VoxCommando
Help and Support (Using VoxCommando) => Other Plugins => Topic started by: yokel on August 17, 2015, 07:44:34 PM
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I came across this reg tweak to unlock the Eva voice within windows 10: http://wind8apps.com/unlock-new-text-to-speech-voice-windows-10/ (http://wind8apps.com/unlock-new-text-to-speech-voice-windows-10/). Only problem is it shows up as a mobile name & not accessible to VC. Screenshot attached shows how it shows up in Win 10 tts settings. I was wondering if it would be possible to work it into VC somehow?(https://www.dropbox.com/s/m5i5m2kvnw8ojqg/eva.jpg?raw=1)
Okay, so i played around with the registry & was able to get it working with VC. Here's a link to the tweak if anyone wants to try it.
Warning: This is a registry tweak. It works for me but i take no reponsibility if it borks something up for you.
Tweak: https://www.dropbox.com/s/iwodppgx4hvz6nk/Microsoft%20Eva%20Desktop.reg?raw=1
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Why not just use TTSMS voices? Do you find this voice actually sounds better?
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I've never actually tried TTSMS. Didn't really know what the difference was between the two. Now that i try to load the TTSMS plugin it throws errors on load & can't get it loaded into commands. Both win 8.1 & 10. So, I can't say if it sounds better. It's the new Cortana voice, just thought i'd try something new. It sounds better to my ear than David or Zira do. There's also a new Mark voice that i'm working on unlocking.
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TTSMS voices use the MS Speech Platform, so you need to install
x86_SpeechPlatformRuntime\SpeechPlatformRuntime.msi
you can get it here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=27225
I don't think Eva sounds very much like Cortana.
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Im probably wrong then. Just thought it was the cortana voice.