XiaoMin: Text to Speech

XiaoMin voice

The voice XiaoMin is available in the Azure Text-to-Speech service for the Cantonese language.

How to use XiaoMin voice in your videos

To use XiaoMin voice in your videos, you can use the following JSON2Video code:

{
    "type": "voice",
    "model": "azure",
    "voice": "yue-CN-XiaoMinNeural",
    "text": "喺春天，花園裡充滿色彩繽紛嘅花朵同叫聲鳥兒。老橡樹為遊客提供蔭涼，而蝴蝶在玫瑰花間舞動。一個小噴泉發出和平嘅聲音，令呢度成為放鬆同享受大自然之美嘅完美地點。"
}

$scene->addElement([
	'type' => 'voice',
	'model' => 'azure',
	'voice' => 'yue-CN-XiaoMinNeural',
	'text' => '喺春天，花園裡充滿色彩繽紛嘅花朵同叫聲鳥兒。老橡樹為遊客提供蔭涼，而蝴蝶在玫瑰花間舞動。一個小噴泉發出和平嘅聲音，令呢度成為放鬆同享受大自然之美嘅完美地點。'
]);

scene.addElement({
	"type": "voice",
	"model": "azure",
	"voice": "yue-CN-XiaoMinNeural",
	"text": "喺春天，花園裡充滿色彩繽紛嘅花朵同叫聲鳥兒。老橡樹為遊客提供蔭涼，而蝴蝶在玫瑰花間舞動。一個小噴泉發出和平嘅聲音，令呢度成為放鬆同享受大自然之美嘅完美地點。"
});

XiaoMin supports SSML

SSML stands for Speech Synthesis Markup Language. It's a way to add instructions to your text so that a Text-To-Speech (TTS) system knows how to read it aloud.

You use SSML like HTML, but for controlling speech. It helps you adjust things like: Pronunciation, Pauses, Pitch and Volume, Emphasis, Speaking Rate.

{
    "type": "voice",
    "voice": "yue-CN-XiaoMinNeural",
    "text": "<speak>Hello, <break time="500ms"/> how are you today? <emphasis level="strong">This is important!</emphasis></speak>"
}

$scene->addElement([
	'type' => 'voice',
	'voice' => 'yue-CN-XiaoMinNeural',
	'text' => '<speak>Hello, <break time="500ms"/> how are you today? <emphasis level="strong">This is important!</emphasis></speak>'
]);

scene.addElement({
	"type": "voice",
	"voice": "yue-CN-XiaoMinNeural",
	"text": "<speak>Hello, <break time="500ms"/> how are you today? <emphasis level="strong">This is important!</emphasis></speak>"
});

XiaoMin is a neural voice

In Azure Cognitive Services, a Neural voice refers to a voice generated using neural network technology. This means the Text-To-Speech system uses advanced machine learning models to create more natural, human-like speech compared to traditional methods.

Key characteristics of Neural voices:

• More expressive and realistic
• Better at handling pitch, tone, and rhythm variations
• Sounds closer to how humans naturally speak