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Text to Speach Ring Tone Possible?

There seems to be lots of free and open source text to speach code out there: http://sig.levillage.org/?p=551
So, wouldnt it be cool to have your universal say 'Incoming call from <contact name>' instead of your usual ring tone? It gets right around the problem of having to open up the screen to see who is calling.
It would also be a great gimick for people with other phones too. Talking ring tones havent even been done by Nokia yet. 8)

RyanZA said:
There seems to be lots of free and open source text to speach code out there: http://sig.levillage.org/?p=551
So, wouldnt it be cool to have your universal say 'Incoming call from <contact name>' instead of your usual ring tone? It gets right around the problem of having to open up the screen to see who is calling.
It would also be a great gimick for people with other phones too. Talking ring tones havent even been done by Nokia yet. 8)
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Microsoft Voice Command do that and more...
If there is a program to read your incoming sms.....
Regards,
Arto.

Artosoft said:
Microsoft Voice Command do that and more...
If there is a program to read your incoming sms.....
Regards,
Arto.
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Wow, thanks.
Yeah, incoming SMS would be good. :wink:

RyanZA said:
Artosoft said:
Microsoft Voice Command do that and more...
If there is a program to read your incoming sms.....
Regards,
Arto.
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Wow, thanks.
Yeah, incoming SMS would be good. :wink:
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VIJAY...... WE NEED YOU!!!!
Regards,
Arto.

There is the Fonix range which can read your email, but I don't know whether it'd be able to read your SMSes too.
Not to be a stick-in-the-mud, but why would you want SMS-to-Speech?
"Dot Dot Dot Forwardslash dot dot dot Open Bracket dot dot dot", and that's just the first line of one of those cutesy smsses. Or the ones where each letter is converted into it's visual brother, but with umlauts and all the other diacritical marks (accents, breves, circumflexes, spiritus and hooks)? To the english speaking person, the letter "ß" looks like a funky "B", but in germanic, it's an 's" sound.
And "Ur th bst 1 n da wrld" (not a good example, but you get the idea) does not translate well if not heavily interpreted first.
It'd be a "neato" feature, which you'd uninstall after a day's usage.

Can Microsoft Voice Command read up a contacts name and tell me that?
.. Microsoft Voice Command is it worth buying?

Messed around with MS voice command a bit.. havent been using it much before because I dont need the features much over the built in thing. I tried turning on the announce incoming phone calls option, but its really soft. (Far too soft to hear). The normal ring tone plays for a second, then goes soft and I assume the voice command is trying to speak after that, but its too soft to hear, even with the phone next to my ear.

I agree, I love the Voice command function that tells you who's calling but yes it is way to quiet so I usually turn it off, it needs to be load and not trying to swap between the ringtone and voice command telling you the person who's calling. So yes a specific program to do this as a ring tone would be great.

Interesting thread. This is a great idea, but I have to say, MSVC does the job so well, it's probably not worth expanding beyond there. However, I'm looking into a general text to speech solution for PPC.
Our best bet is flite, which is a relatively large install and doesn't sound very good.
However, an easy way for you to start thinking about this is to check out the app WordBook. I think it installs a version of the Flite dll. You can copy text and get it to speak it straight back to you. The speech is quite poor quality, but it gives you an idea. Now I imagine you can access this externally, and so you can intercept SMS, calls etc and get it text to speeched.
However, since MSVC is installed in traditional SAPI form, it should also be externally accessible.
V

Voice Command
I have just tried the demo of Voice Command on universal, but i couldnt get button on bluetooth headset to activate it. Also it would be nice if the caller name being read out would be good over the bluetooth headset.
Can and of the genius's on this site create such a programe. Or anyone know of any other programmes.
Using the phone in clam mode means you dont know whos calling, and as i use my bluetooth headset all the time, it would be nice to know whos calling.
Thanks in advance
Tim

timha: there are about 90 threads on the VC+Clam issue. Non successful, but helpful...
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vijay555 said:
Interesting thread. This is a great idea, but I have to say, MSVC does the job so well, it's probably not worth expanding beyond there.
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I dont know about that. Have you tried using the announce incoming calls option? On my universal, no matter what settings I try, its simply impossible to hear what VC is saying while the phone is ringing. So for me, VC definately doesnt seem to be doing the job very well at all.
Has anybody been able to get VC to properly announce the caller ID?

