[Asterisk-Users] English vs American voice files

[Bill Seddon]

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

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[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Mark Phillips
Sent: September 17, 2004 12:06 AM
To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
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/
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