Hi Antoinette-

 

I just tried it on my DynaVox series V software- it showed up on the list. The accent and pronunciation were very nice… (I think it would sound a little better if it were SAPI 4, though….)

 

Maybe the issue is that your device isn’t SAPI 5 compliant…

 

Margaret

 

 

I cant get it to show up in the list of voices?

 

 

Hi Antoinette-

 

I can’t speak to the Mini-Merc, per se, but…

 

 I think for any Windows based SGD:

1.       If you need a Romance language

2.       And  you can find a Windows based SAPI-compatible speech synthesizer

If you type in that language, I think it should work.  (You might also need to make a keyboard with accent marks).  I think you might want to go with SAPI 4, rather than SAPI 5.

 

I believe Cepstral and Acapela both have Italian TTS.

 

Cepstral has what looks like a female Italian voice you can download and play around with.

 

I’m not 100% sure it will work, but I imagine if you download the voice, install it, then choose it from the list of voices, it will probably work.  (This strategy should work for all Windows based SGDs)….  I’m going to try downloading it to see how it works on my Vmax.  I’ll let you know…

 

Take care,

 

Margaret Cotts

DynaVox Technologies

 

 

 

It is possible to speak Italian with a MiniMerc?

 

I am not sure what software the patient is using, but most probably Speaking Dynamically Pro.

 

Antoinette Verdone, MSBME, ATP

Assistive Technology Specialist

The ALS Association, Greater New York Chapter

116 John Street, Suite 1304

New York, NY 10038

Phone: 212-720-3054

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