tts_ITRI: Convert Text into Speech Using ITRI TTS service via SOAP

In Rtts: Convert Text into Speech

Description

Using the API offered by ITRI TTS (http://tts.itri.org.tw/), this function helps convert text into speech. After sending the text, corresponding voice file will be downloaded and saved.

English and Chinese (both tradition and simplified) are supported. And users can specify the speaker accent, speed, and volume (default setting is given).

Internet connection is required.

Usage

tts_ITRI(content, speed, volume, speaker, destfile)

Arguments

content	The text user would like to convert into speech. The content can be English and Chinese (both traditional and simplified).
speed	The speed of the speaker in the voice file generated. The range is -10 to 10, in numerical type. Default value is 0.
volume	The volume of the speaker in the voice file generated. The range is 0 to 100, in numerical type. Default value is 100.
speaker	Select the speaker. The applicable options include: [1] English & Chinese: "Bruce", "Theresa", "Angela", "MCHEN_Bruce", "MCHEN_Joddess"; [2] Only English: "ENG_Bob", "ENG_Alice", "ENG_Tracy". Default value is "Bruce".
destfile	Where to save the generated voice file. It should contain both the path and the full file name. If leave blank, the file will be saved in the working directory by default.

Details

This function sends the text to the ITRI TTS (http://tts.itri.org.tw/) server via SOAP, and download the voice file from it.

Note

Please note that using this function may make the text contents you submitted released unpurposely.

The text contents you submitted and corresponding voice files will be saved on the ITRI TTS server for 24 hours and others can access (as this package uses a default account).

Please give consideration if the text you want to convert is confidential.

Author(s)

Xiaodong Deng

References

http://tts.itri.org.tw/development/web_service_api.php

Examples

text <- "Hello."

# Using default setting: speed=0, volume=100, speaker="Bruce".
# Using default value for destfile argument, 
# i.e. save the voice file in the working directory.
tts_ITRI(text)

Example output

Loading required package: RCurl
Loading required package: bitops

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Rtts documentation built on May 2, 2019, 3:45 p.m.