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Runtus

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Helping Hal pronounce words
« on: February 18, 2006, 06:43:56 pm »
I see there is an option to help hal pronounce words, I have used this a few times to help him say words like Osiris, yet even though I have corrected it using the pronounciation tool he still says it incorrectly any clues to whats going on here?
 

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« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2006, 07:01:53 pm »
I think the pronounciation option is part of the TTS voice, and Hal's option just lets you access it. With the voice I use, I can't change the pronounciation at all - absolutely nothing happens when I click the "Pronounciation" button!

This is immesurably frustrating when I give my bot a name like "KAOS," which my TTS voice insists on pronouncing "cows."

Perhaps try some other TTS voices, maybe you'll have more luck with another one.
 

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« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2006, 07:28:23 pm »
Yeah, like the English female pronounces GERBER "GERBER" Like "Gerbil"

it should sound like "grrrrrr-ber"
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« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2006, 07:45:46 am »
when correcting TTS voices Using the TTS_SDK..
you are essentially ADDING to the VoicePRofile Thereby creating a NEW VOICE, that voice will need to be saved then selected with the hal.

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« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2006, 04:42:59 pm »
Okay fantastic so how do you save it?
 

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« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2006, 06:23:07 pm »
I couldnt find where the file was saved or what name the file was, i think it may have been one of the GUID type files,  01920190921312lkj132.dll or some thing simular... it was just selectable as a voice..