No VC is to quiet, so useless

Aaah, ok, I don't use my universal as a phone, and just remember it from the Magician, when it would announce calls. I think there's a thread around trying to resolve this issue though.
V

Voice Command has a known problem of being extremely quiet on the Universal.
Somewhere on this site there is a fix CAB file that ostensibly makes the volume higher. I hadn't found a major difference, but look for it and try.
The announce works best if you turn the ringtone off and use annouce only (make sure your normal volume - not ringing volume - is turned way up)

No good, its still very soft. Having the volume on full is also quite a hindrance, since you have to keep turning it up and down all the time. As they said back in November, we'r going to have to wait on an update to make voice command properly compatible with WM5. There doesnt seem to be any move by Microsoft to actually do this, though.
Strange that nobody has really used voice caller ID on the Universal before - it seems the obvious choice for a ring tone to me on a phone like this.

The hack for increasing sound - never tried it, but it involves, IIRC, changing the attentuation type in the notification settings.
V

Hi.
I only have Voice Commander. Is it different from MSVC? I keep looking for the announce incoming calls but couldnt find it. Voice Commander has been in my phone when I bought it so I just use what's available but it gives me so much headache. When I say "Call John", it gives me several names that dont even sound close to John. Grrr! I even put tags on the names individually but my VC is so deaf! Is it because of my bluetooth headset, VC or is it the phone's fault?
thanks

I've been using this for a couple of years now:
http://www.naturalvoices.att.com/demos/
Type your message, pick and voice and download the WAV
Nice and easy and works VERY well so check it out

RyanZA said:
There seems to be lots of free and open source text to speach code out there: http://sig.levillage.org/?p=551
So, wouldnt it be cool to have your universal say 'Incoming call from <contact name>' instead of your usual ring tone? It gets right around the problem of having to open up the screen to see who is calling.
It would also be a great gimick for people with other phones too. Talking ring tones havent even been done by Nokia yet. 8)
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aside from microsoft voice command; what i use is mortring...i'm sure you guys are familiar with this app...it allows you to assign ringtones and sms sounds to individuals in your contacts. using the xda's microphone, i made my own ringtones by recording either my voice or someone else's. example; i deal with a lot of raw material suppliers and i get calls all the time. when this guy working for a foundry calls me up; the sound i recorded goes "mr. johnson is calling". for others whom i've developed good relationships with, i asked if i could record their voice and use it as a ringtone....so if my supplier from an aluminum die caster calls my xda goes "hi robson, this is ch lim". sms' are easy since you can do the same and assign them for that particular contact. when i receive and sms, my xda goes "text message from ____". for the people who call me that are not in my contacts list; the default ringtone i've set sounds off. this is very convenient for me when i'm driving or the like, no need to look at the phone and simply activate the bluetooth headset.
you don't really have to go and search the net for ringtones all the time; you can use the xda's recorder to actually make them. the format output is in .wav file. for text to speech for sms, i agree that would be a very interesting feature...flite is a good app...perhaps vijay can link up something for sms? but then that would probably violate the license thingee for flite...
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help with MS Voice Command on the Wizard

i'd like to get my default voice dialer program to recognize the ms voice command program that i installed on my 8125. in the application list to record a voice tag... ms voice command 1.5 doesn't show up. is there a reg edit that can be made to have it show up?

theres numerous threads on this subject. plz try search first

edsub said:
theres numerous threads on this subject. plz try search first
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wow... what alot of help. you are wise beyond your years. oh btw... i did try searching first.
not just trying to pick on you in particular... but it's so annoying when people reply to threads with this response. it just shows ignorance... if you can't contribute then don't post! they just assume the person hasn't searched.... or.... or... or they don't take the TIME to read the question the person is asking. alot of the time the question is different from what's arleady been posted. i think i'm done ranting.
- Jason

How lame...
I agree with jcrew...
Read the question someone is asking before you lambast them for repeating an already answered question... :?
The question jcrew has asked is fundamentally different that what has been asked in regards to the BT problems with VC before...and NO it has not been answered here yet.
My 2c... :roll:

