moorel@eglin-vax (04/21/86)
From: <moorel@eglin-vax> Several people have mentioned the Amiga say command, and noted that there is a -x option allowing it to "read" a file. We have been searching for the documen- tation on this command to find out what other options are available, and whether you can adjust pitch, sample rate, etc. like you can with SpeechToy or in ABasiC. Does anyone know where this command is documented, or alternatively, could someone post me a list of the options? Lynne C. Moore <moorel@eglin-vax.arpa> Sr. Software Analyst RCA-OMS P. O. Box 1815, Site C-7 Eglin AFB, FL 32542 (904) 882-9426 ------
andy@cbmvax.UUCP (04/21/86)
In article <1957@caip.RUTGERS.EDU> moorel@eglin-vax writes: >From: <moorel@eglin-vax> > > >Several people have mentioned the Amiga say command, and noted that there is a >-x option allowing it to "read" a file. We have been searching for the documen- >tation on this command to find out what other options are available, and >whether you can adjust pitch, sample rate, etc. like you can with SpeechToy or > To get a list of the options of the say command, (I wouldn't forget something like that!) just type say<RETURN> from the CLI. Two windows will be opened. In the top window, all the options are listed. (The options are: -m male voice -f female voice -r robot voice -n natural inflection -s## speed (i.e. -s200 from 40 to 400 is valid) -p## pitch (i.e. -p200 from 65 to 320 is valid) -x filename ) Have fun.... andy finkel Commodore(Amiga) {ihnp4|seismo|allegra}!cbmvax!andy or pyramid!amiga!andy Disclaimer: Insert standard one here. "Remember- no matter where you grow, there you are."-Buckaroo Bonsai
andy@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (Andy Finkel) (04/22/86)
< Line Eater, Go Away, Come Again Some Other Day (next news release :-)) >
one more say option, and some credit...
-w opens a phoneme window (i.e. say -w hello )
The credit ? Terry Ryan and I both worked onn the say command.
(s'alright, Terry ? Really, I didn't forget...)
andy finkel
Commodore(Amiga)
{ihnp4|seismo|allegra}!cbmvax!andy
or pyramid!amiga!andy
Disclaimer: Insert standard one here.
"Remember- no matter where you grow, there you are."-Buckaroo Bonsaihaddock%tilde%ti-csl.csnet@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA (04/22/86)
From: Rusty Haddock <haddock%tilde%ti-csl.csnet@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA> I checked through my 1.1 updates and no documention was there even though the program was on the Workbench. Then I checked through my Developer's Kit and found a "New Features" list. Below is what is written on the SAY command. -Rusty- - The SAY command converts text to synthesized speech. You can enter text and command interactively or from a file. To use SAY interactively, enter SAY at the CLI prompt. Two windows appear. Enter text by selecting the Input window, then typing. The text is converted to speech when you press RETURN. Phonemes for the text that is converted appear in the Phoneme window. The are a number of options you can select for SAY. You can select these optinos by typing them in when the Input window is selected, then pressing RETURN. OPTION MEANING -m male voice -f female voice -r robot voice [monotonic] -n natural voice [uses inflection] -s## speed [40-400] -p## pitch [65-300] -x <filename> execute contents of filename You can enter text and or command into a file, then execute the file using the -x option. you an also include text to be spoken and options as parameters when entering the SAY command. To quit, press RETURN without entering text.
local-info-amiga-request@ics.UCI.EDU (04/22/86)
From: Rusty Haddock <haddock%tilde%ti-csl.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa> I checked through my 1.1 updates and no documention was there even though the program was on the Workbench. Then I checked through my Developer's Kit and found a "New Features" list. Below is what is written on the SAY command. -Rusty- - The SAY command converts text to synthesized speech. You can enter text and command interactively or from a file. To use SAY interactively, enter SAY at the CLI prompt. Two windows appear. Enter text by selecting the Input window, then typing. The text is converted to speech when you press RETURN. Phonemes for the text that is converted appear in the Phoneme window. The are a number of options you can select for SAY. You can select these optinos by typing them in when the Input window is selected, then pressing RETURN. OPTION MEANING -m male voice -f female voice -r robot voice [monotonic] -n natural voice [uses inflection] -s## speed [40-400] -p## pitch [65-300] -x <filename> execute contents of filename You can enter text and or command into a file, then execute the file using the -x option. you an also include text to be spoken and options as parameters when entering the SAY command. To quit, press RETURN without entering text.
haddock%tilde%ti-csl.csnet@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA (04/23/86)
From: Rusty Haddock <haddock%tilde%ti-csl.csnet@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA> But Andy, my -w option won't CLOSE the *$%&@!? Phoneme window when SAY is done. Btw, there doesn't appear to be a -c option to close the Phoneme window. :-} Maybe this bug is why the -w option wasn't listed in my Developers' addendums??? I s'pose you're gonna tell us that this is fixed in V1.2 ??? Just kidding.... -Rusty-
andy@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (Andy Finkel) (04/23/86)
In article <2013@caip.RUTGERS.EDU> haddock%tilde%ti-csl.csnet@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA writes: >From: Rusty Haddock <haddock%tilde%ti-csl.csnet@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA> > > >But Andy, my -w option won't CLOSE the *$%&@!? Phoneme window when >SAY is done. Btw, there doesn't appear to be a -c option to close >the Phoneme window. :-} Maybe this bug is why the -w option wasn't >listed in my Developers' addendums??? No, actually we forgot about it. >I s'pose you're gonna tell us that this is fixed in V1.2 ??? Just >kidding.... > > -Rusty- Well, you're right, the -w option does have a bug, and yes, it will be fixed in 1.2, However, it works when used the way I thought it would be used...to open a phoneme window when saying a single sentence, i.e. say -w this is a test or a file, i.e. say -w -x s/startup-sequence If you just use say alone, then type -w , you get an extra window. (or say -w -w hi there). Anyway , that will be fixed soon. andy finkel Commodore(Amiga) {ihnp4|allegra|seismo)}!cbmvax!andy or pyramid!amiga!andy Usual Disclaimer does here "Remember, no matter where you grow, there you are."- Buckaroo Bonsai.