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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Can
someone recommend a good text to speech engine that is usable by Asterisk? I
have tried the Festival one and it just doesn’t cut it for commercial
applications. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>We
are willing to pay for a good one that works. Anyone tried the AT&T speech
engine? The IBM ViaVoice sounds no better then Festival.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Thanks
for your input.</span></font></p>
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