Editing Sentences
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In the lower adjustment screen, you can edit pronunciation in detail to achieve more natural speech.
Changing PronunciationModifying How the Text is ReadDevoicing Vowels (for Japanese Voice Library)English Phonemes (for English Voice Library)Resetting PronunciationAdjusting the Pronunciation LengthSplitting a WordJoining WordsRegistering Words (User Dictionary)
Changing Pronunciation
This section explains the various operations for editing pronunciations.
Modifying How the Text is Read
You can directly modify how the text you entered is read.
- Click the pronunciation editing area.
- The method for editing pronunciation varies by language and is as follows:
- Japanese Edit the yomigana using katakana or hiragana.
- English Edit the phonemes using half-width alphanumeric characters.
Pronunciation Changes from Input and Editing
In VoiSona Talk, when part of a sentence is modified, the pronunciation and accent of the unchanged portions remain as consistent as possible.
Therefore, the pronunciation of the same sentence may produce different depending on how it is entered or edited.
Example:
- Enter "昨日は雨" into the sentence
- The sentence is "昨日は雨"", the pronunciation is "キノーワアメ"
- ① Enter "昨日は晴" into the sentence, change the pronunciation "キノー" to "サクジツ"
- The sentence is "昨日は雨", the pronunciation is "サクジツワアメ" (Even if part of the sentence is modified in step ②, the pronunciation of part ① that was not modified at that time is not reset.)
② Change "晴" to "雨"
Devoicing Vowels (for Japanese Voice Library)
By adding a full-width apostrophe (’) at the end of the reading, you can devoice the vowel.
Example:
- Set the reading to "デス"
- The phonemes will be "d, e, s, u."
- Set the reading to "デス’"
- The phonemes will be "d, e, s, U" (the /u/ sound becomes a devoiced phoneme /U/).
English Phonemes (for English Voice Library)
The English phonemes and their corresponding IPA symbols are as follows.
| Phoneme | IPA symbol |
|---|---|
| aa | ɑ |
| ae | æ |
| ax | ə, ɜ |
| axr | ər (ɚ), ɜr (ɝ) |
| ah | ʌ |
| ao | ɔ |
| aw | aʊ |
| ay | aɪ |
| b | b |
| ch | tʃ |
| d | d |
| dh | ð |
| eh | e, ɛ |
| ey | eɪ, ɛɪ |
| f | f |
| g | g |
| hh | h |
| ih | ɪ |
| iy | i |
| jh | dʒ |
| k | k |
| l | l |
| m | m |
| n | n |
| ng | ŋ |
| ow | oʊ |
| oy | ɔɪ |
| p | p |
| r | r |
| s | s |
| sh | ʃ |
| t | t |
| th | θ |
| uh | ʊ |
| uw | u |
| v | v |
| w | w |
| y | j |
| z | z |
| zh | ʒ |
| tt | Flapping t (better, little etc.) |
| dd | Flapping d (middle etc.) |
The stress (emphasised part) of English words can be expressed by adding a number after the vowel.
However, even if you specify stress, there may be little change in the synthetic voice.
- No stress: 0
- Primary stress (strongest emphasis): 1
- Secondary stress (slight emphasis): 2
When you enter an English sentence into the Japanese Voice Library, it reads the text letter by letter, such as "エー・ビー・シー".
Resetting Pronunciation
Resetting the pronunciation restores the text’s pronunciation to its state before editing.
- Right-click the text and select "Reset Pronunciation” The pronunciation of the selected line will revert to its state before editing.
Adjusting the Pronunciation Length
In the lower adjustment screen, you can finely adjust the pronunciation length:
- Perform one of the following operations.
- Adjusting by phoneme Drag the gray vertical line at the bottom of the adjustment screen.
- Adjusting by mora Drag the red vertical line in the ACC adjustment screen.
Double-click a vertical line to reset the pronunciation length to its original state.
Splitting a Word
By splitting a word, you can adjust the accent more finely.
- Move the mouse cursor to the position between the characters within the word. The mouse cursor changes to the shape of scissors.
- Click at that position. The word is split.
Joining Words
By joining words, the joined words can be treated as a single word.
- Move the mouse cursor to the boundary of a word in the pronunciation editing area and hold down the Ctrl key. The mouse cursor changes to the shape of a bind.
- Click at that position. The words are joined.
You can insert a pause (、) by Shift-clicking at a word boundary.
Registering Words (User Dictionary)
You can register difficult person's names or place names that are not normally pronounced correctly to the user dictionary for proper pronunciation.
- Click the "User Dictionary" button to open the panel.
- With <New> selected, configure the following items:
- Representation Enter the word to register using full-width characters (combination of kanji, alphabet, katakana, or hiragana).
- Pronunciation Enter the pronunciation of the word in full-width katakana.
- Accent Click to set the accent position. After entering the pronunciation, press Enter to enable accent specification.
Changes in the user dictionary are not automatically applied to already entered sentences.
To apply the dictionary settings, reset the pronunciation.