J Crew said:
i'd like to get my default voice dialer program to recognize the ms voice command program that i installed on my 8125. in the application list to record a voice tag... ms voice command 1.5 doesn't show up. is there a reg edit that can be made to have it show up?
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This will do the trick: VoiceEnable
http://www.burling.co.nz/Default.aspx?tabid=151

wgary said:
J Crew said:
i'd like to get my default voice dialer program to recognize the ms voice command program that i installed on my 8125. in the application list to record a voice tag... ms voice command 1.5 doesn't show up. is there a reg edit that can be made to have it show up?
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This will do the trick: VoiceEnable
http://www.burling.co.nz/Default.aspx?tabid=151
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thanks for the help... but unfortunately this will not work either. this was the first thing that i tried when i purchased the headset. it does allow ms voice command to be called up with a headset, but only certain ones. my headset still does not work with this program. it's a conflict of sorts with some headsets and ms voice command. thanks again though.
- Jason

J Crew said:
i'd like to get my default voice dialer program to recognize the ms voice command program that i installed on my 8125. in the application list to record a voice tag... ms voice command 1.5 doesn't show up. is there a reg edit that can be made to have it show up?
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First, MS Voice Command doesn't record voice tags... it's a voice recognition program. Reading the docs that accompany the program may explain this. Second, you didn’t search hard enough ‘cause Feb 18th I posted a question on this subject in the Wizard Upgrading forum. Can’t blame you much because it IS a ***** to search here, I personally use Google and use the site: parameter to point here. Third, I also couldn’t get the VoiceEnable proggy to work. I change the reg settings accordingly to make it work. You can check out the entire procedure at http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?p=241514&highlight=#241514
Third, ranting gets you no where when you’re asking for help, trust me.
Hope I was of some help.
Steven

Again, I must agree with JCrew
Hi Dr and all,
This hack does work with all bluetooth headsets...Thre have been posts upon posts on this like this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=35767
Some of you may be lucky with VC and the Bluetooth set you have, but many of us are not. After we initiate the first call from the headset via VC and hang-up, we cannot re-initiate ANY calls from the BT headset unless we soft reset the Wizard/8125.
So neither the manual VC hacks, NOR the dutch voice enabler CAB do squat for us. Its an issue between VC and specific BT headsets where the BT channel is left open after a call and cannot be shut thus preventing re-initiation of calls after the first.
Unfortunately THERE IS NO FIX for this, MobileHavoc has valiantly tried to fix this, but to no avail...
So, as of 3/22/06, the last word: the hack DOES NOT work for all, and Jcrew is actually asking a different question...Lets all re-read it carefully.
He is asking if we can use VoiceDialer/SDDialer (the Cyberon Program) to start/call/run Voice Command so as to avert the open channel issue I mentioned above...So can we somehow hack SDDialer to initiate and close the VC program... this could potentially avert the program if SDDialer shuts that BT channel after each call...
If we have a solution lets offer it, otherwise lets refrain from mentioning the hack over and over...For at least 50% of us it does nothing and it wastes posts... :wink:

If it's any help to anyone, using the hack to make the bluetooth trigger voice command etc and then using the plantronics voyager 510 headset does work well.

Thanks Jon,
the link I posted above kind-of has a smattering across its posts of which BT sets work or not with VC on the Wizard...
Boogaboo

Re: Again, I must agree with JCrew
boogaboo said:
Hi Dr and all,
This hack does work with all bluetooth headsets...Thre have been posts upon posts on this like this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=35767
Some of you may be lucky with VC and the Bluetooth set you have, but many of us are not. After we initiate the first call from the headset via VC and hang-up, we cannot re-initiate ANY calls from the BT headset unless we soft reset the Wizard/8125.
So neither the manual VC hacks, NOR the dutch voice enabler CAB do squat for us. Its an issue between VC and specific BT headsets where the BT channel is left open after a call and cannot be shut thus preventing re-initiation of calls after the first.
Unfortunately THERE IS NO FIX for this, MobileHavoc has valiantly tried to fix this, but to no avail...
So, as of 3/22/06, the last word: the hack DOES NOT work for all, and Jcrew is actually asking a different question...Lets all re-read it carefully.
He is asking if we can use VoiceDialer/SDDialer (the Cyberon Program) to start/call/run Voice Command so as to avert the open channel issue I mentioned above...So can we somehow hack SDDialer to initiate and close the VC program... this could potentially avert the program if SDDialer shuts that BT channel after each call...
If we have a solution lets offer it, otherwise lets refrain from mentioning the hack over and over...For at least 50% of us it does nothing and it wastes posts... :wink:
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A work around
Folks, I also have the problem that after ending a call I am unable to initiate VC via bluetooth. I have however found a work around. I am hoping that one of you geniuses out there can create an app to make this smoother. Here is what I found.
I installed the btaudiotoggle and mapped it to one of the hardware keys, if after ending a call I press that button it opens the audio channel to the headset. I then use the button on the headset to close it and VC then works again. The problem is that you have to touch the phone to do this.
My thought is if some smart programmer can create an service type app which is triggered by the end call event and either runs btaudiotoggle or performs the same function.
So that's what I have, hope it helps.
Brian

