GLaDOS eSpeak

glados.sh

random_pitch() {
    local delta=${1:-50}
    local value=$(( ($RANDOM % $delta) - $delta/2 ))
    echo "+${value}" | sed 's/+-/-/'
}

glados() {
    local pitch=70
    local speed=180
    local lang=en
    local voice=f3
    local output=
    local text="Hello, and, again, welcome to the Aperture Science Computer-aided Enrichment Center"
    while true; do
        case "$1" in
            -v | --voice )
                voice="$2"
                shift 2
                ;;
            -l | --language )
                lang="$2"
                shift 2;
                ;;
            -p | --pitch )
                pitch="$2"
                shift 2;
                ;;
            -s | --speed )
                speed="$2"
                shift 2
                ;;
            -o | --output)
                output="-w $2"
                shift 2
                ;;
            -- ) 
                shift
                break
                ;;
            * ) 
                if [ -z "$1" ]; then
                    break;
                fi
                text="$1"
                shift
                ;;
        esac
    done

    local word_pitch=0
    local prosody_data=""
    for word in $text; do
        word_pitch=$(random_pitch 50)
        prosody_data="${prosody_data}<prosody pitch=\"${word_pitch}\">${word}</prosody>";
    done 

    espeak "${prosody_data}" -m -p ${pitch} -s ${speed} -v "${lang}+${voice}" ${output}
}

glados "$@"

# Default message https://sndup.net/8dp2
$ glados.sh

# Higher pitch and slower speed
$ glados.sh "This was a triumph!" --pitch 120 --speed 90

# Save to a wav file
$ glados.sh "Excellent. Please proceed into the chamberlock after completing each test. First, however, note the incandescent particle field across the exit. This Aperture Science Material Emancipation Grill will vaporize any unauthorized equipment that passes through it - for instance, the Aperture Science Weighted Storage Cube."" -w glados.wav

Greetings. How to listen to an example of a synthesized voice with this script? Thanks.

Greetings. How to listen to an example of a synthesized voice with this script? Thanks.

The instaud.io service has been shut down, apparently. Try this https://sndup.net/8dp2