Common SDK specifications

• Supported default versions (static and dynamic libs)
  • ARM - gcc 3.4.1, 4.1.1 and 4.4.1
  • MIPS - gcc 3.4.6
  • x86 - gcc 4.4.3 and 4.6.1
  • Other compilations (eabi 5, Samsung Bada, Nokia MeeGo, other gnu gcc, etc ...) and platforms on request
• API: proprietary API (NSCAPI and babile)
• Development Language: C, C++
• Text tags (proprietary, SAPI4 format) to modify parameters on the fly.

Acapela TTS for Linux Embedded - HQ and HQ LF synthesizer technology

• CPU usage : from 70 MIPS to 120 MIPS depending on the voice format
• Running memory needed: from 3-4 MB to 7-20 MB depending on the voice format
• Storage memory : 2 MB + voice data (from 10 MB to 200MB depending on the voice format
• Audio Output : 8, 11, 16, 22 kHz

Acapela TTS for Linux Embedded - HD synthesizer technology

• CPU usage : from 10 to 42 MIPS depending on the voice format
• Running memory needed: 1-2 MB
• Storage memory : from 2 to 6 MB depending of the voice
• Audio Output : 16 kHz (other frequency upon request)

What's new in current version

Soon: Acapela TTS for Linux Embedded 8.100

New voices, languages and expressive voices:

• Mia (Swedish female voice, Scania)
• Kal (Swedish male voice, Gothenburg)
• Will (US English male voice -in 7 different expressive modes)
  • Neutral, Happy, Sad, From Afar, Up Close, Bad Guy, Little Creature
    
• Saul (US English Hip Hop male voice)
• Micah (US English Texan male voice)
• Tyler (Australian English male voice)

Updated voices with expressives modes:

• Antoine (French Male voice – in 5 different expressive modes)
  • Neutral, Happy, Sad, FromAfar, UpClose
• Margaux (French Female voice - in 3 different expressive modes)
  
  • Neutral, Happy, Sad
• Peter (UK English Male voice - in 3 different expressive modes)
• Jeroen (Belgian Dutch Male voice - in 3 different expressive modes)
• Dimitri (Greek Male voice - in 3 different expressive modes)
  

New: Acapela TTS for Linux Embedded 8.000 (January 2012)

New voices:

• Fabiana (Italian Female)
• Zoe (BelgianDutch Female)
• Daan (Dutch Male)
• Jasmijn (Dutch Female)
• Andreas (German Male)
• Bente (Norwegian Female)
• Ines (Spanish Female)
• Emil (Swedish Male)
• Lulu (Mandarin Chinese Female)
• Sakura (Japanese Female)
• Queen Elizabeth

Enhancement and Bug fixes:

• Asian voices
  
• Viseme synchronization
• Vocal smileys for HQ voices ("Reference")
• no more need of nscapi.conf (autodiscovery of voices)
• Voice switching
• Lexicon API

Supported OS

• Linux Embedded

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