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canned speech module?

TracyTracy Posts: 3
edited 2005-09-14 17:10 in General Discussion
Is there a module or chip which contains a library of canned speech words? Or, would the speakjet do that with the development software? Maybe some software that you would click on the word you wanted, and it would put the syllables together for you, where it would save the developer some time? I dont want to record voice for this app.
Thanks,
Tracy

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  • Jon WilliamsJon Williams Posts: 6,491
    edited 2005-09-14 12:27
    How much speech are you looking for? The QV306 modules hold up to 240 recorded (not synthesized) words/phrases (total is four minutes). If you're looking for unlimited vocabulary then the Emic uses TTS technology to create good quality female speech.

    I'm not a big fan of the SpeakJet -- a lot of promise gone unfulfilled (especially on the synthesizer side). That said, www.speechchips.com has a TTS module for the SpeakJet that you may want to have a look at.

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  • SN96SN96 Posts: 318
    edited 2005-09-14 12:34
    Is there a chip that can convert text to speach? It would be nice if you could type the word "hello" in quotes and have the chip do the rest. I don't really need a qulity human voice, if it sounded like the the computer voice in the movie "War Games" that would be even better for my robot project.
  • TracyTracy Posts: 3
    edited 2005-09-14 12:55
    I am sure that 240 words would be enough. I want all number between about 1 and 20, plus some other words like volts, amps, temp, point, etc. Will the QV306 allow one to string these individual words/phrases together smoothly, to create reasonable sounding sentence, i.e. 'outside temperature is 15.5 degrees"?

    Tracy
  • Jon WilliamsJon Williams Posts: 6,491
    edited 2005-09-14 13:38
    Yes, the QV306 is designed to behave exactly like that; it accepts serial commands into a buffer and will let you concatenate phrases as you like.· Now, to be candid, they can sometimes sound stacatto because the works are individually recorded and the transitions between words are not always pefect.· Still, the intelligability is very high because it is recorded human speech.

    The module comes preloaded with the (probably all of) the phrases you need -- just hook it up and send serial commands (we have a demo program that shows how to do it).

    QV306: http://www.parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=27967

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  • TracyTracy Posts: 3
    edited 2005-09-14 13:42
    I looked at the product, and that is just what i need! Since my application deals with solar electricty, how easy is it to add a couple of words to the vocab, such as solar and array?

    Tracy
  • Jon WilliamsJon Williams Posts: 6,491
    edited 2005-09-14 14:01
    Not difficult, but not as simple as adding a few more words -- you have to define the whole dictionary at one time and load it into the device using the QV430 programmer. If you can skip that part, I'd recommend it as the factory recorded voice is cleaner than you can reload on a PC.

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  • Ryan ClarkeRyan Clarke Posts: 738
    edited 2005-09-14 15:21
    Not an IC, but the EMIC text-to-speech module does just that- takes ASCII sent via a serial connection and creates speech for you. No more limited vocabulary:

    http://www.parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=30006

    The emics are based on Winbond chips: WTS701E (the letters after this indicate the 'voice', as in male, female, or female chinese version)-

    I used an emic to take text from a webpage form and speak the text.

    Ryan

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  • SN96SN96 Posts: 318
    edited 2005-09-14 17:10
    Wow, that is just what I need. Thanks!
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