[mary-users] Strange Mary TTS results with bits3 and de7 voices on very simple German sentences

[Marc Schroeder]

Hello,

in the process of releasing the German components as open source,  we 
had to replace the previous pronunciation lexicon with one that was 
fully created by ourselves. It currently contains ~26.000 entries, and 
apparently "kaufst" and "Astern" don't seem to be in it.

Additions to the lexicon are welcome!

What you could do is the following:

1. Generate the "PHONEMES" format, and check that the words have been 
transcribed correctly.

2. If not, add the correct entries to MARY 
TTS/lib/modules/de/lexicon/userdict.txt, restart the MARY server, and 
try again.

3. If you want to contribute to the MARY project, send us the generic 
parts of your userdict.txt and allow us to include the entries into the 
next lexicon.

Regards,
Marc



On 28.03.10 20:31, Brigitte Endres-Niggemeyer wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> testing with the voices bits3 and de7 I obtained strange results on 
> very simple German sentences. I send the test data.
>
> The passage between the verb "kaufst" and the following noun "Blumen" 
> or "Astern" went wrong. Why? First I thought a big block of consonants 
> might be a problem. But this is not true, as the "Astern" example shows.
>
> Commands and questions do not make any difference. Is this intended in 
> Mary TTS 4.0?
>
> What should I do to get better outcomes?
>
> Cheers Brigitte
>
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