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by element22
Sat Oct 21, 2017 4:21 pm
Forum: Audio Processing
Topic: "Masking" the artificiality of TTS voices
Replies: 1
Views: 500

"Masking" the artificiality of TTS voices

I have mp3 files of TTS (synthetic) voices which sound OK, but in some spots they sound artificial (strange rising intonation where it shouldn't be etc). Is there any effect or technique that would mask this "artificiality"? E.g. some local "pitch correction" that would "even out" the odd intonation...
by element22
Fri Oct 13, 2017 2:56 am
Forum: Audio Processing
Topic: Controlled "uneven" playback
Replies: 4
Views: 739

Re: Controlled "uneven" playback

Thanks, will give this XML file a try.
by element22
Thu Oct 12, 2017 11:18 am
Forum: Audio Processing
Topic: Controlled "uneven" playback
Replies: 4
Views: 739

Re: Controlled "uneven" playback

Thanks. Looks like Capstan has a 5-day rental option for $199 which is more reasonable (I emailed them asking if Capstan would do what I need). As far as the "Time Track" in Audacity, is there any way to read in the points for the "Time Track" curve from a file, rather than creating the curve by han...
by element22
Thu Oct 12, 2017 1:29 am
Forum: Audio Processing
Topic: Controlled "uneven" playback
Replies: 4
Views: 739

Controlled "uneven" playback

I need to play back an audio file in a controllably "uneven" way (kind of like a record player where you can sometimes slow the record back a bit or speed it up a bit). To control this wobble I have a list of time code locations where the "playback head" should be in at a given point of actual playb...