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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>mbrola is the best text>speech there is for
realistic emulation, in my opinion. (unfortunately, it's not for
mac) if you enjoy emulating humans in german or english, you're in
luck. </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>(those two in my opinion were the
best accent libraries existing). i don't know if they are still
available. it's painstaking w/the interface, but worth the trials.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>once you get the gist of the pitch
ramping/speed, vowel combos, etc. you can get frighteningly close to
human vocal inflection.</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=dave@22host24.com href="mailto:dave@22host24.com">dave</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=nord-modular@code404.com
href="mailto:nord-modular@code404.com">Nord Modular</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 04, 2003 9:14
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NM] mac speech</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi there</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I would like to do some speeck and singing on my
mac (osx) a la aphex t and cylog etc. Is there a nice gui or do i have to use
applescript etc. I know I can highlight text and get it to speak that , but Im
sure oin os 9 there was an inbuilt app that had all the controls in one
window...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>cheers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>dave</FONT> </DIV>
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