Hi, is the below done by default? -----Original Message----- From: speakup-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Kenny Hitt Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 9:11 AM To: Sean McMahon; Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. Subject: Re: Testing my software synthasezer and switching to it. Hi. You can build your synth modules into the kernel and change to a specific synth by echoing it's name to /proc/speakup/synth_name. For example: echo sftsyn >/proc/speakup/synth_name would tell speakup to use the softsynth a2 default. Hope this helps. Kenny On Wed, Mar 09, 2005 at 02:22:05PM -0700, Sean McMahon wrote: > One question, If you have your modules for synths builtin and you try > to load the softsynth module, can you make speakup work? Can I have a > special boot option to load nothing for my synth and then try to load > speakup_sftsyn? Sean > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Bruzos" <david at bruzos.org> > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 11:21 AM > Subject: Re: Testing my software synthasezer and switching to it. > > > > Hi there: > > I think you should use "flite", because it is written in C and it is > > faster > and more responsive than "festival". However, > > if you like "festival" better, there is nothing wrong with that... > > > > To test the synths do: > > > > 1. $ flite -f /path/to/file > > 2. $ festival --tts /path/to/file > > > > Where /path/to/file is the path to some text file that you want > > flite/festival > to speek. > > > > To get speakup working with software speech you will need some other > applications. They are: > > 1. speech-dispatcher > > 2. speechd_up > > > > I think you can get speech-dispatcher from your apt-get repos. > > Speechd_up you > will have to download from its website. I > > don't remember what that is. Someone else can tell you that or > > google it... Remember to look at the speech-dispatcher configuration > > if things are not > working... > > > > To test speech-dispatcher do: > > $ speech-dispatcher > > $ spd-say "some text" > > > > Where "some text" is just some text you want it to speek. > > > > Now, you have to create the device /dev/softsynth with numbers > > 10/26. Use the > command: > > $ mknod /dev/softsynth c 10 26 > > > > After you have done all of this, run speech-dispatcher: > > $ speech-dispatcher > > Load the "sftsyn" speakup module into memory: > > $ modprobe speakup_sftsyn > > and run speechd_up: > > $ speechd_up > > > > Note: you must remove the current speakup_xxxx module from the > > kernel before > loading the speakup_sftsyn module. Do > > something like: > > $ rmmod speakup_xxxx > > Trying to load both modules at the same time, could crash your box. > > > > You should have a software speech enabled system at this point. I > > am writing > a howto on how to do this, but it has taken > > me rediculously long to finish it! I guess life/baby/school/etc has > > gotten in > the way. > > > > David B. > > On Wed, Mar 09, 2005 at 08:44:39AM -0800, jim grimsby wrote: > > > Hi, well the time has come yep the moment I have been waiting for. > > > I have flite and festable installed on my system. The sound card > > > works I tested it out by doing this Apt-get install saytime > > > saydate aumix After setting the volume with aumix by the way is > > > this the best tool to use for this function? > > > I ran saytime and saydate sound came out of the sound card with no problem. > > > > > > Then I did a search for the speech synthesizer by doing this > > > Apt-cache search speech I found the packages I wanted by using > > > speakups review commands and the mark and cut and paste command > > > like this Apt-get install then the paste command. > > > It installed vestable > > > Then I issued the command > > > Apt-get install flite > > > Flite was installed. Now I need to test these software synthesizers out and > > > then switch speakup to one of them. First question how should I go about > > > testing them to make sure they work. Second how do I switch speakup to one > > > of them and witch one to choose. Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup at braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
