Update 27.2.2012:
The files below are still valid and the info helpful, but I was able to create fully functional V7.3 Kate for TT.
All info on Loquendo mods can be be found in that thread : :link:
It might be helpful to create better voices for IGO/Primo too as they use similar engines.
Only major difference is that IGO uses a slightly different folder structure.
I took the time for a better understanding of the TT Loquendo engine and found a way to improve the english language.
These changes are only for the US, UK and AU voices - where the australian files replace the ones for british english.
Explanation:
You might have noticed that you GPS often gets a street or town name completely wrong.
Hoping the next map will solve the problem you only notice minor changes or none at all.
The reason for that is that most manufactures do not use the Loquendo voice features by default but instead uses a phoneme file for localizations.
For other devices using the Loquendo engine the modifications should work in the way, meaning you can even use them in Windows or on your mobile to read Ebooks a bit better.
Limits and problems:
I neither have time to check everything nor do I know the correct pronounciation of local names.
The data used for these modifications are from other voices and "made to fit".
You need the Loquendo 7 engine on your device, but most things will work with the 6.5 engine too.
To get full use of the changes you must use a corresponding menu language on your device!! This means for the US you choose US english and for the UK/AU you choose british english!
You can use the US lifes together with UK or AU, but you can not use the UK and AU on the same device.
Reson: TT does not offer AU english for the menu and the same goes for many other GPS providers, so I had to modify the UK files accordingly
Installation:
Make a backup of your loq_tts folder!
Use the archive to overwrite the contents of your loq_tts folder, make sure to unpack correctly and not into a sub folder.
In case you are asked, confirm to overwrite existing files.
Last but most important step : delete the phoneme file (make backup!). If you forget this step you instructions will come out pretty messed up!
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If you think the original was better and you want to revert back:
Delete the loq_tts folder,
restore the loq_tts folder from your backup,
copy the phoneme file back.
Download:
US english: [Please Register or Login to download file]
UK english: [Please Register or Login to download file]
AU english: [Please Register or Login to download file]
Au english if you have only UK english in the menu [Please Register or Login to download file]
In case australian english is available as a menu language use the files for AU english, otherwise use british english for the menu and the australian files from the last link.
In case you want to do some additional changes you can do that in the file english**.rex - the ** represent the language.
They are not included in every version, so I added the one I have :
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Unpack and copy the file into the folder tts_loq\english** - were the ** represent the language.
After that open the file englishUs.ide (in the same folder) with an editor and change the line:
;"RegExp" = "EnglishUs.rex"
to
"RegExp" = "EnglishUs.rex"
This will activate the exclusions made in the .rex file.
Same goes for the other languages but you have to change the name of the EnglishUs.rex to EnglishGb.rex or EnglishAu.rex
Also you have to edit the .ide file that belongs to your language