Fine-tune Speech Synthesis Using Text-to-Speech Markup
Text-to-speech (TTS) markup is text with imbedded indicators that control speech synthesis from the text. Speaking qualities such as the speed, pitch, emphasis, and word pronunciation may be tailored in reproducing speech from text. Chant VoiceMarkupKit is comprised of application ready software components that handle the complexities of text-to-speech (TTS) markup language management that enables you to generate TTS markup to enhance the playback quality when synthesizing.
http://www.chant.net/Support/KnowledgeBase/WhitePapers/VoiceMarkupKit4.pdf
Integrate Speech Technology for Hands-free Operation
Speech recognition is the process of converting an acoustic signal (i.e. audio data), captured by a microphone or a telephone, to a set of words. These words can be used for controlling computer functions, data entry, and application processing. Speech synthesis is the process of converting words to phonetic and prosodic symbols and generating synthetic speech audio data. Synthesized speech can be used for answering questions, event notification, and reading documents aloud. Chant SpeechKit is comprised of application ready software components that handle the complexities of speech recognition and speech synthesis to minimize the programming necessary to develop software that speaks and listens.
http://www.chant.net/Support/KnowledgeBase/WhitePapers/SpeechKit7.pdf
Administer Speaker Profiles for Accurate Speech Recognition
A recognition profile is a collection of information used by a speech recognition engine to increase its recognition accuracy for a specific individual’s voice and environment. Profile management enables you to administer the functions necessary to create, delete, train, backup, and restore speech recognition profiles as part of your deployed application. Chant ProfileKit is comprised of application ready software components that handle the complexities of managing profiles and persisting them in files for deployment and recovery.
http://www.chant.net/Support/KnowledgeBase/WhitePapers/ProfileKit4.pdf
Design Grammars for High-performance Speech Recognition
A speech recognition grammar is a collection of rules comprised of words and phrases to be recognized from speech. Context-free grammar recognition enables your applications to capture data very efficiently. Chant GrammarKit is comprised of application ready software components that handle the complexities of generating, compiling, and persisting the compiled grammar binary. It simplifies the process of managing grammars declared with IBM SRCL (IBM ViaVoice), Microsoft SAPI 4 Grammar Text File, Microsoft SAPI 5 XML Grammar, or Nuance BNF+ (VoCon 3200), Java Speech Grammar Format (JSGF), W3C ABNF, and W3C XML grammar syntax to use with your favorite speech recognizer.
http://www.chant.net/Support/KnowledgeBase/WhitePapers/GrammarKit4.pdf
Develop Software that Speaks and Listens
Now you can develop applications that speak and listen faster and easier using Developer Workbench from Chant. Chant Developer Workbench is comprised of tools and components for integrating speech technology.
http://www.chant.net/Support/KnowledgeBase/WhitePapers/cdw20011.pdf
Tailor Pronunciations for Maximum Clarity
A lexicon is a collection of word pronunciations that a speech recognition engine (i.e., recognizer) uses to improve recognition accuracy and a speech synthesis engine (i.e., synthesizer) uses to enhance its word pronunciation. Lexicon management enables you to administer the functions necessary to create, delete, edit, import, and export lexicons as part of your deployed application.Chant LexiconKit is comprised of application ready software components that handle the complexities of managing lexicons and persisting them in files for deployment and installation.
http://www.chant.net/Support/KnowledgeBase/WhitePapers/LexiconKit4.pdf