How to develope an answering machine!?

I'm trying to develope an answring machine. I just want to know how and with wich commponent/dll etc. I have to play wave through phone line? (I want to play wave and say please left your message after beep but I don't know how to play the wave through phone line (GSM))?
*I need .Net help!
r.Sharafi

Hi qteks200.
Have you tried searching for previous entries on this query:
My own post/poll -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=40100&highlight=poll
Have a glance through many, many of these unsuccessful posts on the issue; try searching for the word "poll" against my username, vijay555.
At least one set of developers, led by user "Rain" on this board, have stated that they are developing an app to help with this by intercepting the audio path drivers for the phone line. Try researching this type of stuff.
V

vijay555 said:
Hi qteks200.
Have you tried searching for previous entries on this query:
My own post/poll -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=40100&highlight=poll
Have a glance through many, many of these unsuccessful posts on the issue; try searching for the word "poll" against my username, vijay555.
At least one set of developers, led by user "Rain" on this board, have stated that they are developing an app to help with this by intercepting the audio path drivers for the phone line. Try researching this type of stuff.
V
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Thanks for answering my question, but my problem is not to recording files, I want to play a wave file before begin recoding!

Your problem is more fundamental then that, which is why I directed you to those links.
Due to hardware limitations of most of the HTC phones, no one has managed to play sounds down the phone line, or record from the phone line directly. It may be possible to interact with the phone line at a driver level, but I've not seen it done yet (although maybe very soon!).
V

I could be wrong, but It was my impression that if you can record both conversations of a phone call then there should be the ability to make an answering machine app, one that will at least be give the caller the ability to record a message.

Sure saqer, but that assumes that you can record both sides of the conversation. Teksoft are releasing their app, which does something clever to record both sides of the phone call, but currently on the market there is no easy way to record both sides of the call (through software, not just loud speakers)
V

I use a software called vito audionotes...it can record both sides of the voice call...I've used it and it works and I'm not using my loudspeaker to do so
edit: okay forget that....I don't know what made me think it works...it only does one end...but it works for both ends very well when calling my voicemail, which I find rather strange.
http://teksoftco.com/ like you said in another thread I think, Vijay is supposed to come out with an app that does both ends without the need of a microphone...release date TBA in December....you think they're gonna be able to do it?

I'm quite sure they can, they've done amazing things and I doubt they would annouce it without some motivations. I have some ideas too, but too busy to think of right now...
V

I hv the complete ROM dump of gsmart i..but can't extgract with mamaich's tools..see if some one can help..

Personally, I don't mind having an answering machine that records via the speaker-phone, as most answering machines do give you loud speaker mode upon answering. As a matter of fact, I vaguely remmeber that the Symbian version of answering machine does that as well (eg answering using loud speaker). And, I'm also wondering, what happens if you can turn the volumn waaaay down before recording? As far as I can remember, if you get the caller to be in the loud-speaker, you don't have to get the mic to pick up the message on the loud-speaker, right?
So, assuming that you guys can go ahead with answeing using the speaker phone mode, do you think getting the loud speaker to play the message and pick it up on the mic so that the caller can listen to it? Such app will be useful if you were to keep your phone, speaker side up in your empty, quiet room. You will be in trouble if you were in a meeting.

hdubli -I've dumped the gigabyte rom before, and although you can extract the answering machine, it doesn't work on HTC hardware AFAIK.
V

Has this been tried on a quanta device? Like the HP rw 6800 series?

