Audio examples from Improved Text to Speech subsystem.


Speech Markup Language Examples: tagged text plus Audio

You say tomato, I say tomato. <speaker gender="female"> You say tomato, I say <pron sub="toemaytoe"> tomato </pron> . </speaker>
"Speak English!" said the Eaglet. "I don't know the meaning of half those long words, and, what's more, I don't think you do either!" <pitch range="+400%"> "Speak English!" </pitch> <pitch middle="-15%">said the Eaglet. </pitch> <pitch range="+150%"> "I don't know the meaning of half those long words, <pause length="short"/> and, what's more, I don't think you do either!" </pitch>
Alice felt dreadfully puzzled. The Hatter's remark seemed to have no sort of meaning in it, and yet it was certainly English. <pitch range="+130%"> <rate speed="-15%">Alice</rate> felt <emph>dreadfully</emph> puzzled. The Hatter's remark seemed to have no sort of <emph affect="b">meaning</emph> in it, and <emph>yet</emph> <pause/> it was <emph>certainly</emph> English. </pitch>
You said to me once that pathos left you unmoved, but that beauty, mere beauty, could fill your eyes with tears. <sad> You <emph>said</emph> to me once <pause length="short"/> that pathos left you unmoved, but that beauty, <emph affect="b" level="moderate">mere</emph> beauty, could fill your eyes with tears. </sad>
Advance Australia Fair.
<mml>
  <head>
    <title>
      Advance Australia Fair
    </title>
  </head>

  <song>
    <bar>2G:4 2G:4 2G:4 2G:4</bar>
    <bar>3C:4 2G:4 2E:4 2G:4</bar>
    <bar>3C:4. 3C:8 3C:4 3E:4</bar>
    <bar>3D:4 3C:4 2B:4 3C:4</bar>
    <bar>3D:2 2G:4 2G:4</bar>
        ...

  </song>
</mml>
<song>
  <lyric>
    <bar>Australians all let</bar>
    <bar>us rejoice for</bar>
    <bar>we are young and</bar>
    <bar>free. We've</bar>
    <bar>golden soil and</bar>
    <bar>wealth for toil our</bar>
    <bar>home is girt by</bar>
    <bar>sea.</bar>
       	...

  </lyric>
</song>

Speech Markup Language Experiment A: text plus Audio

Phrase 1: "The telephone has not rung at all today".
First emotion
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Phrase 2: "I received my assignment mark today."
First emotion
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Speech Markup Language Experiment B: text plus Audio

Neutral phrases
1. "I saw her walking along the beach this morning".
2. "The book is lying on the table".
3. "My creator is a human being".
4. "I have an appointment at 2 o'clock tomorrow".
5. "Jim came to basketball training last night".
Emotional phrases
6. "I have some wonderful news for you". (Happiness)
7. "I cannot come to your party tomorrow". (Sadness)
8. "I would not give you the time of day". (Anger)
9. "Smoke comes out of a chimney". (Neutral)
10. "Don't tell me what to do". (Anger)
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Speech Markup Language Experiment C: video (here)