Loquendo releases tool for speech applications prompts, offers Saskia to accompany Willem.Loquendo, an Italy-based speech technology company, has released its latest software technology, Loquendo TTS (1) See text-to-speech. (2) (Transaction Tracking System) Software that monitors a transaction until completion. In the event of a hardware or software failure, it ensures that the database is brought back to its former state before the attempt to 6.4, to include TTS Director. Loquendo TTS Director is a multiplatform Java development tool that supports users in designing effective prompts for their applications. Text is written and interactively refined through a "listen & edit" procedure, allowing fine-tuning for better TTS performance. Prompt designers can select the TTS voice, which may be changed through control tags in the text itself; they can choose among Multi-line, Paragraph or SSML SSML Speech Synthesis Markup Language Modes; they can set acoustic and prosodic pros·o·dy n. pl. pros·o·dies 1. The study of the metrical structure of verse. 2. A particular system of versification. parameters; and they can save their edited prompts both in text and audio formats. The Control Tags menu provides access to Loquendo's TTS Control Tags, which are grouped according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a set of categories, enabling the right choice to be made more easily. The Effects menu guides users through the software's advanced features, which include expressive cues and plug-in lexicons to obtain the required effect. They are grouped according to intuitive linguistic categories. The repertoire of Expressive Cues consists of a set of prerecorded pre·re·cord tr.v. pre·re·cord·ed, pre·re·cord·ing, pre·re·cords To record (a television program, for example) at an earlier time for later presentation or use. Adj. 1. formulas that include conventional figures of speech, such as greetings and exclamations, interjections and paralinguistic par·a·lin·guis·tic adj. Of or relating to paralanguage or its study. par  a·lin·guis events, to suggest
expressive intention, therefore making vocal messages sound more
lifelike and expressive.
Many customers from numerous sectors--such as telecommunications, banking, voice portals and content providers--are currently using Loquendo TTS. Also suited for e-mail, personal assistants, talking heads
Talking Heads were an American rock band that formed in the early 1970s and was based out of New York City. The group consisted of David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison. , unified messaging, mobile and CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. applications, Loquendo TTS is available in 16 different languages, in both male and female voices, and runs on all relevant operating systems. In other company news, Loquendo has announced Saskia, the new bubbly Dutch female voice to accompany Willem, the Dutch male persona. Saskia is the latest addition to Loquendo's multilingual portfolio of lifelike synthetic speech. (See New Products in Nov. 2004 issue of Customer Interaction Solutions[R] for more about Willem.) "The two new expressive voices, Saskia and Willem, are the most human-sounding voices available and provide our customers with a greater variety of TTS options to meet their business needs," Rosanna Duce, Loquendo VP Marketing & Sales, said. "Our customers can leverage high quality voices to deliver best voice applications: this is not only a major milestone for Loquendo, but the industry at large." To listen to the synthetic voices of Saskia and Willem and their expressivities, visit www.loquendo.com/en/audio/willem_saskia.mp3. |
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