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Can you elaborate more on the TTS? Did you prerecord fragments (how many did you actually do?) and you just stich them together? So there is a may.mp3, 22.mp3 a

• holdenc137 4y ago
  Sure. For dates etc - you got it. I think from memory it would be 'Wednesday' + 'the 18th' + 'of' + 'may...' + '20' + '22' For the narrative speech it would be more words in a file. There are plenty of files (EDIT: just checked 350ish files that cover all the variations of script that can be generated at the moment) In general the TTS - part of the project is the 'art of the almost possible' (if TTS engines sounded really good - I'd have just used one of the shelf)
  • arrmn 4y ago
    How did you come up with the initial list of phrases? Did you do some kind of analysis of other horoscopes?
    • holdenc137 4y ago
      Listened to a few podcasts, read a few - then tried to come up with some combinations that (I hoped) were funny :) Here's all of the current 'starts' for the main prediction: (Note they're all pretty non commital - so anything could come next) A bite from a wild animal A financial matter coming to a head Completion of a long delayed task A seemingly generous gesture A sudden realisation An agreement with a headstrong peer An unavoidable slowdown Being pulled between two emotional options A sudden eruption of feelings Investigating a proverbial - light in the woods Involvement with a purely privte project Making peace with the past The chance of a big win Todays socialising