FESTIVAL(1)							  FESTIVAL(1)



NAME
       festival_client - client access to festiva; text-to-speech server mode

SYNOPSIS
       festival_client [options] [file0] [file1] ...



DESCRIPTION
       Allows sending commands	and/or	test  to  a  festival  test-to-speech
       server.	 Festival  may	be  started  in	 server mode using the option
       --server

       festival-clinet allows waveforms ot be generated faster as not time is
       required	 for  start  up.  See the festival manual for more details on
       recommended use.


OPTIONS
       --server 
	       hostname (or IP number) of server

       --port  {1314}
	       port number of server proces (1314)

       --output 
	       file to save output waveform to

       --otype  {nist}
	       output type for waveform

       --passwd 
	       server passwd in plain text (optional)

       --prolog 
	       filename containing commands to be sent to the  server  before
	       standard commands (useful when using --ttw)

       --async Asychronous  mode, server may send back multiple waveforms per
	       text file

       --ttw   Text to waveform: take text from first arg or stdin get server
	       to  return  waveform(s)	stored	in  output  or operated on by
	       aucommand.

       --withlisp
	       Output lisp replies from server.

       --tts_mode 
	       TTS mode for file (default is fundamental).

       --aucommand 
	       command to be applied to each waveform retruned	from  server.
	       Use $FILE in string to refer to waveform file

BUGS
       This still isn't as general as it should be.  It seems to require lots
       of special little options which suggests the  general  options  aren't
       right.


AUTHOR
       Alan W Black and Paul Taylor
       (C) Centre for Speech Technology Research
       University of Edinburgh
       80 South Bridge
       Edinburgh EH1 1HN
       http://www.cstr.ed.ac.uk/projects/festival.html



				 1st Aug 1997			  FESTIVAL(1)

UNIX/Linux commands referenced on this page:

1. festival
2. as
3. time
4. more
5. hostname
6. file
7. passwd
8. refer
9. which