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Title: Can speech synthesisers speak other languages?
Post by: steve on 19:53, 28 June 13

I have been reading threads about speech synthesisers today.
They mostly seem to use the SPO 256AL2 chip which uses English allophones (maybe with an American or Japanese accent ;) ), so I wonder how closely they can reproduce the words of other languages, to be honest I have difficulty understanding them when they are supposed to be speaking English :laugh: .

Title: Re: Can speech synthesisers speak other languages?
Post by: TotO on 20:02, 28 June 13

MEA8000 perfectly speech french! :)
May be it can speak english fine if someone can found the phoneme floppies add-on...
(Techni-musique)

Title: Re: Can speech synthesisers speak other languages?
Post by: TFM on 20:11, 28 June 13

The T-888 speaks 65536 languages, but donesn't like humans much.
TERMINATOR MODELS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL9kP44L5jI#)

Title: Re: Can speech synthesisers speak other languages?
Post by: steve on 20:48, 28 June 13

We have software with text in other languages, so I wondered if there is any point in offering "hooks" in programs to allow users to load their own phoneme strings.

Title: Re: Can speech synthesisers speak other languages?
Post by: TFM on 22:28, 28 June 13

You should be able to do it in software. There are at least software solutions for the CPC speaking English.

Title: Re: Can speech synthesisers speak other languages?
Post by: steve on 22:38, 28 June 13

But my question was "are the allophones in the SPO256AL2 suitable for other European languages".

Title: Re: Can speech synthesisers speak other languages?
Post by: Bryce on 09:40, 30 June 13

The Allophones in the SPO256 are pretty general. I've got my DKTronics Synth to produce pretty accurate French and German too.

Bryce.

Title: Re: Can speech synthesisers speak other languages?
Post by: steve on 10:28, 30 June 13

OK, Thanks.

Title: Re: Can speech synthesisers speak other languages?
Post by: Gryzor on 15:20, 30 June 13

Yeah - try it in Greek, no soap.

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