Setting modrana to use voice navigation with mbrola - Revision history

imported_>int_ua: use mbrola voice by default

2014-11-04T02:35:32Z

use mbrola voice by default

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	(Where -s 150 means "talk at a speed of 150 words per minute")		(Where -s 150 means "talk at a speed of 150 words per minute")
	* Now, create a route to test the new voice.		* Now, create a route to test the new voice.


			Alternatively, you can configure espeak to use the selected voice by default:
			$ sudo cp /opt/espeak/data/voices/mb/mb-us1 /opt/espeak/data/voices/default

imported_>malfunctioning at 22:02, 30 October 2014

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	* Click on "Edit voice string", and enter this string:		* Click on "Edit voice string", and enter this string:
	espeak -v mb-en1 -s 150 -a %volume% -m %qmessage%		espeak -v mb-en1 -s 150 -a %volume% -m %qmessage%
	(Where -s 150 means "talk at a speed of 150 words per minute")		(Where -s 150 means "talk at a speed of 150 words per minute")
	* Now, create a route to test the new voice.		* Now, create a route to test the new voice.

imported_>malfunctioning at 22:01, 30 October 2014

2014-10-30T22:01:35Z

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	* Click on "Edit voice string", and enter this string:		* Click on "Edit voice string", and enter this string:
	espeak -v mb-en1 -s 150 -a %volume% -m %qmessage%		espeak -v mb-en1 -s 150 -a %volume% -m %qmessage%
	(Where -s 150 means "talk at a speed of 150 words per minute")		(Where -s 150 means "talk at a speed of 150 words per minute")
	* Now, create a route to test the new voice.		* Now, create a route to test the new voice.

imported_>malfunctioning at 22:00, 30 October 2014

2014-10-30T22:00:49Z

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	* Click on "Edit voice string", and enter this string:		* Click on "Edit voice string", and enter this string:
	espeak -v mb-en1 -s 150 -a %volume% -m %qmessage%		espeak -v mb-en1 -s 150 -a %volume% -m %qmessage%
	(Where -s 150 means "talk at a speed of 150 words per minute")		(Where -s 150 means "talk at a speed of 150 words per minute")
	* Now, create a route to test the new voice.		* Now, create a route to test the new voice.

imported_>malfunctioning at 21:59, 30 October 2014

2014-10-30T21:59:15Z

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	7. Test the mbrola voice with espeak:		7. Test the mbrola voice with espeak:
	espeak -v mb-en1 -s 150 "this is a test"		espeak -v mb-en1 -s 150 "this is a test"

			(Notice that mbrola uses our en1 voice via a wrapper voice named mb-en1)

	8. If the test succeeds, set up modrana to use this voice:		8. If the test succeeds, set up modrana to use this voice:

imported_>malfunctioning at 21:58, 30 October 2014

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	sudo gainroot		sudo gainroot
	apt-get install espeak		apt-get install espeak

	1. Download the mbrola ARM binary from http://tcts.fpms.ac.be/synthesis/mbrola/bin/armlinux/mbrola.rar		1. Download the mbrola ARM binary from http://tcts.fpms.ac.be/synthesis/mbrola/bin/armlinux/mbrola.rar

	2. Untar the file, and then copy the mbrola binary to somewhere in your execution path, for example /usr/bin/mbrola		2. Untar the file, and then copy the mbrola binary to somewhere in your execution path, for example /usr/bin/mbrola

	3. As root, change the owner of the mbrola executable to root, and make it executable:		3. As root, change the owner of the mbrola executable to root, and make it executable:
	sudo gainroot		sudo gainroot
	chown root /usr/bin/mbrola		chown root /usr/bin/mbrola
	chmod 755 /usr/bin/mbrola		chmod 755 /usr/bin/mbrola

	4. Download any voices you want from http://tcts.fpms.ac.be/synthesis/mbrola.html		4. Download any voices you want from http://tcts.fpms.ac.be/synthesis/mbrola.html
	For example, for a British Male voice, download http://tcts.fpms.ac.be/synthesis/mbrola/dba/en1/en1-980910.zip		For example, for a British Male voice, download http://tcts.fpms.ac.be/synthesis/mbrola/dba/en1/en1-980910.zip

	5. Make a directory where to store the voice data files:		5. Make a directory where to store the voice data files:
	mkdir /usr/share/mbrola/		mkdir /usr/share/mbrola/
	5. Extract the contents of the zip file, and then copy the en1 data file (not the whole en1 directory) to the /usr/share/mbrola directory:
			6. Extract the contents of the zip file, and then copy the en1 data file (not the whole en1 directory) to the /usr/share/mbrola directory:
	cp en1 /usr/share/mbrola/		cp en1 /usr/share/mbrola/
	6. Test the mbrola voice with espeak:
			7. Test the mbrola voice with espeak:
	espeak -v mb-en1 -s 150 "this is a test"		espeak -v mb-en1 -s 150 "this is a test"
	7. If the test succeeds, set up modrana to use this voice:
			8. If the test succeeds, set up modrana to use this voice:
	*From modrana, click on Options > Sound > Voice		*From modrana, click on Options > Sound > Voice
	* Set "Voice parameters" to "manual"		* Set "Voice parameters" to "manual"

imported_>malfunctioning: This document outlines how to use modrana with mbrola TTS and voices

2014-10-30T21:49:54Z

This document outlines how to use modrana with mbrola TTS and voices

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0. If espeak is not installed in your N900, install it now:
sudo gainroot
apt-get install espeak
1. Download the mbrola ARM binary from http://tcts.fpms.ac.be/synthesis/mbrola/bin/armlinux/mbrola.rar
2. Untar the file, and then copy the mbrola binary to somewhere in your execution path, for example /usr/bin/mbrola
3. As root, change the owner of the mbrola executable to root, and make it executable:
sudo gainroot
chown root /usr/bin/mbrola
chmod 755 /usr/bin/mbrola
4. Download any voices you want from http://tcts.fpms.ac.be/synthesis/mbrola.html
For example, for a British Male voice, download http://tcts.fpms.ac.be/synthesis/mbrola/dba/en1/en1-980910.zip
5. Make a directory where to store the voice data files:
mkdir /usr/share/mbrola/
5. Extract the contents of the zip file, and then copy the en1 data file (not the whole en1 directory) to the /usr/share/mbrola directory:
cp en1 /usr/share/mbrola/
6. Test the mbrola voice with espeak:
espeak -v mb-en1 -s 150 "this is a test"
7. If the test succeeds, set up modrana to use this voice:
*From modrana, click on Options > Sound > Voice
* Set "Voice parameters" to "manual"
* Click on "Edit voice string", and enter this string:
espeak -v mb-en1 -s 150 -a %volume% -m %qmessage%
(Where -s 150 means "talk at a speed of 150 words per minute")
* Now, create a route to test the new voice.