say-epos

[Fred Roller]

On Tue, 2009-06-09 at 19:03 +0100, ubuntu-users-request at lists.ubuntu.com
wrote:
> > Message: 5
> > Date: Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:08:09 +0200
> > From: Tom Rausner <tom at rausner.dk>
> > Subject: say-epos
> > To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> > Message-ID: <1244567289.3545.11.camel at TomTech>
> > Content-Type: text/plain
> > 
> > Hi Folks.
> > 
> > I've been playing a little with 'Say-Epos', 'cause I need some
> > artificial speech for a sound-project. I don't seem to be able 
> > to make it work and from what I've read on the web, I'm not the
> > only one. 
> > Have any of you been able to make it work (-how did 
> > you do it). If you have a suggestion for an other application 
> > (one producing a GOOD quality speech in English) please tell me.
> > 

from: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=656809

sudo apt-get install epos

sudo /etc/init.d/epos start

This got the software running.  Speech on a 64 jaunty left a lot to be
desired.


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Fred R.
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