Windows Mobile Voice Command on Xperia

Saw this and was really really impressed!!! Has anyone here tried this yet?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLAbwT521Fs
I can't wait to get my hands on Xperia.
And yes, i know this is not an Xperia only thing, but rather a Windows Mobile Software... but still!
Best regards.

about to try it.

tried it...works pretty well - it has settings to specifically announce stuff over bluetooth - will work a treat with my car I reckon.
Doesnt pick up my voice all that well though - mind you, i do have manflu at the mo.

Naffets said:
tried it...works pretty well - it has settings to specifically announce stuff over bluetooth - will work a treat with my car I reckon.
Doesnt pick up my voice all that well though - mind you, i do have manflu at the mo.
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Cool!
So tell me one thing, do you have to hit the button on the mobile each time to issue a command? Just wondering if it can sit dominant and not require you to hit a button first?

msalmank said:
Cool!
So tell me one thing, do you have to hit the button on the mobile each time to issue a command? Just wondering if it can sit dominant and not require you to hit a button first?
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You need to press a button to attract its attention. This can be a button on a bluetooth headset, which is where the software really comes into its own.

Voice Command Xperia - Problem
Hi all VC working except that it does not read out the number/name on incoming calls. All the right boxes are ticked in the options as I have used MSVC for the past two years. Can anyone confirm this working or not on your Xperias. I have tried all the version for 6.1 roms. Thanks all.

I know this problem has been in existence for years (Tytn). See other threads for this problem on XDA, sorry, can't provide link at this time.

i tryed it but dint like.
I`m using vito voice2go and that works for me much better.
http://vitotechnology.com/en/products/voice2go.html
try it.!

Sorry to sound thick but I can't seem to find voice command anywhere on my xperia
Can anyone be so kind to tell me where it is in the menus, thanks

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Sorry to sound thick but I can't seem to find voice command anywhere on my xperia
Can anyone be so kind to tell me where it is in the menus, thanks
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i belive you have to buy it! it is NOT installed as a default

yeah its a paid for product, not free as standard.
google it

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i belive you have to buy it! it is NOT installed as a default
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Ahhhhh that's what confused me! People saying that it was built in etc. No wonder I couldn't find it.
Well looks like I will purchase it later next week

VC 1.6
or go to tpb... where i got it... (im the dude in the video)

In t-mobile version in germany there is an other voice dialing system already installed. I forget the name but this must program must be trained therefore you have to speak a word or some words and associate this with a number/command.
This tool was already used on the tmobile ameo and for me it worked not very good. The recognition of named was not very good when many named has been trained.
The windows mobile voice command solution is much better and works fine on my x1 .
I saw the youtube video and was very surprised because I didn't know the features for music playing. Maybe I have to look for them. I have the german 1.6 version intalled.
best regards,
stefan
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i belive you have to buy it! it is NOT installed as a default
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what version do you guys have couse my x1 gets stuck when i install it it says there is a error with system 32 or something i have version 1.6 but there are also different versions then

Announce caller name

I've had a search, but couldn't find anything ..
Is there a way to make the HD2 say the callers name (if in phonebook) when an incoming call comes in and you are using a headset?
It's a pain to have to look at the phone all the time before knowing whether to press the "answer key" on the headset.
ROM 1.48
Thanks!

blanco360 said:
I've had a search, but couldn't find anything ..
Is there a way to make the HD2 say the callers name (if in phonebook) when an incoming call comes in and you are using a headset?
It's a pain to have to look at the phone all the time before knowing whether to press the "answer key" on the headset.
ROM 1.48
Thanks!
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Have a look here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=416774
They're discussing doing that exact thing with MS Voice Command, but on a Diamond.

Ahah.. great, thanks
Not sure if it's worth paying £30 though just to have someone tell me who is calling, lo.

blanco360 said:
Ahah.. great, thanks
Not sure if it's worth paying £30 though just to have someone tell me who is calling, lo.
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Yeah, too right!
Maybe just record yourself saying the names of the more important people on your contact list and set the samples as ringtones for those people. You could do it for everyone on your list if you wanted to.
Not a perfect solution, I know, but it would work (and it's free )

Haha - I guess.
What I really want though is it will only say the name if I am using the headset.
If the headset isn't plugged in, I don't want it announcing the callers name to everyone around me

I wondered. My trinity could do that. But it was due to a rom I got from here, I think.
Somehow it was a nice feature. But utterly scary at the first time.