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May want to look into these papers http://speechprosody2010.illinois.edu/papers/100096.pdf http://speechprosody2010.illinois.edu/papers/100096.pdf http://www.s
by elblanco 16y ago
May want to look into these papers
http://speechprosody2010.illinois.edu/papers/100096.pdf http://speechprosody2010.illinois.edu/papers/100096.pdf
http://www.springerlink.com/index/P32774KN22650J42.pdf http://www.springerlink.com/index/P32774KN22650J42.pdf
http://www.softsea.com/review/Pistonsoft-Text-to-Speech-Converter.html http://www.softsea.com/review/Pistonsoft-Text-to-Speech-Conv...
I've heard that adding breaths into the mix are not just for the speaker, but that the listener can take that moment to mentally index what the speaker has just said. I can't find the paper at the moment, but there's been some good research that simply adding breathing sounds and pauses at key points in the audio can make listening to long TTS passage more bearable.
- AudioDrug 16y agoVocaTalk adds periods of silence between paragraphs. That gives you a break to think about the ideas given in the last paragraph while enjoying the music. They use the same technique in documentaries.
- AudioDrug 16y agoAlso, VocaTalk uses all the installed voices on your system, and randomly changes the speaker for each paragraph. That's also great factor for reducing monotony. It also has other optional audio processing features like moving the voice location, echoes and dynamic voice pitch modulation.