###### # # # ##### ## # # # # # ###### # # # # # # # # # # ##### release 0.1 - May 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------- PT1 - A European Portuguese female voice for the MBROLA synthesizer Created by : Babel Technology SA Speech Synthesis Group -------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents -------------------------------------------------------------- 1.0 Description of the PT1 diphone database 2.0 Installation and tests 3.0 Announcement 4.0 Acknowledgements -------------------------------------------------------------- 1.0 Description of the PT1 diphone database -------------------------------------------------------------- PT1 is a diphone database for European Portuguese, consisting of 1369 diphones, female voice. The following phoneme symbols are assumed in our diphone sets. Plosives Symbol Word Transcription p pai paj b barco "barku t tenho "teJu d doce "dos@ k com ko~ g grande "gr6nd@ Fricatives f falo "falu v verde "verd@ s céu sEw z casa "kaz6 S chapéu S6"pEw Z jóia "ZOj6 Nasals m mar mar n nada "nad6 J vinho "viJu Liquids l lanche "l6nS@ L trabalho tr6"baLu r caro "karu R rua "Ru6 Vowels and diphthongs i vinte "vint@ e fazer f6"zer E belo "bElu a falo "falu 6 cama "k6m6 O ontem "Ont6~j~ o lobo "lobu u jus ZuS @ felizes f@"liz@S i~ fim fi~ e~ emprego e~"pregu 6~ irmã ir"m6~ o~ bom bo~ u~ um u~ w mau maw j mais (majS) dei (dEj) mui (muj) pei (pej) boi (bOj) bóia (boj6) 6~j~ têm t6~j~ -------------------------------------------------------------- 2.0 Installation and Tests -------------------------------------------------------------- If you have not copied the MBROLA software yet, please consult the MBROLA project homepage and get it. Copy pt1.zip into the mbrola directory and unzip it : unzip pt1.zip (or pkunzip on PC/DOS) Try mbrola pt1/pt1 pt1/TEST/test.pho test.wav to create a sound file. In this example the audio file follows the RIFF Wave format. But depending on the extension test.au, test.aif, or test.raw other file formats can be obtained. Listen to it with your favorite sound editor, and try the other command files (*.pho) to have a better idea of the quality of speech that can be synthesized with MBROLA and the PT1 database. On Unix systems you can pipe the audio ouput to the sound player as on a HP : mbrola pt1 test.pho - | splayer -srate 16000 -l16 Also refer to the readme.txt file provided with the mbrola software for using it. -------------------------------------------------------------- 3.0 Announcement -------------------------------------------------------------- This database is a beta release, and we will take your comments into account for future updates. Updates will be announced on the mbrola-news mailing list. For more information and demos, consult the Babel Technology SA home page at: http://www.babeltech.com -------------------------------------------------------------- 4.0 Acknowledgments -------------------------------------------------------------- We would like to thank Maria Abalho for her collaboration -------------------------------------------------------------- Babel Technology SA Speech Synthesis Group 33 bvd Dolez B7000 MONS Belgium Tel: +32 65 37 42 75 Fax: +32 65 37 42 76 Email: pagel@babeltech.com WWW: http://www.babeltech.com --------------------------------------------------------------