xAtUm is Another Text-to-speech program Using Mbrola.
pronounce xAtUm "zatum".

Because I didn't found a good enough Text-To-Speech for French and Esperanto. xAtUm is a free and easy Text-to-speech synthesis program using MBROLA and Python. My first goal is to make a text-to-speech program for Esperanto, good enough to listen to mail or web pages without the need to read it, and to love what you are listening. My second goal is to focus specially to emotional voices, to find new ways to render emotion in voice.

I currently have a basic TTS system for Esperanto, using the MBROLA system and Polish voice. With that one, I can modify it to emulate male and female voice, and give several emotions and voice stress.

No package has been provided yet. 'Hope to pop out one soon ! You can check the CVS version at Sourceforge

You can test the CVS version, send me patches, ideas, ogg, mp3 or wav of speaken text, with corresponding text, to improve the TTS. (I also need a better project logo).

(TODO:) (Festival) (MBROLA)