Chinese TTS using Nuance Speech Server

Last Updated : Jan 13, 2020 |

In order to generate either Traditional Chinese or Simplified Chinese TTS using Nuance RealSpeak voice Mei-Ling with Nuance Speech Server (NSS) , you must configure NSS correctly.

For more information on speech server versions, see Avaya Experience Portal Overview and Specification.

Proposed Solution

Procedure

  1. For a Nuance Speech Server running on Linux:
    1. On the Nuance server, open the file $NSSSVRSDK/config/NSSserver.cfg in a text editor.
    2. Locate the following series of lines: 
      server.rsspeechsynth.languageid.zh VXIString Mandarin Chinese 
server.rsspeechsynth.languageid.zh-CN VXIString Mandarin Chinese 
server.rsspeechsynth.languageid.zh-guoyu VXIString Mandarin Chinese
    3. Change the series of lines to read as follows: 
      server.rsspeechsynth.languageid.zh VXIString Mandarin Chinese
server.rsspeechsynth.languageid.zh-CN VXIString Mandarin Chinese GB
server.rsspeechsynth.languageid.zh-guoyu VXIString Mandarin Chinese B5
    4. Save and close the file.
    5. Restart the Nuance server.
  2. For a Nuance Speech Server running on Windows:
    1. On the Nuance server, open the registry editor.
    2. Create or edit registry keys to match the following values: 
      [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ScanSoft\RealSpeak 4.0\Language Resources\Mandarin Chinese B5 (Mei-Ling)]
"Gender"="female"
"LanguageName"="Mandarin Chinese B5"
"LanguageTag"="zh-guoyu-b5"
"VoiceName"="Mei-Ling"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ScanSoft\RealSpeak 4.0\Language Resources\Mandarin Chinese GB (Mei-Ling)]
"Gender"="female"
"LanguageName"="Mandarin Chinese GB"
"LanguageTag"="zh-guoyu-gb"
"VoiceName"="Mei-Ling"
    3. Close the registry editor.
    4. Open the file %NSSSVRSDK%\config\NSSserver.cfg in a text editor.
    5. Locate the following series of lines: 
      server.rsspeechsynth.languageid.zh VXIString Mandarin Chinese 
server.rsspeechsynth.languageid.zh-CN VXIString Mandarin Chinese 
server.rsspeechsynth.languageid.zh-guoyu VXIString Mandarin Chinese
    6. Change the series of lines to read as follows: 
      server.rsspeechsynth.languageid.zh VXIString Mandarin Chinese
server.rsspeechsynth.languageid.zh-CN VXIString Mandarin Chinese GB
server.rsspeechsynth.languageid.zh-guoyu VXIString Mandarin Chinese B5
    7. Save and close the file.
    8. Restart the Nuance server.