Support of SSML 1.0
CU VOCAL text-to-speech engine has supported SSML 1.0 since Mar 2004:
- Support tags in “Prosody and Style” category.
- <prosody> : Controls the pitch, speaking rate and volume
of the speech output.
- <emphasis> : Requests that the contained text be spoken with
emphasis.
Examples generated with CU VOCAL
<prosody>
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Attribute
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Sample Sentences
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pitch
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我是<prosody pitch='x-high'>合唱團的女高音</prosody>
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我是<prosody pitch='x-low'>合唱團的女低音</prosody>
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rate
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我有緊要事要走先，你地慢慢傾
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<prosody rate='fast'>我有緊要事要走先，你地<prosody rate='x-slow'>慢慢傾</prosody></prosody>
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volume
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現在已經係夜深，請將音量收細
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現在已經係夜深，<prosody volume='x-soft'>請將音量收細</prosody>
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<emphasis>
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Attribute
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Sample Sentences
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level
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我宜家好肚餓
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我宜家<emphasis level='strong'>好肚餓</emphasis>
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Integrated example
事關4月差不多
數碼相機都以
推出新型號，所以
便要
！
其實
在日常生活已
，
corresponding SSML tags:
事關4月差不多<emphasis level='strong'>所有</emphasis>數碼相機都以<prosody
pitch='x-high'>500萬像素</prosody>推出新型號，所以<prosody rate='1.4'>500萬像素以下機種</prosody>便要<prosody
pitch='x-low' rate='x-slow'>大出血</prosody>！ 其實<prosody
volume='loud'>三百、四百萬像素</prosody>在日常生活已<prosody rate='slow'>足夠應用</prosody>，<emphasis
level='strong'>買平機是時候</emphasis>！