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Subject: Re: How to configure Qtspeech - actually configuring speech-dispatcher
From: Jeremy Whiting <jpwhiting () kde ! org>
Date: 2019-09-27 2:32:40
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Hi Gustav,
Just out of curiosity, which distribution and version of linux are you
using?
To answer your question though, crontab is an application that runs things
at different times on a unix based system. crontab -e is a command to edit
the cron table of commands. Running crontab -e and adding the line you
mentioned:
@restart /usr/bin/festival --server
will make festival --server run at each boot of the computer I believe.
Hope that helps. Another possibility according to arch linux's wiki
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Festival#Can't_open_/dev/dsp is to add
some lines to the festival configuration to allow it to open the /dev/dsp
BR,
Jeremy
On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 7:25 PM Gustav Degreef <gustav97@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello folks,
>
> I edited this thread some to make it easier to follow my current post.
> It is not directed at Simion, though his comments are helpful to make my
> post clearer.
> As a result of these discussions I have more clearly understood the role
> of speech-dispatcher. Since will be used with Qtspeech, it makes sense
> to work with it. So, Perching with google I understood how central
> speech-dispatcher is to linux TTS. I tried again to configure Festival
> with speech-dispatcher. I want to try and configure a different voice.
> I wan to try and experiment with different voices. Espeak is OK, but I
> feel I have to move forward. But again I am stuck. Here is where I am at.
>
> I could never get speech output even on the CLI.
>
> The error I would get was -festival: can't open /dev/dsp
>
> It is due to a bug. The workaround is:
> Create ~/.festivalrc with the following content
>
> ;use ALSA
> (Parameter.set 'Audio_Method 'Audio_Command)
> (Parameter.set 'Audio_Command "aplay -q -c 1 -t raw -f s16 -r $SR $FILE")
>
>
> I then needed to configure speech-dispatcher, so I ran:
>
> spd-conf
>
> as a regular user. It creates the speech-dispatcher global server
> configuration file:
>
> in ~/.config/speech-dispatcher/|speechd.conf|
>
> This configures speech-dispatcher (interactively) with a number of
> variables, the default voice is espeak.
>
> I then edit speechd.conf, which allows for many different voices. I
> change:
>
> |#AddModule "espeak" "sd_espeak" "espeak.conf"||
> |
> |AddModule "festival" "sd_festival" "festival.conf"|
> |
> |
> |and|
> ||||
>
> |#DefaultModule espeak |
>
> |DefaultModule festival The next step I do not understand: "|We need to
> run |festival| as a server in order to make |speech-dispatcher| use it as
> default. We can do that by adding the following line at the end of the file
> that's open when we use the
> command: |sudo crontab -e|:
>
> |@reboot /usr/bin/festival --server"|
>
> |||I can't understand the last step. I've never used crontab fore, any
> help would be appreciated, Gustav.|
> ||
>
> ||
>
>
>
> On 9/22/19 9:29 AM, Simion wrote:
>
>
> snip
>
> > As I said I suggest to get used of using faster and faster voices,
> > your family will understand and you will read same texts 2 times
> > faster so you gain time, at that speed any voice will sound robotic,
> > this would not work if you want other to listen with you (but you can
> > have a normal speed and a fast speed talker in jovie)
> >
> >
> > On 9/22/19 2:54 PM, Gustav Degreef wrote:
> >>
> >> snip
> >>
> >> Â From what you and others are saying and from what I've read, I think I
> >> understand better. Correct me if I am wrong, but don't you have
> >> to tell
> >> speech-dispatcher which voice (e-speak, festival, etc.) to use? If I
> >> can figure out how to tell speech-dispatcher which voice to use then
> >> Jovie (or Qtspeech) will then output my choice? I have looked
> >> into it,
> >> and there are several (about 6 different) voices I can use in Linux.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
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<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Gustav,</div><div><br></div><div>Just out of curiosity, which \
distribution and version of linux are you using?</div><div><br></div><div>To answer \
your question though, crontab is an application that runs things at different times \
