Text-to-speech API with Australian accent? (Daniel TAFT )


Subject: Text-to-speech API with Australian accent?
From:    Daniel TAFT  <DTAFT@xxxxxxxx>
Date:    Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:24:23 +1000
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--_000_18C7138F7DC13F498AE19062AC98744303B58B1B3Bfranklin_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi list, Does anyone know of a text-to-speech synthesis tool that for the .NET frame= work (i.e. visual studio)that offers an Australian voice? I'm currently using the Microsoft Speech API. It sounds good, but there is = only one voice: Microsoft Anna. I'm sure Anna is a lovely person, her accent doesn't suit our target audien= ce. We need longer vowels and fewer /r/'s. :) Thanks all, Daniel Taft. --_000_18C7138F7DC13F498AE19062AC98744303B58B1B3Bfranklin_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-micr= osoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns=3D"http:= //www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=3DContent-Type content= =3D"text/html; charset=3Dus-ascii"><meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Micros= oft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @xxxxxxxx {font-family:Wingdings; panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;} @xxxxxxxx {font-family:Wingdings; panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;} @xxxxxxxx {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal-compose; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:windowtext;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";} @xxxxxxxx WordSection1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" /> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" /> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vli= nk=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal>Hi list,<o:p></o= :p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Does = anyone know of a text-to-speech synthesis tool that for the .NET framework = (i.e. visual studio)that offers an Australian voice?<o:p></o:p></p><p class= =3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>I&#8217;m currently = using the Microsoft Speech API. It sounds good, but there is only one voice= : Microsoft Anna. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>= <p class=3DMsoNormal>I&#8217;m sure Anna is a lovely person, her accent doe= sn&#8217;t suit our target audience. We need longer vowels and fewer /r/&#8= 217;s. <span style=3D'font-family:Wingdings'>J</span><o:p></o:p></p><p clas= s=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Thanks all,<o:p></o= :p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Daniel Taft.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal= ><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div></body></html>= --_000_18C7138F7DC13F498AE19062AC98744303B58B1B3Bfranklin_--


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