"eSpeak" is a compact open source software speech synthesizer for English and other languages, for Linux and Windows. eSpeak uses a "formant synthesis" method. This allows many languages to be provided in a small size. The speech is clear, and can be used at high speeds, but is not as natural or smooth as larger synthesizers which are based on human speech recordings. eSpeak is available as:
- A command line program (Linux and Windows) to speak text from a file or from stdin.
- A shared library version for use by other programs. (On Windows this is a DLL).
- A SAPI5 version for Windows, so it can be used with screen-readers and other programs that support the Windows SAPI5 interface.
- eSpeak has been ported to other platforms, including Android, Mac OSX and Solaris.
Fuente: eSpeak
Product identification
Maker
Model/Version
1.48.04
Published
Peripheral/Function
Output
Category
Type
ISO 9999
Discontinued
No
Information source
Website of the entity
Name | Published |
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eSpeak 1.48.04 | |
eSpeak 1.46.01 |
Terms
Features
- Includes different Voices, whose characteristics can be altered.
- Can produce speech output as a WAV file.
- SSML (Speech Synthesis Markup Language) is supported (not complete), and also HTML.
- Compact size. The program and its data, including many languages, totals about 2 Mbytes.
- Can be used as a front-end to front-end para voces MBROLA (see MBROLA). eSpeak converts text to phonemes with pitch and length information.
- Can translate text into phoneme codes, so it could be adapted as a front end for another speech synthesis engine.
- Potential for other languages. Several are included in varying stages of progress. Help from native speakers for these or other languages is welcome.
- Development tools are available for producing and tuning phoneme data.
- Written in C.
Properties
Interface
Speech synthesis
Yes
Specifications / Requirements
System
Operating system
Linux
Mac OS X
Windows
Platform
Linux
Macintosh
Microsoft Windows
Language
English
Other languages
Storage
Disk space
2 MB
More information
Compatibility
Complementary products
Compatible products/Accessories
Comments about compatibility
- Debe verificarse que "Productos complementarios" son compatibles con el producto descrito.
- Los productos compatibles están relacionados funcionalmente con el producto descrito o bien se ha comprobado su compatibilidad, pero eso no significa que los "Productos complementarios" propuestos no sean compatibles.
Links
Commercial information
License type
GNU General Public License v.3.0
Distribution method
Free
Sellers / Distributors of eSpeak
Entity | Country | E-commerce | Physical Store | Tele-commerce |
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eSpeak project | Internet |