about this, so you 
> >can take a look at it.  If you have questions, you
> >can drop me a line directly.
> >
> >Here is the message:
> >
> >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.
> >
> >
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