IVM and Loquendo Voices

Giuseppe_Chillemi

Hello,

I have purchased IVM because of its capability to play text through SAPI. I was blind because I purchased without trying it as their special offer was about to expire. Then I discovered that LOQUENDO and IVM did not work together ((((((

As anyone ever faced this problem ?

Giuseppe Chillemi

pythonpoole

They should work fine together, I'm pretty sure I've used Loquendo voices at one point. Just make sure the voice you want is set as the 'default computer voice' in the Windows Control Panel. There is a bug in some IVM versions which causes IVM to ignore the voice you select and use only the default computer voice.

Giuseppe_Chillemi

pythonpoole wrote:

They should work fine together, I'm pretty sure I've used Loquendo voices at one point. Just make sure the voice you want is set as the 'default computer voice' in the Windows Control Panel. There is a bug in some IVM versions which causes IVM to ignore the voice you select and use only the default computer voice.

I am using version 5.02, the latest one, and IVM crashes as soon as he try to play something using loquendo voice.

Giuseppe Chillemi

Giuseppe_Chillemi

Update: we solved the problem reverting to a 8Khz voice rather then a 16Khz one.

The only problem we have is that IVM does not handle accented characters properly and they are deleted from the output.

Giuseppe Chillemi

kwing

Hiya,

I think i might have the same problem. When you say you went back to a 8khz voice, do you mean a default one like microsoft sam? My natural voice worked fine with version 5.00, but i had to buy a new licence it upgraded it to v5.02. Now if i have an OGM with a variable in it just hangs afterwards and doesnt go to the next OGM.

A bit rubbish really!!

pythonpoole

Wingmiester, I'm pretty sure your problem is unrelated, although I don't have a solution for you - sorry (it sounds like a bug though).

The khz refers to the sampling rate/frequency which is essentially the sound quality. Since most telephone systems today run on 8khz audio, many Text To Speech developers make two versions of their 'natural' voices; a 22-44khz voice for desktop applications and an 8 khz voice for phone applications.

Normally there is no issue with using a 22khz (or higher quality) voice in IVM or any other telephony system, but the 8khz voices sometimes sound better because they are specifically designed to perform best over the phone.

graigloxton

Aren't they going to make 22khz work for their IVM? I am sure this range has better quality than 8khz.