Text To Speech

[shaggy79]

Hi all,
I recently done a clean install of windows 7 ultimate (from 32bit to 64bit) as i upgraded my RAM. Since then i cant get my TTS to work in EG?
I get the Error:

• Traceback (most recent call last) (1700):
  File "C:\Program Files (x86)\EventGhost\eg\Classes\ActionBase.py", line 170, in CallWrapper
  return self(*args)
  File "C:\Program Files (x86)\EventGhost\plugins\Speech\__init__.py", line 194, in __call__
  voiceObj.Speak("<context>" + voiceText + "</context>", 1)
  File "<COMObject Sapi.SpVoice>", line 3, in Speak
  com_error: (-2147352567, 'Exception occurred.', (0, None, None, None, 0, -2147221164), None)

Any ideas what ive done wrong ?
Cheers
Paul.

[kalia]

Which voice are you using?

I don't think EG TTS works properly in 64 bit when using any voice except MS Anna.

I just ended up triggering an action to Start Application Nircmd?

kalia

[shaggy79]

Which voice are you using?

I don't think EG TTS works properly in 64 bit when using any voice except MS Anna.

I just ended up triggering an action to Start Application Nircmd?

kalia

Hi Kalia,
Thanks for the reply.
Im using Microsoft Server Speech Text to Speech Voice (en-GB, Hazel)
How do i "trigger an action to start an application Nircmd"?
I have no idea what "Nircmd" is or how to do it?
Any more info would be greatfully appreciated
Paul

[kalia]

Sorry was in a rush and did not get to respond properly.

I use a command line tool called Nircmd (http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd.html).

In Eventghost, use the "System" action "Start Application" to run Nircmd with the command line parameter "speak text " and the text you want spoken. It will use the default TTS settings you have set in Windows.

kalia

[shaggy79]

Sorry was in a rush and did not get to respond properly.

I use a command line tool called Nircmd (http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd.html).

In Eventghost, use the "System" action "Start Application" to run Nircmd with the command line parameter "speak text " and the text you want spoken. It will use the default TTS settings you have set in Windows.

kalia

No Problem... Thanks again for the reply, Here is the Python Script someone did for me in another thread..

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from datetime import datetime
current = datetime.now().time()
morning = current.replace(hour=6, minute=0, second=0)
afternoon = current.replace(hour=12, minute=0, second=0)
evening = current.replace(hour=17, minute=0, second=0)
if current > morning:
    if current > afternoon:
        if current > evening:
            eg.plugins.Speech.TextToSpeech(u'Microsoft Server Speech Text to Speech Voice (en-GB, Hazel)', 0, u'Good evening Shaggy', 0, 100)
        else:
            eg.plugins.Speech.TextToSpeech(u'Microsoft Server Speech Text to Speech Voice (en-GB, Hazel)', 0, u'Good afternoon Shaggy', 0, 100)
    else:
        eg.plugins.Speech.TextToSpeech(u'Microsoft Server Speech Text to Speech Voice (en-GB, Hazel)', 0, u'Good morning Shaggy', 0, 100)

Will your suggestion still allow this to work?
Cheers
Paul.

[krambriw]

No, it has to be modified.

Before making too many changes, try this:

- run EventGhost as admin
- try this script using 'MIcrosoft Anna - English (United States) instead

It works in my PC (Win7 64bit)

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from datetime import datetime
current = datetime.now().time()
morning = current.replace(hour=6, minute=0, second=0)
afternoon = current.replace(hour=12, minute=0, second=0)
evening = current.replace(hour=17, minute=0, second=0)
if current > morning:
    if current > afternoon:
        if current > evening:
            eg.plugins.Speech.TextToSpeech(u'Microsoft Anna - English (United States)', 0, u'Good evening Shaggy', 0, 100)
        else:
            eg.plugins.Speech.TextToSpeech(u'Microsoft Anna - English (United States)', 0, u'Good afternoon Shaggy', 0, 100)
    else:
        eg.plugins.Speech.TextToSpeech(u'Microsoft Anna - English (United States)', 0, u'Good morning Shaggy', 0, 100)

Otherwise following Kalias suggestion:

The lines starting with "eg.plugins.Speech.TextToSpeech...." needs to be replaced with calls to new actions that Kalia showed you

Create those actions in EG, then right click on each, 'Copy As Python' and paste into your script

[shaggy79]

Thank you Krambriw,

but i want the voice en GB Hazel. She sounds alot better (more natural).
I will try Kalias's suggestion if i can figure it out lol
Cheers
Paul.

[krambriw]

Well, I believe the problem you are facing is not because of EventGhost but due to that you have a new PC and need to install some more software.

If you create a Text to Speech action, look in the drop down what voices you have available? Most likely you do not see the GB Hazel because it is not installed

Check out this:

Because you're using two different TTS engines. Microsoft.Speech uses the server TTS voices; System.Speech uses the desktop TTS voices. See the discussion here.

Windows Vista and above have desktop TTS voices registered by default, but no server TTS voices. When you install the Server Speech Platform Runtime, which I believe you have to do in order to get the Microsoft.Speech.dll loaded in the first place, you should have the option to install some server TTS voices as well.

Link to the forum discussion:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1757 ... -speech-sy

[shaggy79]

thanks again Krambriw,
I hav'nt had time to look at the thread you posted yet, but EN GB Hazel IS in my list.

[shaggy79]

???
Had a look at the thread installed the speech server again but still no joy ?

[shaggy79]

@ kalia,
I tried your suggestion with "nircmd" but I still cant get it to use the voice I want (EN-GB Hazel).
I'm going to give it another try after reinstalling the software again.

[shaggy79]

Nope still same cant use the voice I want?!?!?

[kalia]

Does the voice work in "Speech Properties" window (Control Panel > Speech Recognition > Advanced Speech Options)?

[noesis]

Hi Shaggy79,

I also use a Microsoft Server Text to Speech Voice, and like kalia suggested, I use nircmd. I was wondering which version of nircmd you tried using (ie 64 bit or 32 bit). I have win 7 64-bit and the MS Server TTS voices (actually many various TTS voices) don't register correctly in 64 bit versions of windows from what I've read on this issue elsewhere. For me the voice doesn't even work in the native speech properties window, unless I use the 32bit version of it (which I downloaded some time ago, can't remember where from, as it doesn't come with 64bit versions of Windows).

What this means is if you used the 64 bit version of nircmd, it wouldn't have worked, but the 32bit version of nircmd should (at least that's what happens with me). In fact I have this same issue with AHK, using exactly the same script, running as 64bit, I get errors running as 32bit, no errors and works.

[shaggy79]

Does the voice work in "Speech Properties" window (Control Panel > Speech Recognition > Advanced Speech Options)?

Kalia,
Yes it works fine in "Speech Properties"??