Problem Report Bulletins
Last reviewed: 10/1/2009
Article ID: P080906
PRB: Delay in TTS audio playback for Vocalizer voices
The information in this article applies to:
- SpeechKit 6
Symptoms
TTS audio playback seems delayed for Vocalizer voices.
Cause
Audio playback was not initiated until synthesis was complete to ensure all audio was generated.
Status
Fixed in SpeechKit 6 build 6.0.3.0. However, the first request to a voice causes it to initialize and possibly load modules. To force initialization to occur before runtime synthesis is needed and avoid a possible playback delay, have the voice speak a space character as follows:
ChantTTS.StartPlayback(" ");
Component Formats Impacted
All component formats.