Here's what the raw data of the unit selection db file for SpeakEasy sounds like. It gives you a good idea on how unit selection synthesis works.
@rommix0 is that 8-bit linear PCM?
@BorrisInABox nah, it's 16 bit. I'm sure the data has subheaders.
@rommix0 Wow, really? Sounds very 8-bit or less in that clip.