[asterisk-users] Cepstral voices

[Lee Jenkins]

Steve Prior wrote:
> Julian Lyndon-Smith wrote:
>>
>> what input text ? To what application ?
> 
> I agree completely with the app_swift suggestion from loopfree as Kai 
> suggested.  It provides the app_Swift which you can use from within a 
> dialplan.  In fact, if you're getting fancy by using a fastAGI bound 
> language(as I'm doing with asterisk-java), app_swift becomes the only 
> good option.
> 
> <slight rant>I think Cepstral should be providing an app_swift like 
> binding themselves because if you're writing an application which is 
> going to use information from a back end business model in creating the 
> speech (and this is something they seem to think is their future and I 
> agree), then a high level language through fastAGI seems by far the best 
> way to control the call.
> </slight rant>
> 

Funny you should mention FastAGI.  I am implementing a variation of my 
DTSwift app through an Object Pascal based FastAGI scripting server now.

http://www.datatrakpos.com/pos/datatalk/images/asterpas.htm

The newer version just uses the System() AGI command to build the file 
to play through the shell.  I'd be open to any suggestions for a more 
efficient way of doing it.

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Warm Regards,

Lee