Changes between Version 14 and Version 15 of HMMVoiceCreationMary4.0


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12/09/09 14:08:02 (16 years ago)
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marcela_charfuelan
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  • HMMVoiceCreationMary4.0

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    1414- Train bandpass voicing strengths and Fourier magnitudes for mixed excitation.[[BR]] 
    1515 
    16  
    17 ''' 
    18 == I) Download MARY TTS including Voice import tools == 
    19 ''' 
    20  
    21 Click on the latest MARY release [http://mary.dfki.de/download/4.0%20beta/openmary-standalone-install-4.0beta.jar MARY download] or download the file and run it with: 
    22 {{{ 
    23 java -jar openmary-standalone-install-4.0beta.jar  
    24 }}} 
    25  
    26  
    27 ''' 
    28 == II) Check the necessary programs and files: == 
    29 ''' 
    30  
    31 To facilitate the checking and installation of the necessary external programs, once installed MARY TTS open a command line shell in your voice building directory and run: 
    32 {{{ 
    33 $MARY_BASE/lib/external/download_install_external_programs.sh 
    34 }}} 
    35  
    36 With the option '''-check''', this script will check if the necessary programs and versions are installed (that is, the programs can be found in the PATH or in the paths provided by the user); with the option '''-install''' this script will try to download and install the necessary programs in: $MARY_TTS/lib/external/bin (if problems, it will suggest how to install manually the programs). 
    37  
    38 If you have already installed some of the required programs, you can provide the paths (if they are not in the PATH), for example: 
    39 {{{ 
    40 $MARY_BASE/lib/external/download_install_external_programs.sh -check /your/path/to/htk/bin /your/path/to/Festival/festvox/src/ehmm/bin 
    41 }}} 
    42  
    43 The necessary programs that this script checks are:[[BR]] 
    44  
    4516'''MARY requirements:'''[[BR]] 
    4617- Operating System - Linux (tested on Ubuntu 9.04) [[BR]] 
    4718- MARY TTS 4.0 (beta) including Voice import tools during installation - link: [http://mary.dfki.de/download/4.0%20beta/openmary-standalone-install-4.0beta.jar MARY TTS 4.0 beta] [[BR]] 
    48 - HTS '''speaker dependent training demo''' adapted to the MARY 4.0 beta platform, included in your MARY TTS 4.0 beta installation. 
     19- HTS '''speaker dependent training demo''' adapted to the MARY 4.0 beta platform, included in your MARY TTS 4.0 installation. 
     20 
     21 
     22''' 
     23== I) Download MARY TTS including Voice import tools == 
     24''' 
     25 
     26Click on the latest MARY release [http://mary.dfki.de/download/4.0%20beta/openmary-standalone-install-4.0beta.jar MARY download] or download the file and run it with: 
     27{{{ 
     28java -jar openmary-standalone-install-4.0beta.jar  
     29}}} 
     30 
     31 
     32''' 
     33== II) Check the necessary programs and files: == 
     34''' 
     35 
     36We provide an script to facilitate the checking and installation of the necessary external programs, once installed MARY TTS open a command line shell in your voice building directory and run the shell script: 
     37{{{ 
     38$MARY_BASE/lib/external/download_install_external_programs.sh 
     39}}} 
     40 
     41With the option '''-check''', this script will check if the necessary programs and versions are installed (that is, the programs can be found in the PATH or in the paths provided by the user).[[BR]] 
     42With the option '''-install''' this script will try to download and install the necessary programs in: $MARY_BASE/lib/external/bin (if problems, it will suggest how to install manually the programs). 
     43 
     44If you have already installed some of the required programs, '''please include their paths in the PATH variable or provide the paths''', for example: 
     45{{{ 
     46$MARY_BASE/lib/external/download_install_external_programs.sh -check /your/path/to/htk/bin /your/path/to/Festival/festvox/src/ehmm/bin 
     47}}} 
     48 
     49This script generates a '''$MARY_BASE/lib/external/externalBinaries.config''' file that will be used by the Voice import tools to locate the necessary external programs. 
     50 
     51The necessary programs that this script checks are:[[BR]] 
    4952 
    5053'''HTS requirements:'''[[BR]] 
    … …  
    124127'''9-''' Run the PhonelabelFeatureAligner component of the Verify Alignment group. This procedure will verify alignment between "phonefeatures" and "phonelabels".[[BR]] 
    125128 
    126 As a result of steps 1-11 we should have:[[BR]] 
     129As a result of previous steps we should have:[[BR]] 
    127130- phonefeatures directory [[BR]] 
    128131- phonelab directory [[BR]] 
    129132- mary/features.txt file [[BR]] 
    130 - MARY_BASE/external/externalPaths.txt 
     133- $MARY_BASE/lib/external/externalBinaries.config 
    131134 
    132135 
    … …  
    135138''' 
    136139 
    137 '''10-''' Run the HMMVoiceConfigure component of the HMM Voice trainer group. The default setting values ar already fixed for the arctic slt voice, some setting depends on your installation, and willbe taken from MARY_BASE/external/externalPaths.txt 
     140'''10-''' Run the HMMVoiceConfigure component of the HMM Voice trainer group. The default setting values are already fixed for the arctic slt voice, some path settings depend on your installation, and will be taken from $MARY_BASE/lib/external/externalBinaries.config 
    138141 
    139142If running configure for other voice, for example a male German voice, please use the settings editor of this component to set the variables: