RE: [Asterisk-java-users] Text-to-speech and gathering data (fastAGI)

[Darren H. <dha...@gh...>]

Ah, that's what I was looking for:
*Thread the dynamic TTS off.
*Play music-on-hold or other already pre-generated sound until the =
dyanamic-TTS thread finish.

Thanks!
-D

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> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-java-users] Text-to-speech and=20
> gathering data (fastAGI)
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> Darren Hartford wrote:
> > Thanks Stefan,
> > My intent is actually to optimize the second part of non-static=20
> > requests.  This test does indeed could used pre-generated=20
> voice files=20
> > (per the cached remark), but the intent is to identify the=20
> best way to=20
> > handle the dynamic parts.
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> > Is this the best way to handle dynamic tts parts?=20
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> You are probably thinking of something like directly=20
> streaming the tts generated voice files to the user instead=20
> of sequentially creating the while voice file and then=20
> streaming it. As far as I know this is currently not possible.
> So the best approach that will currently work is
> - use pregenerated voice files wherever possible
> - try to minimize the dynamic generated part
> - generate the dynamic files in the background and as soon as=20
> possible, i.e. as soon as you know what you have to say=20
> create them in a new Thread (not even through AGI but=20
> directly invoiking your tts engine) and meanwhile play=20
> something else to the user to avoid dead air.
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