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Which Packages do I actually need?
What are the different packages?
| Main System Packages | ||
|---|---|---|
| * | speech_tools-1.2.95-beta.tar.gz | Source for speech tools libraries and binaries. |
| * | festival-1.95-beta.tar.gz | Source for Festival. |
| Diphone Voice Packages | ||
| * | festvox_kallpc16k.tar.gz | American English male voice `kal' 16kHz version |
| festvox_kallpc8k.tar.gz | American English male voice `kal' 8kHz version | |
| festvox_kedlpc16k.tar.gz | American English male voice `ked' 16kHz version | |
| festvox_kedlpc8k.tar.gz | American English male voice `ked' 8kHz version | |
| festvox_rablpc16k.tar.gz | British English male voice `rab' 16kHz version | |
| festvox_rablpc8k.tar.gz | British English male voice `rab' 8kHz version | |
| HTS Voice Packages | ||
| festvox_cmu_us_awb_arctic_hts.tar.gz | Scottish English male voice | |
| festvox_cmu_us_bdl_arctic_hts.tar.gz | American English male voice | |
| festvox_cmu_us_jmk_arctic_hts.tar.gz | Canadian English male voice | |
| festvox_cmu_us_slt_arctic_hts.tar.gz | American English female voice | |
| Multisyn Voice Packages | ||
| festvox_cstr_us_awb_arctic_multisyn-1.0.tar.gz | Scottish English female voice | |
| festvox_cstr_us_jmk_arctic_multisyn-1.0.tar.gz | Canadian English female voice | |
| Lexicon Packages | ||
| * | festlex_POSLEX.tar.gz | `Part of Speech' lexical models |
| * | festlex_CMU.tar.gz | American English lexicon (requirement for American English voices) |
| festlex_OALD.tar.gz | British English lexicon (requirement for British English voices) | |
| Other Packages | ||
| festvox_us1.tar.gz | Wrappers for MBROLA `us1' voice | |
| festvox_us2.tar.gz | Wrappers for MBROLA `us2' voice | |
| festvox_us3.tar.gz | Wrappers for MBROLA `us3' voice | |
| festvox_ellpc11k.tar.gz | Experimental Spanish voice |
So which of these do I need?
The packages that you need for a minimal American English voice are those marked `*' above. You need both the speech_tools and festival packages, the POS lexicon and the CMU lexicon, and an American English voice package (kallpc16k is recommended, but you could choice a different one).
The HTS and Multisyn voices packages may provide better quality voices. Be warned, the multisyn packages are very large!
Other notes
For a British English voice you need a British English voice package, the POS lexicon and the OALD lexicon.
The us1-3 packages are not complete vocies. They are wrappers for MBROLA voices. See here for more information.
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