TTS voices problem

**chambers** · 13th March 2016, 07:16 AM

Originally Posted by zorndaike

it seem 16.0.9 doesn't work with Loquendo but android default tts engine, forcing 'setting.ini' to use loquendo gave me no result.

Why do you even try to make changes in the 'setting.ini'???

I have never changed anything externally with this app.

You do all your setup from within the app.

Using Beta versions is just a waste of time.

Clean everything out and install v 15.6.6 or 15.6.7 they are the final stable versions.

**pewe** · 13th March 2016, 11:57 AM

Last night I found and tried installing VocalizerEx and set that in the Android settings as the default TTS Engine.

In Sygic voice settings a new option appeared - English UK System (Advanced Voice).

When I set that it sounds like the VocalizerEx voice is being used (it even increases in speech speed in Sygic if I make the adjustment in the Android settings).

I am going to try it later today if I have time (I have to drive 5 miles to get to a place where there are Street names to test.) and will report back.

If this works then I'll be satisfied as it is only the Street Name announcement I am after and I'll use whatever TTS gives me this with least problems for the next few days as I am away visiting different places until mid week.

However I will still clean out Sygic 16 and as Chambers suggests, install V15 and try loquendo again later in the week when I have the time, keeping vocalizer as a fallback option (if it works).

**zorndaike** · 13th March 2016, 12:44 PM

i've just removed 16.0.9 and reinstalling 15.6.7, and as I thought earlier loquendo works only in this version (or lower).
but if you decide to using vocalizer, please take note the tag command in "info2.ini" file sometimes not working properly (like :"\pause=10"), and causing like fast speech. and can be fixed by little tweak by adding comma tag before '\pause=10'.
here's the sample :

Originally Posted by before

then.wav=\pause=10 then \pause=10

Originally Posted by after

then.wav=,\pause=10 then, \pause=10

and please run a simulation / demonstration before take real travel, in my local language it stop speaking after crossing some junction but still navigating silently (and crashing if im trying to exit app). but it works normal using any natural voice or english tts. (tested on v15 & v16).

please let me know if spoken road name works in your country.
too bad it's not supported in my country.

**pewe** · 13th March 2016, 01:08 PM

Zorndaike - thanks for the info.

Which info2.ini are you referring too?

I just popped out to the village and although that was not a long trip (5 miles) the street names are being announced using VocalizerEX and I didn't have any problems with speech speech or it stopping. A longer trip over the next couple of days will confirm if there are any problems.

**pewe** · 15th March 2016, 07:34 PM

OK - I have tried to install loquendo on 3 devices with different versions of android and sygic - and can't get any to work.

So I installed vocalizer on all 3 and somehow get different results with each.

On all 3 I installed the same voice (Serena), but although all 3 now have street names if I set the voice in android settings to use Vocalizer TTS and set this to English (or even English (United Kingdom, Serena'Plus) when I use the English UK System(advanced Voice) in Sygic all 3 sound different.

Where is the 'sound' created and what makes them different - anyone know?

Also, how do I add another Vocalizer voice (ie a male one)?

**zorndaike** · 16th March 2016, 02:19 AM

that's weird problem you have there

if you want to use different voice ! download here :
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

btw.. what vocalizer installed on your phone ?
vocalizer ex tts (1.0.2.3), and vocalizer tts (1.0.6) ?

dont forget to delete unused voice library on SD or internal memory:

Android\data\com.sygic.aura\files\Sygic\Res\voices\

leave alone "TTS British English" or whatever you like.

**pewe** · 16th March 2016, 10:21 AM

The version of Vocalizer I am using is V1.0.2.3

I have already downloaded another voice from the link you supplied, but I'm not sure how to add it.
Each download for a particular language has the same content in terms of subdirectories and files except that the files in the subdirectories have different names for different voices.
However one file, manifest.ini in the root of the VocalizerEx directory is called the same in all downloads BUT contains different info.
What I'm not sure about is how they should be merged.
For example here is the contents of 2 manifest.ini files for 2 different voices

SERENA VOICE:
name = vocalizer-expressive-voice-serena Plus
summary = Nuance Vocalizer Expressive - British English Serena Plus
description = Nuance Vocalizer Expressive voice for NVDA
author = "Nuance Comunications INC."
url = [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
version = 1.1.1

DANIEL VOICE:
name = vocalizer-expressive-voice-daniel Premium High
summary = Nuance Vocalizer Expressive - British English Daniel Premium High
description = Nuance Vocalizer Expressive voice for NVDA
author = "Nuance Comunications INC."
url = [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
version = 5.5

The directory you quoted (Android\data\com.sygic.aura\files\Sygic\Res\voices \) is empty on my phone and my Tablet - but your comment seemed to suggest there should be something in there.

There are files in the directory Sygic\Res\voices \ though.

**chambers** · 16th March 2016, 10:59 AM

I do not understand why we start changing items in info2.ini or screwing with manifest.ini.

Leave the settings alone.

Forget using this crap version.

Use v15.6.7 and be done with it.

Pick one voice to use and be done with it.

Stop making any external changes to any files that belong to Sygic.

All setting adjustments are done inside the program.

If you can not find a setting you are looking for then it is not there or it has now been activated yet.

I read so many post of user's having all type of strange problems.

The bottom line here is stop trying to reinvent the wheel.

**zorndaike** · 16th March 2016, 11:08 AM

im stressed enough with v16, better back to 15.6.7 and use loquendo! especially if loquendo support your native language.

**quartzo** · 27th March 2016, 10:00 AM

Spoiler: On the Sygic site I found this:

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