private void StartSpeech(AssignedVoice vb, string outputfile)
{
WinAvailableVoice wv = (WinAvailableVoice)vb.root;
// Find the best audio format to use for this voice.
System.Collections.ObjectModel.ReadOnlyCollection <SpeechAudioFormatInfo> formats =
wv.winVoice.VoiceInfo.SupportedAudioFormats;
format = formats.FirstOrDefault();
if (format == null)
{
// The voice did not tell us its parameters, so we pick some.
format = new SpeechAudioFormatInfo(
16000, // Samples per second
AudioBitsPerSample.Sixteen,
AudioChannel.Mono);
}
// First set up to synthesize the message into a WAV file.
mstream = new FileStream(outputfile, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
syn.SetOutputToWaveStream(mstream);
pb = new PromptBuilder();
mainStyle = new PromptStyle();
// mainStyle.Volume = promptVol;
syn.SelectVoice(wv.winVoice.VoiceInfo.Name);
pb.StartStyle(mainStyle);
}
/// <summary>
/// Get the list of available installed voices.
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
internal Dictionary <string, AvailableVoice> GetVoices()
{
Dictionary <string, AvailableVoice> names = new Dictionary <string, AvailableVoice>();
bool AnnaPresent = false;
bool SamPresent = false;
// Query the synthesizer for the voices installed.
System.Collections.ObjectModel.ReadOnlyCollection <InstalledVoice> installed
= syn.GetInstalledVoices();
// Copy that information into a Dictionary we can update.
foreach (InstalledVoice v in installed)
{
if (v.Enabled)
{
bool skip = false;
// Check for additional information about this voice
string propString = voiceProperties?[v.VoiceInfo.Name].AsString();
if (propString != null)
{
// Properties are a series of blank-separated keywords
string[] props = propString.Split(' ');
foreach (string key in props)
{
switch (key)
{
case "ignore":
skip = true;
break;
}
}
}
// If this voice is not blocked add it to the list.
if (!skip)
{
WinAvailableVoice wav = new WinAvailableVoice(v);
names[v.VoiceInfo.Name] = (AvailableVoice)wav;
}
}
// Notice certain Microsoft voices.
if (v.VoiceInfo.Name.Equals("Microsoft Anna"))
{
AnnaPresent = true;
}
else if (v.VoiceInfo.Name.StartsWith("Microsoft "))
{
SamPresent = true;
}
}
// We have all the voices. Remove the old Microsoft voices
// if this is Vista or later. This is because they do not work.
if (AnnaPresent && SamPresent)
{
RemoveIf(names, "Microsoft Sam");
RemoveIf(names, "Microsoft Mike");
RemoveIf(names, "Microsoft Mary");
}
//says "Blah to Blah Blah the Blah Blah"
RemoveIf(names, "SampleTTSVoice");
return(names);
}
/// <summary>
/// Get the list of available installed voices.
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
internal Dictionary<string, AvailableVoice> GetVoices()
{
Dictionary<string, AvailableVoice> names = new Dictionary<string, AvailableVoice>();
bool AnnaPresent = false;
bool SamPresent = false;
// Query the synthesizer for the voices installed.
System.Collections.ObjectModel.ReadOnlyCollection<InstalledVoice> installed
= syn.GetInstalledVoices();
// Copy that information into a Dictionary we can update.
foreach (InstalledVoice v in installed)
{
if (v.Enabled)
{
bool skip = false;
// Check for additional information about this voice
if (voiceProperties != null)
{
string propString = voiceProperties[ v.VoiceInfo.Name ].AsString();
if (propString != null)
{
// Properties are a series of blank-separated keywords
string[] props = propString.Split(' ');
foreach (string key in props)
{
switch (key)
{
case "ignore":
skip = true;
break;
}
}
}
}
// If this voice is not blocked add it to the list.
if (!skip)
{
WinAvailableVoice wav = new WinAvailableVoice(v);
names[v.VoiceInfo.Name] = (AvailableVoice)wav;
}
}
// Notice certain Microsoft voices.
if (v.VoiceInfo.Name.Equals("Microsoft Anna")) AnnaPresent = true;
else if (v.VoiceInfo.Name.StartsWith("Microsoft ")) SamPresent = true;
}
// We have all the voices. Remove the old Microsoft voices
// if this is Vista or later. This is because they do not work.
if (AnnaPresent && SamPresent)
{
RemoveIf(names, "Microsoft Sam");
RemoveIf(names, "Microsoft Mike");
RemoveIf(names, "Microsoft Mary");
}
//says "Blah to Blah Blah the Blah Blah"
RemoveIf(names, "SampleTTSVoice");
return names;
}
