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To: =?UTF-8?Q?Christian_Th=C3=A4ter?= Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000000e1bbe060511c0d1" Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2a00:1450:4864:20::22d; envelope-from=briangpowellms@gmail.com; helo=mail-lj1-x22d.google.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, HTML_MESSAGE=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN X-Migadu-Country: US X-Migadu-Queue-Id: BE2914CB00 X-Migadu-Scanner: mx1.migadu.com X-Migadu-Spam-Score: -1.92 X-Spam-Score: -1.92 X-TUID: 39n2N0jwUMNn --0000000000000e1bbe060511c0d1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable * eSpeak seems to focus on small footprints & a "format synthesis" method * Suggest using Festival with MBrola: https://www.cstr.ed.ac.uk/projects/festival/mbrola.html https://www.cstr.ed.ac.uk/projects/festival/ and/or just install FestivalLite: apt-get install -f -y --force-yes flite * Note EmacSpeak {mentioned in another email} is written by OrgMode user & programmer TV Raman--not sure EmacSpeak will help you at all; but it might be interesting for you ** Klaus Knopper distributes some very interesting free software that includes an audio-desktop called ADRIANE that maybe you can look at--I'd love to hear what you find out if you do: https://www.knopper.net/knoppix-adriane/index-en.html ** Knopper invented the "run Linux entirely from a cdrom" craze--which still is very useful in many ways--suggest you give Knoppix & Adriane a loo= k On Mon, Sep 11, 2023 at 4:02=E2=80=AFAM Christian Th=C3=A4ter wrote: > On Sun, 10 Sep 2023 16:39:26 +0200 > Jens Lechtenboerger wrote: > > > On 2023-09-10, Ihor Radchenko wrote: > > > > > Jens Lechtenboerger writes: > > > > > >> does someone here produce audio via Text-To-Speech (TTS) from Org > > >> sources? I plan to do that in the context of emacs-reveal to > > >> generate voice-over for reveal.js presentations, with open > > >> questions [1] concerning my initial, experimental approach. > > > > > > Emacspeak is a mature Emacs solution for TTS. However, it aims blind > > > users, not presentations. Still, > > > http://tvraman.github.io/emacspeak/manual/Quick-Installation.html > > > might be a good starting point for TTS options. > > > > Thank you for the suggestion. With espeak this indeed pronounces > > numbers and abbreviations but its audio quality it not good enough > > for my purposes. I am looking for (near-) human voices... > > using mbrola is probably as good as possible with free software: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MBROLA > > still not perfect, but much better than the builtin voices of espeak or > festival (YYMV). > > > > > Best wishes > > Jens > > > > > --0000000000000e1bbe060511c0d1 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
* eSpeak seems to focus on small foo= tprints &=C2=A0a "format synthesis" method=

* Suggest using Festival with MBrola:
<= br>
https://www.cstr.ed.ac.uk/projects/festival/mbrola.html

https://www.cstr.ed.ac.uk/projects/festival/
<= /div>

and/or just install FestivalLite:

apt-get install -f -y --force-yes flite
=
* Note EmacSpeak {mentioned in another email} is written by = OrgMode user & programmer TV Raman--not sure EmacSpeak will help you at= all; but it might be interesting for you

** Klaus= Knopper distributes some very interesting free software that includes an a= udio-desktop called ADRIANE that maybe you can look at--I'd love to hea= r what you find out if you do:


** Knopper invented = the "run Linux entirely from a cdrom" craze--which still is very = useful in many ways--suggest you give Knoppix & Adriane a look
On Mon, S= ep 11, 2023 at 4:02=E2=80=AFAM Christian Th=C3=A4ter <ct@pipapo.org> wrote:
On Sun, 10 Sep 2023 16:39:26 +0200
Jens Lechtenboerger <lechten@wi.uni-muenster.de> wrote:

> On 2023-09-10, Ihor Radchenko wrote:
>
> > Jens Lechtenboerger <lechten@wi.uni-muenster.de> writes:
> >=C2=A0
> >> does someone here produce audio via Text-To-Speech (TTS) from= Org
> >> sources?=C2=A0 I plan to do that in the context of emacs-reve= al to
> >> generate voice-over for reveal.js presentations, with open > >> questions [1] concerning my initial, experimental approach.= =C2=A0
> >
> > Emacspeak is a mature Emacs solution for TTS. However, it aims bl= ind
> > users, not presentations. Still,
> > http://tvraman.github.io/= emacspeak/manual/Quick-Installation.html
> > might be a good starting point for TTS options.=C2=A0
>
> Thank you for the suggestion.=C2=A0 With espeak this indeed pronounces=
> numbers and abbreviations but its audio quality it not good enough
> for my purposes.=C2=A0 I am looking for (near-) human voices...

using mbrola is probably as good as possible with free software:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MBROLA

still not perfect, but much better than the builtin voices of espeak or
festival (YYMV).

>
> Best wishes
> Jens
>


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