All I can suggest is contacting oralux.org and seeing if they can help with a copy of IBM TTS. John Covici <covici@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > It shows just > NAME LANGUAGE > VARIANT > tom-embedded-compact > en-US none > > On Mon, 15 Apr 2024 00:40:25 -0400, > Tim Cross wrote: >> >> >> The IBM TTS or outloud as it is also known, was available from >> oralux.org as part of voxin. I would contact them. >> >> It is possible it was included when you did purchase voxin. What does >> the command >> >> spd-say -L >> >> display? >> >> If it shows either american_english or british_english, then I would >> think you already have it and it is installed. If this is the case, all >> you need to do is make the emacspeak outloud atcleci.so file by running >> make in the servers/linux-outloud directory. >> >> >> John Covici <covici@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> >> > OK, that is interesting -- I did search and I can't even find a way >> > to download any outloud software -- is it still available anywhere? I >> > will also check out the dectalk software and see what its using. >> > >> > Thanks a lot for your suggestions. >> > >> > On Sun, 14 Apr 2024 18:01:58 -0400, >> > Tim Cross wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> There is no straight-forward way to make the vocalizer voices >> >> work. Someone would need to write a speech server for that engine. >> >> >> >> The IBM ViaVoice TTS will likely work on your system provided your >> >> system is correctly configured to still support 32 bit apps. I'm running >> >> Fedora 39, which is a rolling release and therefore running latest >> >> versions of most packages and it runs fine. >> >> >> >> I do recall you mentioned you were running Gentoo, which does make >> >> things a lot harder, but I expect you enjoy that lower level control, >> >> otherwise why run Gentoo! Personally, I don't have the patience and as >> >> I've got older, I'm less interested in fiddling at the OS level (I do >> >> recall the days it would take over 12 hours to compile my Linux kernel!) >> >> >> >> BTW with respect to the software dectalk, which you mentioned suddenly >> >> stopped working. This seems odd. I'm wondering if the issue could be >> >> that your version of the dectalk is built against ALSA rather than >> >> pulseAudio. I had an issue with the software dectalk suddenly failing >> >> due to a bug in recent versions of pipewire that broke sound apps linked >> >> directly against ALSA. While this pipewire bug has since been fixed, it >> >> is possible your running the version with that bug. >> >> >> >> By default, the software dectalk will build against ALSA unless you have >> >> the pulseAudio development files installed. Once you install the >> >> pulseAudio development files, it will build against pulseAudio, which I >> >> think gives better performance than ALSA these days. >> >> >> >> You should be able to tell which sound libs your version is linked >> >> against with the ldd utility on the shared libs to see if they are >> >> linked against pulse. >> >> >> >> John Covici <covici@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> >> >> >> > I think I have the vocalizer voice -- I don' >> >> > 't think the old ibm ones will work anymore on my software -- any way >> >> > to have both, or to make the vocalizer ones work with emacspeak? >> >> > >> >> > On Sun, 14 Apr 2024 09:00:51 -0400, >> >> > Tim Cross wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Voxin includes two types of voices, the IBM ViaVoice (i.e. outloud) and >> >> >> the Vocalizer voices. Only the IBM ViaVoice Outloud works with >> >> >> emacspeak. >> >> >> >> >> >> When you purchased voxin, which TTS voices did you purchase? >> >> >> >> >> >> Also, have you run the make in the linux-outloud directory and did it >> >> >> run without errors? >> >> >> >> >> >> I am using voxin wiht Emacspeak on Fedora Linux. I also run >> >> >> speech-dispatcher. >> >> >> >> >> >> However, with speech-dispatcher, the voices I'm using are >> >> >> lee-embedded-premium and karen-embedded-premium. These are vocalizer >> >> >> voices and do not work with emacspeak. However, I also purchased the >> >> >> british_english voice, which is the IBM ViaVoice outlouod TTS voice. >> >> >> There is also an american_english for the IBM TTS. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > outloud says >> >> >> > Using SoX >> >> >> > 19No language foundtts >> >> >> > while executing >> >> >> > "load $tclTTS/atcleci.so" >> >> >> > (file "./outloud" line 442) >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Yet voxin works on speech-dispatcher . >> >> >> > >> >> >> > On Sun, 14 Apr 2024 05:30:21 -0400, >> >> >> > Devin Prater wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> [1 <text/plain; utf-8 (quoted-printable)>] >> >> >> >> If you want Voxin, you’ll need Outloud, not Vocalizer. >> >> >> >> Devin Prater >> >> >> >> r.d.t.prater@xxxxxxxxx >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Https://devinprater.micro.blog >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > On Apr 14, 2024, at 3:44 AM, John Covici (via emacspeak Mailing List) >> >> >> >> > <emacspeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > Hi. Well, I was using software dectalk, butt it stopped speaking and >> >> >> >> > c-e c-s did not work, I had to go to another window and kill the emacs >> >> >> >> > process. What I really would like to do is to use my voxin voice >> >> >> >> > which works great with speech dispatcher. I tried to use outloud >> >> >> >> > which I thoughtt would give me that server, but it said no language >> >> >> >> > file found, so I am in a quandry here and any suggestions would be >> >> >> >> > appreciated. >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > I am using the gentoo operating system, and voxin is working great >> >> >> >> > with speech dispatcher. >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > -- >> >> >> >> > Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: >> >> >> >> > How do >> >> >> >> > you spend it? >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > John Covici wb2una >> >> >> >> > covici@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> >> >> > Emacspeak discussion list -- emacspeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> >> >> > To unsubscribe send email to: >> >> >> >> > emacspeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with a subject of: unsubscribe >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> [2 <text/html; utf-8 (quoted-printable)>] >> >> >> >> >> >>
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