Why Use TTS?
TTS allows applications to stream text from virtually any source for conversion to an audio format. There are many reasons why this is valuable. One of the most obvious is that you can save time and money by not having to pre-record information for storage as sound files. Also, presenting dynamic data using TTS is the only way some speech applications can be realistically deployed. For example, dynamic data for account information, e-mail reading, and so on. would be impossible to deliver without TTS. Some vendors provide TTS with quality so human-like that speech applications can substitute TTS for voice talents where prompts are used to direct callers. This level of quality presents an opportunity for a richer user interface for speech applications in general. From a SALT Developer’s perspective, TTS provides a means to seamlessly interweave existing corporate data or dynamic information into any speech application with minimal effort. Developers coding with SALT simply reference the
