- 29 May 2024
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Modify TTS announcement from library
- Updated on 29 May 2024
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Our Simpleway CX solution comes with a TTS tool which enables you to have neat announcements in no time. In this tutorial we will describe how to use the prosody functions in the TTS editor for announcements created on the TTS library tab when you for example want to add or modify some static text.
All of the prosody features in the TTS editor are for adjusting and fine-tuning the audio translation of the announcement; you know most of them from Microsoft Azure. If you don't edit the translation or pronunciation, TTS Voice will read everything as is, and, except in English, it may not sound right. The pronunciation of words may not be sufficient for some languages and more fine-tuning could be required using other prosody features. You may want also adjust the intonation in certain cases or increase or decrease the speed of particular announcement segments, insert pauses etc.
Each prosody feature is represented in the TTS Editor by a different color. When you apply these features to selected text that is part of an audio translation, the text is underlined with the color corresponding to the applied feature. In contrast, the breaks (pauses) and structure editor functions are displayed as bubbles of a specific color.
Note: The announcements you see here are used in GateUI and BaggageUI.
- TTS library tab
- Carrier translations tab
- Location translations tab
TUTORIAL STEPS:
A) TTS library
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B) Edit announcement
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C) Preview the announcement
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D) Removing prosody features
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E) Adjust intonation
We recommend adjusting the intonation part by part and not the whole announcement at once.
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F) Edit intonation
Note: To remove pivot points, select them and then click the “trash can” icon. The intonation curve will automatically readjust. | |
G) Adjust pronunciation
Note: You can also select a Reading rule such as SPELL for gates, flight codes, flight numbers and similar. | |
H) Edit phoneme Use the available phonemes in the Edit phoneme window instead of typing them yourself, since many of the characters may only look like comas, quotation marks, colons, etc., but they are not.
| Tip! For additional info regarding phonemes visit IPA website. |
I) Adjust rate, pitch and volume
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J) Break
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K) Comments
Note: Your comments will not be visible to the end user. You can leave comments for the Simpleway team and your colleagues. | |
L) Click the Save button when done with the announcement adjustments. Now your modified announcement is ready to use. |