[raspberry-vi] Re: Cepstral voices on a Pi?

  • From: Mike Ray <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: raspberry-vi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2013 11:28:55 +0000

Phil,

The current problems with clipped and stuttery audio are nothing to do 
with eSpeak itself.

Unless Sepstrel uses some other mechanism such as pulse audio using it 
instead of eSPeak is unlikely to make a difference.

I will get back on trying to get eSpeak running with pulse over Christmas.

Mike

On 21/12/2013 09:33, Agent Orange wrote:
> Hi List,
>
> Someone I know is trying to get a Pi to talk.  Not necessarily a full
> function screen reader, but to convert text to speech for a specific
> application.  Espeak would have been the best option, but as that doesn't
> seem to be flying right now, they have asked me  whether I have any thoughts
> about using Cepstral voices on a Pi:
>
> www.cepstral.com
>
> I don't think I have ever come across these and certainly not in the context
> of a Pi.  Having just spent a few minutes on the site, my first thought is
> that this appears to be a commercial product so is likely to cost.  Putting
> cost to one side, I'm not sure how easy it may be to get these voices
> working on the limited hardware provided by a Pi.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Phil
>
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