SpeechWorks torks ‘Strine

By

Called Speechify Karen, the TTS engine models voice quality, overall rhythm and intonation to produce a synthetic voice “difficult to distinguish” from genuine Australian speech.


Speech technology developer SpeechWorks International has released an Australian English version of its text-to-speech (TTS) software.

SpeechWorks also released its Canadian French and Americas Spanish version, bringing the languages and dialects supported by Speechify 2.1 to ten, including US English, Continental French, Latin American Spanish, UK English, German, Japanese and Brazilian Portuguese.

Speechify has been selected by Microsoft as the TTS engine for its Microsoft Speech platform. SpeechWorks said the engine, available through its usual outlets, is suitable for a “variety” of network-based applications in the financial services, telecommunications, government, retail, healthcare, travel and hospitality industries.

Got a news tip for our journalists? Share it with us anonymously here.
Tags:

Most Read Articles

AGL taps AI agents in retail transformation

AGL taps AI agents in retail transformation

TAFE NSW inks $34m Microsoft renewal

TAFE NSW inks $34m Microsoft renewal

nib develops Cortex-powered AI to streamline data migration

nib develops Cortex-powered AI to streamline data migration

Microsoft to cut about four percent of jobs amid hefty AI bets

Microsoft to cut about four percent of jobs amid hefty AI bets

Log In

  |  Forgot your password?