[DECtalk] mbrola voices for nvda

[Blake Roberts]

Ulysses, Here is a link to download the MBROLA binary and voices.
http://tcts.fpms.ac.be/synthesis/
I don't think the synth has been updated in recent years though I don't know
this for certain. I base my conclusion on the fact that the last update is
listed in 2005. Although I have Windows 7 64-bit, I have not tried
installing it on this system. Since the voices are not SAPI, I think the
best way to use them would be via Jake's NVDA add-on after installing the
binary MBROLA tools. I think it is possible to make the SAPI5 version of
ESpeak interface with MBROLA voices via command-line parameters when
installing the SAPI ESpeak. However those commands allude me at present.

As for singing, I heard a recording of MBROLA voices singing "We Wish You A
Merry Christmas" years ago but have no idea how that was created.
Blake


-----Original Message-----
From: Dectalk [mailto:dectalk-bounces at bluegrasspals.com] On Behalf Of
Ulysses GarciaGreenGablesFan via Dectalk
Sent: Monday, June 29, 2015 7:17 PM
To: Jake Gross
Cc: Ulysses GarciaGreenGablesFan; DECtalk
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] mbrola voices for nvda

Is MBROLA updated regularly? I googled MBROLA Download but it brought me 
to a bunch of mirrors that didn't lead to anything.
If someone could kindly send me the link, either on or off list, I'd 
greatly appreciate it.
Thanks.

On 29/06/2015 11:18, Jake Gross wrote:
> Mbrola will work on 64-bit systems.
>
>
> On 6/29/15, Ulysses GarciaGreenGablesFan <Green_Gables_fan33 at yahoo.com>
wrote:
>> I'd be interested in this, but there's no download link to the MBROLA 2
>> voice. Does it work on Windows Seven 64? Also, I'd like to learn how to
>> make it sing. It's too bad that I can't use Willow Pond with that
>> operating system.
>>
>> On 28/06/2015 23:46, Jake Gross via Dectalk wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> I created an addon that allows you to use the mbrola voices with nvda.
>>> Espeak is used to do the text to phoneme conversion.
>>> Please note that you must have mbrola tools installed for  this addon
>>> to work properly.
>>> The download link for the addon is:
>>>
http://grossgang.com/tts/synthesizers%20for%20nvda/mbrola%20in%20espeak.nvda
-addon
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