Actually, it's already been done. The software only runs on Windows, but I'm sure a Linux port could be developed if interest were high enough. Check out http://www.asel.udel.edu/speech/ On Sunday, May 14, 2006, 6:15:15 PM, you stood on a roof and loudly proclaimed: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: RIPEMD160 > You know what sounds interesting here? Wonder if somebody could come up > with a set of standard canned phrases that could be spoken and recorded > and subsequently used to program a set of phonemes and have espeak speak > with whatevr person's voice and accent the user would want. Just think > you could have espeak speak with the voice of your X girlfriend, > favorite actorace or whoever. Would this idea be too far fetched? ------------ Stephen Clower Email/.Net Messenger: steve at steve-audio.net AIM: AudioRabbit03 Yahoo: sclower2003 Skype: sclower Check out my little home on the web at http://www.steve-audio.net