[asterisk-users] Pre-recorded first and last names audio database

[David Gomillion]

On 8/4/07, John Vogel <johnv at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> My application needs to look up (by spelling) the first and last names of
> a
> person and then insert the corresponding pre-recorded audio file to
> personalize the message. E.g. "Hi, John Brown. Your book is due back at
> the
> library." So I need "John" and "Brown" in audio files along with LOTS of
> other names -
>
> Do such databases of sound files already exist or do I have to record my
> own? I'm not sure how many first and last names I'd have to record but it
> seems like thousands for both genders first names and then thousands more
> for last names to cover a significant proportion of the people in the USA
> -


I haven't seen something like this, but if you figure it out, I'd like to
know. There's a piece of software called HouseCalls that reminds people of
appointments. The proprietary software prompts the person setting up the
automated reminders to record each name individually. In the beginning, it's
a bear, but over time, it gets better.

I guess something in Asterisk would have to do the same, right? I mean, a
general list of "John Jon Jonh" in some person's voice, and the rest of the
prompt in another, wouldn't be much better than having Festival say the
name, would it?
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