RE: TTS and how to do it?

["Mark Marooth" <MMarooth@xxxxxxx>]

Ian,

Have you thought of putting X10 module on the speaker connections instead
of
power and thus, amp remains on but no noise from speaker if turned off
thru
X-10.  Reduces delay even if somewhat an overkill.  1 X-10 Module
with a
secondary Double Pole relay would switch a pair of speakers.

Mark


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Yep, I am chasing down this route at the moment also! for me the
biggest
problem is power on delay...  all of our amps are soft-on to protect
the
speakers, so from X-10, on to sound appearing is about six seconds, or
two
rings of an inbound call... too long!!

I am also using the PC, and had thought about grouping my zones into a
simple "all-time" and "silent during night-time" set,
then using stereo Amps
to drive pairs of zones, so that all of the "night time" zones
are on the
left hand side, with the "all the time" zones on the right hand
side...

so, software control can change the balance 100% right during the
evening..

Perhaps not the most elegant, as I imagine there would be a quiet (but
probably VERY annoying) hisssss from the muted speakers..



-----Original Message-----
From: Kenneth Watt [mailto:kennwatt@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 14 June 2002 08:40
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] TTS and how to do it?


Guys,

I'm thinking on TTS to make announcements around the house etc. TBH,
I've been thinking on it for a while but I need some pointers I think.

I will, eventually, have a separate audio system in each room of some
shape and form which will be capable of receiving whole house audio, so
that's not an issue. The is how do achieve voice announcement around
the
house, *without* powering up all the systems in the home?

My initial thought was to use just a PC (the server) which is running
anyway 24/7 for HA/security cams/MP3 and various other bits 'n' bobs
and
just to use the sound outputted from that. However, I don't know that I
could do that and if, say, I wanted the volume to go down and chop of
certain rooms from receiving announcements at night, how would I do it?

Looking for ideas folks.

K.

...with a fully ON TOPIC post ;)




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