Tip 1: How to choose a synthesizer for music lessons
Tip 1: How to choose a synthesizer for music lessons
Until now, many people are absolutely all keyboardssynthesizers continue to be called "Yamaha". This tradition dates back to the 80s of the last century, when Soviet musicians could buy a synthesizer of only one brand - YAMAHA.
This name soon passed to all keyboardssynthesizers, regardless of the manufacturer. And, by the way, at present there are several dozens of them. However, the most famous, in addition to the legendary YAMAHA, are the tools produced by Korg and Roland.
When choosing a synthesizer, be guided by its intended purpose
To choose the right synthesizer, the buyerIt is necessary to know why he actually acquires it. If a synthesizer is needed for amateur music lessons, then there is no point in buying multifunctional and expensive models intended for professional musicians. If, on the contrary, the keyboard synthesizer is purposely acquired for professional performances and concerts, then special attention should be given to the quality of its sound and the richness of the functional "stuffing".
To properly select a synthesizer for a child, study all the features of the model
So, if you need a synthesizer foramateur music classes or for teaching a child in a music school, choose models costing up to $ 300. The choice of models in this price range is more than worthy. By and large, the sound quality of all models of this category is about the same. Music connoisseurs say that it is characterized by a specific "plastic" sound, but for fans it does not really matter. It is desirable that the synthesizer be equipped with auto accompaniment; the presence of any other functions in it is of secondary importance.
Select the synthesizer correctly help consultants music stores
Cost of professional keyboard synthesizersstarts from about $ 500. However, for this money you can buy only a model with a set of basic functions and with a rather mediocre, in terms of professionals, sound. Really high-end tools cost from 1000 cu. and more. To select the synthesizer correctly, be sure to consult the managers of the music salon. Specify, whether it is possible to connect the model chosen by you to the personal computer, whether there is in its complete set a compact disk with the programs necessary for adjustment. Of course, that the professional model of the synthesizer must necessarily include the auto accompaniment function. If the synthesizer contains all of the above functions, you can safely purchase it.
Tip 2: How to teach a computer to read out loud
It is convenient to listen to this or that text at the same time as doing monotonous work without being distracted by reading it from the screen Computer. If there is not a person near you who would agree to read this text out loud to you, you can use a special program - a speech synthesizer.
Instructions
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Choose the most suitable synthesizer for yourselfspeech. In Linux, you can use the Festival, Flite or Espeak program. Festival has a significant volume, but it also synthesizes speech with high quality. Espeak takes just over one megabyte, because it synthesizes speech in a formant way (this means that the fragments of speech spoken by a person are not stored anywhere, and the synthesis is carried out only by using mathematical patterns), but the sound quality is not high, quickly tiring. The Flite synthesizer occupies an intermediate position between them, both in volume and in the quality of the synthesis. In Windows, use the free speech synthesizers "Captain" (based on Espeak), Govorilka, CoolReader, or purchase paid - Sakrament, VitalVoice, etc.
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Check the operation of the program. If it has a graphical user interface, enter several phrases into the window, then make the synthesizer pronounce them by pressing the assigned key (it can be called differently, depending on the program). Experiment with the settings - try changing the voice, its timbre, speed of reading, etc. Choose the most convenient option for you. If the synthesizer is run from the command line, first run the executable without parameters (just typing espeak) to see which programs have the keys. Use these keys and change the parameters, and place the text directly on the command line after them, for example, like this: espeak parameter1 parameter2 This is the phrase you need to sound.
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Experienced determine the maximum volumea fragment of the text that the speech synthesizer can pronounce without hovering. In the future, transfer the synthesizer for processing (using the clipboard) fragments of this volume. This will allow you, on the one hand, to be less distracted from work, to make the synthesizer voice the next fragment, and on the other - do not waste time fighting the hangs.
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If you do not wish to install on your owncomputer programs and make the machine convert large fragments of text into speech, and the synthesis of speech is for you only a sporting interest (surprise friends, listen to how the machine itself says), use online speech synthesizers. In them, the conversion work is done on the server side, and that it is not overloaded, the volume of the fragment that can be converted at a time is 0.5 to 1.5 kilobytes. Here are some of these services: http: //cards.voicefabric.ru/http: //www.oddcast.com/home/demos/tts/tts_example.phpOn the first of these sites, so that you do not need to enter an access key, do not go to link "Synthesis API", and select one of the postcards, fill in all the necessary fields, and the synthesis of the speech will be done with a musical accompaniment.
