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and if you used Al Gore's voice and made
it undulate melodically, would that be an
algorithm too? |
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Link to state-of-the-art in text-to-speech. It has various accents, but still sounds odd. |
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This is called a "voice font", and exists, although not to the degree that you'd really want. (I can't help the feeling that I'm really saying the same thing as baconbrain before me.) AT&T's research, which he links to, is a good place to start. |
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The FAQ from "ModelTalker", which tries to make this technology into an end-user usable product, is an interesting read that reveals much about the very real applications and limits of the technology. |
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This isn't just about funny celebrity voices; if you're suffering from an illness like ALS (what Stephen Hawking has) that slowly destroys your ability to move your muscles, including your throat, this may be your best chance at preserving a bit of "yourself" in your future prosthetics. (Of course, most people by now think of TTS as Stephen Hawking's voice, so for him, uh. Recursion! Recursion!) |
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