on a unix based system. crontab -e is a command to edit the cron table of commands. \
Running crontab -e and adding the line you \
mentioned:</div><div><br></div><div>@restart /usr/bin/festival \
--server</div><div><br></div><div>will make festival --server run at each boot of the \
computer I believe.</div><div><br></div><div>Hope that helps. Another possibility \
according to arch linux's wiki <a \
href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Festival#Can't_open_/dev/dsp">https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Festival#Can't_open_/dev/dsp</a> \
is to add some lines to the festival configuration to allow it to open the \
/dev/dsp</div><div><br></div><div>BR,</div><div>Jeremy<br></div></div><br><div \
class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 7:25 PM \
Gustav Degreef <<a href="mailto:gustav97@gmail.com">gustav97@gmail.com</a>> \
wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px \
0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hello folks,<br> <br>
I edited this thread some to make it easier to follow my current post.<br>
It is not directed at Simion, though his comments are helpful to make my<br>
post clearer. <br>
As a result of these discussions I have more clearly understood the role<br>
of speech-dispatcher. Since will be used with Qtspeech, it makes sense<br>
to work with it. So, Perching with google I understood how central<br>
speech-dispatcher is to linux TTS. I tried again to configure Festival<br>
with speech-dispatcher. I want to try and configure a different voice. <br>
I wan to try and experiment with different voices. Espeak is OK, but I<br>
feel I have to move forward. But again I am stuck. Here is where I am at.<br>
<br>
I could never get speech output even on the CLI.<br>
<br>
The error I would get was -festival: can't open /dev/dsp<br>
<br>
It is due to a bug. The workaround is:<br>
Create ~/.festivalrc with the following content<br>
<br>
;use ALSA<br>
(Parameter.set 'Audio_Method 'Audio_Command)<br>
(Parameter.set 'Audio_Command "aplay -q -c 1 -t raw -f s16 -r $SR \
$FILE")<br> <br>
<br>
I then needed to configure speech-dispatcher, so I ran:<br>
<br>
spd-conf<br>
<br>
as a regular user. It creates the speech-dispatcher global server<br>
configuration file:<br>
<br>
in ~/.config/speech-dispatcher/|speechd.conf|<br>
<br>
This configures speech-dispatcher (interactively) with a number of<br>
variables, the default voice is espeak.<br>
<br>
I then edit speechd.conf, which allows for many different voices. I change:<br>
<br>
> #AddModule "espeak" "sd_espeak" "espeak.conf"||<br>
> <br>
> AddModule "festival" "sd_festival" \
> "festival.conf"|<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> and|<br>
> > > > <br>
<br>
> #DefaultModule espeak |<br>
<br>
> DefaultModule festival The next step I do not understand: "|We need to run \
> |festival| as a server in order to make |speech-dispatcher| use it as default. We \
> can do that by adding the following line at the end of the file that's open \
> when we use the <br>
command: |sudo crontab -e|:<br>
<br>
> @reboot /usr/bin/festival --server"|<br>
<br>
> > > I can't understand the last step. I've never used crontab fore, \
> > > any<br>
help would be appreciated, Gustav.|<br>
> > <br>
<br>
> > <br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
On 9/22/19 9:29 AM, Simion wrote:<br>
<br>
<br>
snip<br>
<br>
> As I said I suggest to get used of using faster and faster voices,<br>
> your family will understand and you will read same texts 2 times<br>
> faster so you gain time, at that speed any voice will sound robotic,<br>
> this would not work if you want other to listen with you (but you can<br>
> have a normal speed and a fast speed talker in jovie)<br>
><br>
><br>
> On 9/22/19 2:54 PM, Gustav Degreef wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> snip<br>
>><br>
>> Â From what you and others are saying and from what I've read, I think \
I<br> >> understand better. Correct me if I am wrong, but don't \
you have<br> >> to tell<br>
>> speech-dispatcher which voice (e-speak, festival, etc.) to use? If \
I<br> >> can figure out how to tell speech-dispatcher which voice to use \
then<br> >> Jovie (or Qtspeech) will then output my choice? I have \
looked<br> >> into it,<br>
>> and there are several (about 6 different) voices I can use in Linux.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
<br>
</blockquote></div>
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