Re: [Espeak-general] espeak for DOS?

[Jonathan D. <jo...@js...>]

On 23 Jun, Dietmar Segbert <die...@gm...> wrote:

> i am searching for an DOS version of espeak or speak, so that i can
> create vaw-files or files to use mbrola for DOS.

The eSpeak Windows download includes a command-line version that runs
in a command window.

I don't know what's involved in making it run for DOS (without
Windows).  It uses the portaudio library to play the speech sound,
which uses the Windows MME interface.

Perhaps you can re-compile it without portaudio.  It will still be able
to make WAV file.  Remove the line from file speech.h
  #define USE_PORTAUDIO

There are improvements to eSpeak's German spelling-to-sound rules in
the latest development version at http://espeak.sf.net/test/latest.html