TTS Configuration
TTS, stands for Text To Speech, and is software that transforms text into speech, which is how Naomi can speak to you
| Engine name | Privacy Respect | Type | Self Hosting | Requests (free account) | Quality | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google TTS | 👎 | Online | NO | 50/day | Perfect | Any |
| Microsoft TTS | 👎 | Online | NO | 5000/month | Perfect | Any |
| Festival | 👍 | Offline | Yes | Unlimited | Good | Linux 🐧 |
| Espeak | 👍 | Offline | Yes | Unlimited | Bad | Linux 🐧 |
| SvoxPico | 👍 | Offline | Yes | Unlimited | Really good | Linux 🐧 |
| Flite | 👍 | Offline | Yes | Unlimited | Good | Linux 🐧 |
| Mary TTS | 👍 | Online | Yes | Unlimited | Really good | Linux 🐧 |
| SayOSX | 👍 | Offline | Yes | Unlimited | Perfect | Mac OSX only |
| Cereproc | 👍 | Online | Yes | Unlimited | Really good | Any |
You will need to pick one of the above and then follow the instructions below that is denoted for the TTS engine you select
Note: Some engines do not require you to do anything other than input information during the profile setup which is covered in section four!
Google TTS
No installation required, proceed to the next section!
Microsoft TTS
No installation required, proceed to the next section!
Festival
Note: Only English is available at this time!
Install with the following command
sudo apt-get install festival festvox-kallpc16k
Espeak
Install with the following command
sudo apt-get install espeak
SvoxPico
Install with the following command
sudo apt-get install libttspico-utils
Flite
Install with the following instructions
Mary TTS
MaryTTS is too heavy and memory hungry to be installed on a Raspberry Pi, to use it you will have to setup a server using the following steps or use a server provided by the community
Say OSX
Note: Only available on Mac OSX platform!
No installation required, proceed to the next section!
Cereproc
Install with the following instructions