Festival

rvijay · 05-26-2005, 03:04 AM

I downloaded this Text to Speech reader software recently. However, when I load the text to read, I don't hear the text. I have an old PC.

In xmms, when I listen to MP3 files etc., I can control the volume. But there is no volume control in Festival. I use a Knoppix HD install of Debian. Perhaps the solution is as simple as finding the general volume control for the system, but I can't seem to remember where it is for the moment in Linux.

Please Assist.

Thanks in advance.

Vijay

darkleaf · 05-27-2005, 11:58 AM

You can try the system sound with "alsamixer". Don't know if it'll help, could be you have to unmute a few extra channels or turn up the volume on one.

Phorem · 05-27-2005, 01:31 PM

I tried to get Festival working a while back and i did succeed in getting it to work. However, i ran into the same problems as you by not starting the Festival Dameon first. After i started the dameon as root, it would work. (i'm sure you probably did that already but just thought i would mention it)

rvijay · 05-27-2005, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Phorem
I tried to get Festival working a while back and i did succeed in getting it to work. However, i ran into the same problems as you by not starting the Festival Dameon first. After i started the dameon as root, it would work. (i'm sure you probably did that already but just thought i would mention it)

How do you start the Festival Dameon ?

Thanks.

Vijay

craigevil · 05-27-2005, 06:00 PM

Have you taken a look at the documentation?

Festival Speech Synthesis System - Table of Contents
http://www.cstr.ed.ac.uk/projects/festival/manual/

festival man page
http://linuxcommand.org/man_pages/festival1.html

"Festival is very quiet. How do I make it louder?"
http://www.cstr.ed.ac.uk/cgi-bin/cst...al/volume.html

rvijay · 09-28-2006, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by craigevil

Have you taken a look at the documentation?

Festival Speech Synthesis System - Table of Contents
http://www.cstr.ed.ac.uk/projects/festival/manual/

festival man page
http://linuxcommand.org/man_pages/festival1.html

"Festival is very quiet. How do I make it louder?"
http://www.cstr.ed.ac.uk/cgi-bin/cst...al/volume.html

I just installed Festival. It works quite good. Synthesis not good but still very much better than nothing.

Vijay