= MARY TTS 4.1.0: Release notes = Download MARY TTS 4.1.0 This is a feature release, adding new features while maintaining compatibility with existing 4.0 voices. == New features for expressive TTS == * '''Prosody control for HMM-based voices'''. Using the SSML tag, it is now possible to control the intonation generated for HMM-based voices from markup. Of particular interest is the "contour" attribute, which allows you to change the shape of the intonation curve. For details and examples, see ... * '''Expressive vocalizations''' in certain unit selection voices. MaryXML now supports a new tag, with which you can request the generation of non-verbal or para-verbal expressions as they are often produced by the listener in a conversation, such as "yeah", "m-hm", laughter, sigh, etc. For details and examples, see ... == New voices == * For British English, we release HMM-based versions of the four voices Poppy, Spike, Obadiah and Prudence. == Bugfixes and other improvements == * Faster startup times. MARY 4.1.0 starts nearly twice as fast and needs about 30% less physical memory compared to MARY 4.0.0, due to the use of memory mapping for unit selection voices. *