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[Muzer]

CJ Kelley wrote:
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> On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 2:13 PM, Tom Rausner <tom at rausner.dk 
> <mailto:tom at rausner.dk>> wrote:
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>     tir, 09 06 2009 kl. 21:05 +0100, skrev Muzer:
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>     > Just use festival! It is SO much better!
>
>     year, I think I've reached that piont too...
>     --
>     Tom Rausner <tom at rausner.dk <mailto:tom at rausner.dk>>
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> ok so when i type
> festival --tts test.txt
>
>
> it tells me Linux: Can't open /dev/dsp
>
> what process is using it and how can i stop it?
>
> --cj
>
>   
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> Registered linux user #402,916 (registered since 2007)
I've found you can tell festival to use ALSA (which is a lot more 
up-to-date) rather than the ancient DSP (which has the problem you are 
facing). Execute this command (you should only need to do it once, ever):

printf ";use ALSA\n(Parameter.set 'Audio_Method 
'Audio_Command)\n(Parameter.set 'Audio_Command \"aplay -q -c 1 -t raw -f 
s16 -r \$SR \$FILE\")\n" > ~/.festivalrc

(That should all be on one line, by the way, sorry if thunderbird has 
wrapped it)
Then use festival as normal.

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