No nothing special is needed. It uses sox and lame so if you don't have those you need to install them. Google voice produces mp3 files. Google also has a text size conversion limit - I believe it is 90 or so characters. The script handles that, allowing unlimited length by patching files together. It also converts mp3 to ulaw and 8K sample rate. 73 Doug WA3DSP http://www.crompton.com/hamradio Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 15:16:00 -0500 From: jrorke@cogeco.ca To: doug@crompton.com CC: app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Faster telemetry OK I guess what I'm getting at is there something extra that needs to be added to an ACID install to use that (Google voice generated files) or can the voice files be made off line and just copy them over to the nodename directory like I do with my custom voice files? Jon RQ On 2/19/2015 12:57 PM, Doug Crompton wrote: Jon, There is a script in the BBB release that automates it. If you don't have access to that I can see about making it available. It should work on any platform. See - http://www.crompton.com/hamradio/BeagleBoneBlackAllstar/bbb_tts.pdf I have not looked into it but I believe other voices and languages are available. Remind me if I don't get to it. 73 Doug WA3DSP http://www.crompton.com/hamradio Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 07:57:20 -0500 From: jrorke@cogeco.ca To: app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Faster telemetry I use audacity to make my own connect messages. How do you use Google voice to make the messages? VA3RQ