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.\" This file modified from the Debian version by B. Watson <urchlay@slackware.uk>
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.TH PICO2WAVE "1" "August 2021" "pico2wave" "SlackBuilds.org"
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.SH NAME
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pico2wave \- Small Footprint TTS
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B pico2wave
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\fB-w\fR
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\fI<filename.wav>\fR
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[ \fB-l\fR \fI<language>\fR ]
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[ \fI<words>\fR ]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.B pico2wave
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is a small footprint Text to Speech utility, using the SVOX Pico
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engine \fB[*]\fR. It converts
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text given on the command line (or standard input, if no
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\fI<words>\fR on command line) to audible speech, and writes
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to a RIFF .wav file.
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.PP
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.B Note:
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Only one \fI<words>\fR argument is spoken. Any further arguments are silently
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ignored. This means that you must quote your argument, if it has multiple
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words (e.g. a sentence).
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.PP
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The generated wav files are PCM, 16-bit mono, 16KHz sampling rate.
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.PP
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\fB[*]\fR The SVOX Pico engine is a software speech synthesizer for German, English
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(GB and US), Spanish, French and Italian. SVOX produces clear and
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distinct speech output, made possible by the use of Hidden Markov Model
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(HMM) algorithms.
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.SH OPTIONS
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.TP
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\fB\-w\fR, \fB\-\-wave\fR=\fIfilename\fR.wav
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Write output to this WAV file (extension SHOULD
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be .wav). This option is required: \fBpico2wave\fR
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cannot write to standard output (not even if you
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use \fB-w /dev/stdout\fR, sorry). If the file
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already exists, it will be \fBoverwritten\fR with no
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confirmation or warning.
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.TP
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\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-lang\fR=\fIlang\fR
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Language (default: \fBen\-US\fR). The languages supported are
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currently \fBde\-DE\fR, \fBen\-GB\fR, \fBen\-US\fR,
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\fBes\-ES\fR, \fBfr\-FR\fR, \fBit\-IT\fR.
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.SS "Help options:"
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.TP
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\-?, \fB\-\-help\fR
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Show help message
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.TP
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\fB\-\-usage\fR
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Display brief usage message
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.SH EXAMPLES
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.TP
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.B
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pico2wav -w test.wav 'Hello, world.'
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.PP
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Creates a file \fBtest.wav\fR containing the words "Hello, world."
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.TP
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.B
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echo 'Hello, world.' | pico2wav -w test.wav
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.PP
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Same as above, reading from standard input.
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.TP
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.B
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pico2wav -w test.wav < gettysburg_address.txt
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.PP
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Convert an entire text file to speech.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.sp
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\fBpico2audio\fP(1)
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