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Prosody and volumeEmphasisProsody, rate, anddurationProsody, pitch, andphonemeProsody and contourMisapplied elements We can change the volume ofranges of words .We can also apply emphasis, for example: Do you like this one, ordo you prefer this one.Alternatively, we can add emphasis using a combination of volumepitch and duration markup flags. Forexample, how do you like this one.We can change the duration of an utterance by using the rate and duration flags. For example, This sentence is spoken 50% slower thanusual . Whereas, this sentenceis exactly 4 seconds in duration .We can make absolute and relative pitch changes to the speech, forexample, this sentence is spoken with anaverage frequency of 170 hertz . This sentence's average frequency has been by 20 Hertz .An arbitrary pitch contour can be applied using the contour flag. For example, this sentenceinterpolates a relative frequency change from 30 hertz belownormal at the beginning to 30 hertz above normal at theend.Multiple target frequencies can be specified across the range ofthe contour flag, allowing an unskilled user to easily createprosodic monstrosities. For example, question type intonationscan be badly applied . However,in skilled hands and applied responsibly, these flags provide auser with an impressive level of prosodic control.38Nuance Vocalizer 3.0Developer’s Guide
Resolving XML parsing errors with predefined entitiesWhen using Vocalizer in vxml or ssml mode, certain characters may cause XMLparsing to fail so that no audio is rendered. For example, the Worldbet andXSAMPA phonetic alphabets include characters which may cause parsing errorsif embedded within the ph attribute of the element.To resolve parsing errors, use XML predefined entities to represent these specialcharacters, as shown in the table:Reserved character& (ampersand)Replace with predefined entity:&“ (double quote) "< (less than) <> (greater than) >‘ (apostrophe) 'As an example, the XSAMPA alphabet uses “g_
Page 1 and 2: Nuance Vocalizer3.0Developer’s Gu
Page 3 and 4: ContentsAbout this guide . . . . .
Page 5 and 6: Distributing changes . . . . . . .
Page 7 and 8: Percentages . . . . . . . . . . . .
Page 9 and 10: About this guideNuance Vocalizer pr
Page 11 and 12: (interactive voice response) platfo
Page 13 and 14: Chapter 1Introducing NuanceVocalize
Page 15 and 16: Chapter 2Installing Nuance Vocalize
Page 17 and 18: Installing Nuance VocalizerInstalli
Page 19 and 20: tcsh-$] cd $NUANCEtcsh-$] source SE
Page 21 and 22: Chapter 3Configuring Vocalizer with
Page 23 and 24: Starting a Vocalizer TTS serverComm
Page 25 and 26: vocalizer lm.Addresses=hostname:847
Page 27 and 28: [-text_type type][-voice voice_name
Page 29 and 30: lm.AddressesDefines the location (m
Page 31 and 32: esource-manager rm.Port=8584> vocal
Page 33 and 34: host_1WatcherWatcherRecognitionserv
Page 35 and 36: Enabling Vocalizer logsNote: For mo
Page 37 and 38: vocalizer lm.Addresses=hostname:847
Page 39 and 40: Chapter 4Playing TTS prompts fromyo
Page 41 and 42: Note: The TTSPrompt class described
Page 43 and 44: Table 1: Nested elements (continued
Page 45 and 46: Table 2: Supported SSML 1.0 element
Page 47 and 48: Table 2: Supported SSML 1.0 element
Page 49: Table 2: Supported SSML 1.0 element
Page 53 and 54: Table 3 and Table 4 demonstrate the
Page 55 and 56: Chapter 5Starting Vocalizer through
Page 57 and 58: ■Vocalizer configuration■■■
Page 59 and 60: Chapter 6Preprocessing text input6V
Page 61 and 62: The Text In box displays a sample R
Page 63 and 64: Distributing changesSome email sign
Page 65 and 66: “My computer is broken. sad face
Page 67 and 68: Chapter 7Generating audio files fro
Page 69 and 70: ■■Use this text—Enter text in
Page 71 and 72: Chapter 8Customizing yourapplicatio
Page 73 and 74: Depending on which tabbed pane you
Page 75 and 76: Word detailsThe Word Details sectio
Page 77 and 78: Enabling loggingYou can edit the Di
Page 79 and 80: Testing your entries in ScratchpadW
Page 81 and 82: Chapter 9Techniques for enhancingau
Page 83 and 84: Note: The last character in a sente
Page 85 and 86: ■■■A closing single quote if
Page 87 and 88: As mentioned earlier, Vocalizer exp
Page 89 and 90: NumbersCardinals and ordinalsVocali
Page 91 and 92: FractionsVocalizer recognizes fract
Page 93 and 94: Input texthello12345z4523bOutput te
Page 95 and 96: Input textOutput textU.K. formats45
Page 97 and 98: Input text Output: North American f
Page 99 and 100: Appendix AText processing forCanadi
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Hyphens and dashesSince hyphens, da
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Measurement and numeric abbreviatio
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Input text1234ièmeOutputmille deux
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number to be recognized as an imper
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CurrencyVocalizer recognizes the fo
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Input textCO. 44666-1234OutputColor
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Input texthttp://support.nuance.com
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Appendix BText processing forAmeric
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that is laid out and punctuated in
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Homographic abbreviationsHomographi
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indicate decimals. In CALA mode, pe
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Input textOutput1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
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■Dollar sign ($, $US, US$), inclu
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Input textOutput6 Ene. 2004 seis de
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Input textMrs. Chandler7449 Rupert
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IndexAalaw encoding 13APIs 27Nuance
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portschanging settings 20dictionary
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