Paper Info
Title
A Comparative Study of Text-to-Speech Systems in LabVIEW
Abstract
In this paper we propose to study the possibilities of transforming the written language into speech (text-to-speech) using the LabVIEW programming environment. To this aim we studied the text-to-speech interfaces provided by the Microsoft Speech SDK for TTS applications. The number and diversity of languages that can be used through these interfaces are also taken into consideration. Emphasis is on the advantages and the limitations of each class while analyzing the possibility of rendering languages that use special characters. It is well known that LabVIEW offers little support for special characters, special language characters being no exception, hence finding a functional method of correctly rendering speech for special character languages is an arduous task we proceeded to undertake. We have also researched the use of a speech synthesizer called MBROLA that provides support for a wide range of international languages. Together with open-source software, namely eSpeak, MBROLA becomes a complete text-to-speech (TTS) system. We have also analyzed the possibility of interfacing eSpeak with LabVIEW.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1007/978-3-319-18296-4_1
SOFT COMPUTING APPLICATIONS, (SOFA 2014), VOL 1
Keywords
Field
DocType
TTS,LabVIEW,SAPI,eSpeak,MBROLA,Lernout & Hauspie
Speech synthesis,Programming language,Computer science,Interfacing,Written language,Software,Artificial intelligence,Rendering (computer graphics),Machine learning,MBROLA
Conference
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
356
2194-5357
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
6
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Manuela Panoiu1136.61
Cezara-Liliana Rat200.34
Caius Pănoiu385.46