eSpeak text to speech
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Write robot voice maker for freeware Languages Documents Samples License. This allows many languages to be provided in a small size. The speech is clear, and can be used at high speeds, but is not as natural write robot voice maker for freeware smooth as larger synthesizers which are based on human speech recordings. A command line program Linux and Windows to speak text from a file or from stdin.
A shared library version for use by other programs. On Windows this is a DLL. Includes different Voices, whose characteristics can be altered. Can produce speech output as a WAV file. The program and its data, including many languages, totals about 2 Mbytes. Can translate text into phoneme codes, so it could be adapted as a front end for another speech synthesis engine. Potential for other languages. Several are included in varying stages of progress.
Help from native speakers for these or other languages is welcome. Development tools are available for producing and tuning phoneme data. I regularly use eSpeak to listen to blogs and news sites. I prefer the sound through a domestic stereo system rather than small computer speakers, which can sound rather harsh.
The eSpeak speech synthesizer supports several languages, however in many cases these are initial drafts and need more work to improve them.
Assistance from native speakers is welcome for these, or other new languages. Please contact me if you want to help. The latest development version is at: It write robot voice maker for freeware now available for download. Documentation is currently sparse, but if you want to use it to add or improve language support, let me know.
This version is an enhancement and re-write, including a relaxation of the original memory and processing power constraints, and with support for additional languages.