<Break> Tag Does Not Work For Tts Speech

[iTime]

Hello Support team,

 

I have a script that uses "Capture Entered Number" module that has a path to a text file for TTS reading.

The problem is that <break> tag does not work: I tried <rate> tag and this tag is working properly.

 

I am using VG7 on Windows7 with ATT Natural Voice, Audreay.

 

I tried to use xml tag (as you suggested somewhere in this forum for VG6 user), but no use...

a Comma works as "break", but I would like to have longer period of pause than a comma.

What am I doing wrong?

 

Thanks for your help.

 

The script below is the contennt of the text file TTS is reading.

 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<speak version="1.0" xml:lang="en-US"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/synthesis">
<rate absspeed="-1">
The list of choice is , 0001 <break time = "3000ms" /> 0002 , 0003 , 0004
</rate>

</speak>

[SupportTeam]

VoiceGuide passes the specified TTS expression to the TTS engine which you have installed on the system.

The TTS expression is passed on without modification.

 

For AT&T TTS engines this tag should work:

 

<Break time=”3s”/>

 

If that does not work then the next step would be to contact the TTS engine supplier.

[iTime]

Woops, I was wrong: it turned out that this machine uses microsoft speech engin, only applying "Audrey" voice from AT&T natural voice.

So the "break" tag for the engine had to be "Silence" like the example below,

 

<silence msec="3000"/>

 

 

Thanks for your clarification.