The progress of text-to-speech

DyeffersonAz · Post by **DyeffersonAz** » February 25th, 2022, 1:40 pm

I'm totally impressed by how TTS is doing nowadays. I don't know if I could do that (if not, I'm so sorry,

please tell me and delete them), but I uploaded 3 versions of LibriVox's intro. Each of those are read by a SpongeBob Squarepants' character.
Look at how impressive those are:

https://librivox.org/uploads/xx-nonproject/librivox_tts_patrick.wav
https://librivox.org/uploads/xx-nonproject/librivox_tts_spongebob.wav
https://librivox.org/uploads/xx-nonproject/librivox_tts_squidward.wav

I don't think this could be used on LibriVox, but it is a matter of curiosity!

Dulcamara · Post by **Dulcamara** » February 25th, 2022, 1:51 pm

It is, indeed, interesting. Technology never fails to surprise me.

However, I understand Librivox does not accept computer generated voices, with no exceptions.

DyeffersonAz · Post by **DyeffersonAz** » February 25th, 2022, 5:33 pm

Dulcamara wrote: ↑February 25th, 2022, 1:51 pm It is, indeed, interesting. Technology never fails to surprise me.

However, I understand Librivox does not accept computer generated voices, with no exceptions.

Yes, I know. I don't like tts audiobooks as much as human-read ones.

lurcherlover · Post by **lurcherlover** » February 27th, 2022, 11:03 am

Those examples were absolutely awful!! If that's progress, pull the other one!

DyeffersonAz · Post by **DyeffersonAz** » February 27th, 2022, 1:47 pm

lurcherlover wrote: ↑February 27th, 2022, 11:03 am Those examples were absolutely awful!! If that's progress, pull the other one!

I think this is a work-in-progress. It's the first time I see the computer "immitate" characters and real people. THIS is the innovation.

lightcrystal · Post by **lightcrystal** » March 9th, 2022, 7:02 am

I was unaware that the 1 minute test required helium and wacky juice.

gagiha · Post by **gagiha** » April 2nd, 2022, 1:16 pm

Test? What do you mean?

Post by **mightyfelix** » April 2nd, 2022, 2:40 pm

gagiha wrote: ↑April 2nd, 2022, 1:16 pm Test? What do you mean?

That would be the "1-minute test" that we ask everyone to do before they record something for our catalogue: https://wiki.librivox.org/index.php?title=1-Minute_Test It is not an audition, but more like a sound check. The samples of text-to-speech found in the first post are done using the text we recommend people to use for this test.

gagiha · Post by **gagiha** » April 3rd, 2022, 8:55 am

mightyfelix wrote: ↑April 2nd, 2022, 2:40 pm
gagiha wrote: ↑April 2nd, 2022, 1:16 pm Test? What do you mean?
That would be the "1-minute test" that we ask everyone to do before they record something for our catalogue: https://wiki.librivox.org/index.php?title=1-Minute_Test It is not an audition, but more like a sound check. The samples of text-to-speech found in the first post are done using the text we recommend people to use for this test.

Thank you for clarification.