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Re: izSynth: make domoticz talk with many TTS engines in a easy way
Posted: Saturday 25 August 2018 11:10
by DewGew
jin wrote: ↑Sunday 08 April 2018 16:36
glsf91 wrote: ↑Thursday 15 March 2018 20:21
I get:
ERROR: wrong PLAYBACK engine specified: 'castnow'
please select an engine from the following list:
Engine Version Name HomePage
---------------- ---------- ---------------- --------
mplayer 2016-12-18 MPlayer
http://www.mplayerhq.hu/
castnow is working when using command: castnow coldplay.mp3
What is going wrong?
Hi,
just updated izsynth to 4.9 release
Update with:
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cd /usr/local/bin && wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ugoviti/izsynth/master/izsynth -O izsynth && chmod 755 izsynth
- Implemented generic playback engine support. You can use -k to specify your playback command, and -K for the command options
Let's me know if it works as expected
Kind Regards
I Tryed to update but i still got same error as EdddieN
Re: izSynth: make domoticz talk with many TTS engines in a easy way
Posted: Thursday 20 September 2018 7:35
by DewGew
EdddieN wrote: ↑Wednesday 11 April 2018 16:43
Hello,
Any idea why is returning an error?
sudo izsynth "Door opens"
== [1/1] - izsynth Name:[Door_opens] ===========================================
Synthesizing - input:[/dev/shm/izsynth-20180411-153426/Door_opens.txt] engine:[naturalreaders] voice:[Peter] output:[/dev/shm/Door_opens.mp3] size:[4.0K] type:[text/plain] result:[ERROR]
The folder has full permissions, etc..
I tried with sudo and it generates de mp3 file but still results on ERROR
Seems like Natrualreader engine does not work. I change to google and now it works agian.
Re: izSynth: make domoticz talk with many TTS engines in a easy way
Posted: Thursday 20 September 2018 9:52
by EdddieN
I’ll have to try, definitely easier TTS than pre recording mp3 files
Re: izSynth: make domoticz talk with many TTS engines in a easy way
Posted: Friday 18 January 2019 13:57
by Vomera
No Naturalreaders doesnt work anymore. I think they changed the subscription plan

Re: izSynth: make domoticz talk with many TTS engines in a easy way
Posted: Friday 18 January 2019 16:13
by JuanUil
Naturalreaders not working with me as well
Re: izSynth: make domoticz talk with many TTS engines in a easy way
Posted: Tuesday 05 March 2019 8:04
by DewGew
Natrualreaders is suppost to work now. Has anyone tested this?
Re: izSynth: make domoticz talk with many TTS engines in a easy way
Posted: Thursday 16 May 2019 9:50
by Vomera
Hi, i test it again and updates to the latest version but it doesnt work:
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pi@Domoticz:~/domoticz$ ./izsynth -e naturalreaders -t "Hallo hier ben ik weer"
== [1/1] - izsynth Name:[Hallo_hier_ben_ik_weer-552258153] =====================
Synthesizing - input:[/home/pi/domoticz/shm/izsynth-20190516-094155/Hallo_hier_ben_ik_weer-552258153.txt] engine:[naturalreaders] voice:[nl-nl] output:[/home/pi/domoticz/shm/Hallo_hier_ben_ik_weer-552258153.mp3] size:[4.0K] type:[text/plain] result:[ERROR]
Is it because of the subscription plan
Re: izSynth: make domoticz talk with many TTS engines in a easy way
Posted: Tuesday 23 July 2019 11:28
by retikagore
Thank for the information it was very useful.
Re: izSynth: make domoticz talk with many TTS engines in a easy way
Posted: Thursday 03 October 2019 16:53
by Vomera
I found an alternative, maybe someone can script something to use it ?
https://notevibes.com/
200 free characters for personal use
Re: izSynth: make domoticz talk with many TTS engines in a easy way
Posted: Thursday 08 October 2020 17:33
by Bospieper
Hello,
Can someone help me with the error I've get when performing the the following command:
izsynth Hello World, this is a testmessage
It looks like izsynth cannot find the .mp3 file.
Re: izSynth: make domoticz talk with many TTS engines in a easy way
Posted: Thursday 08 October 2020 21:42
by Bospieper
Hi,
After some trial and error I have it partualy working that is I have no errors anymore when performing izsynth commands.
The solution was to use Voicerss instead of naturalspeak.
Now I have to solve the sound problem.
I am using bluetooth BT-Speaker. It is reconigzed bij izsynth as a sounddevice. I have adjusted the izsynth config file with: alsa:device=bt_speaker
When use the command: izsynth -e voicerss -v nl-nl -t "het is $(date +%H:%M)" I hear no sound
I have a valid APIKEY for Voicerss and it is in the izsynth config file.
Re: izSynth: make domoticz talk with many TTS engines in a easy way
Posted: Sunday 11 October 2020 21:36
by jin
Hi, using integrated sound card instead BT device works?
Re: izSynth: make domoticz talk with many TTS engines in a easy way
Posted: Monday 12 October 2020 18:40
by Bospieper
Hi,
That I have not tested yet, because the Pi is suited in the fuse box not nearby the room were I want to use the speaking utility
When it is importent that it should be tested for further problem solving I will try it.
Piet