AT&T Watson Speech Synthesis

• Platform: Windows 95/NT on a Pentium 75 Mhz or higher
• Description: Watson is a software implementation of AT&T Bell Laboratories voice processing technology. Watson includes BLASR Speech Recognition (see Q6.6) and FlexTalk speech synthesis. It requires no special hardware to run other than a standard sound card and/or phone card. Technical details for the FlexTalk speech synthesis include:
  • Compliant with MS Speech API.
  • Male and Female Voices available
  • 8 KHz and 11 KHz output
  • SoundBlaster compatible sound card and drivers required
  • Context sensitive abbreviation expansion
  • Accurate pronunciation of most proper names
  • Adjustable vocal tract size, speed, volume, pitch, etc.
  • American English only - other languages in development
  The AT&T Advanced Speech Products Group home page provides more detailed information including a Frequently Asked Questions list, information for application developers on the Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Program (including info on the SDK, licensing, and the training program).
• Requirements: Uses 2 MB RAM, 10 MB Disk. Requires a Pentium 75 MHz or higher (uses < 50% CPU).
• Cost and Availability: WATSON is a software-based speech platform with a Software Developers Kit (SDK) that allows application developers to use voice processing in their applications. It is not available as a stand-alone product.
  Licensing information (inc. price) is provided in the AT&T Advanced Speech Products Group home page
• See also: Watson BLASR speech recognition in Q6.5, Microsoft Speech API, and Advanced Speech API.
• Contact: AT&T Advanced Speech Products Group
  Suite 700, 44 East Mifflin Street, Madison, WI 53703, USA
  Ph: 1-800-5-WATSON, Fax: 1-608-259-2269
  Email: aspg@attmail.com
  WWW: http://www.att.com/aspg/

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