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Eloquence 64-bit for NVDA now supports a 44 kHz mode. It’s currently in preview and still being fine-tuned.
You can use the Sample Rate combo box in the Voices dialog to increase the default rate from 11 kHz to 44 kHz for clearer speech.
Unlike the 22 kHz mode in IBMTTS and ViaVoice, this mode doesn’t introduce pops, jitters, or unexpected voice resets.
Try the 16.1 upsampling preview release:
https://github.com/hozosch/eloquence_64/releases/tag/upsampling_preview
For more on the upsampling preview and author discussions check here:
https://github.com/fastfinge/eloquence_64/issues/88#issuecomment-4091293709

Release v16.1 upsampling preview · hozosch/eloquence_64

This version introduces the possibility to change the sample rate between 8, 11, and 44 KHz. 44 KHz is achieved by upsampling the 11 KHz signal externally via a CDLL. This is marked as preview unti...

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JamminJerry Mar 21

@amir I just tried installing this, and it broke my eloquence so bad that when NVDA restarted, it switched to the windows one core voices. when I try to switch back to eloquence, I get this error.

Synthesizer Error dialog Could not load the eloquence synthesizer.

@JamminJerry Try uninstalling your Eloquence add-on, restarting NVDA, and reinstalling the newer one.

JamminJerry Mar 21

@amir I wonder if the IBM tts is interfearing with it somehow? it is the only thing I can think of at this point.

@JamminJerry Ah, it sure does. They can't be enabled at the same time.

JamminJerry Mar 21

@amir and there we go. that fixed it. I had to remove the IBM tts, and the IBM libraries as well. now eloquence is working again.

@JamminJerry Great! Try the 44 kHZ mode, and I guess you'll like its clarity.

JamminJerry Mar 21

@amir it is pretty clear, but there is still a pop on the word food on a file name. it is a very interesting one, however the pop is a bit less than it was before. it is still popping on the o it looks like. but like I said, it is a little bit better.

Munchkinbear Mar 21

@JamminJerry @amir it's more of a click, not a pop. lol.

JamminJerry Mar 21

@munchkinbear @amir if you tyhpe the letter o and back space over it, or just highlight it, you hear the pop on the letter o.

@JamminJerry @munchkinbear @amir the reason you get the pop is because the volume is set too high. On volume 100, at least for me, you get the click. I find 85 a reasonable amount of volume. No clicks or anything there

JamminJerry Mar 24

@TomGrant91 @munchkinbear @amir I can take my to 95% and even that works. thanks for that. although the IBM one you can put at 100% and you don't get that click. I can still turn mine up threw my mixer so no loss there.

JamminJerry Mar 24

@TomGrant91 @munchkinbear @amir nice catch there. I guess some synths just don't like 100% for what ever reason.

Tom Grant Mar 24

@JamminJerry @munchkinbear @amir Yeah like RealSpeak solo direct sapi5. Oh boy, I have never heard Daniel sound like a heavy metal electric guitar before. He literally distorted so badly. And also Emily. Glad we have vocaliser which corrected this.

JamminJerry Mar 24

@TomGrant91 @munchkinbear @amir ok, I foundj its highest you can do. I used the letter o as my test, as that *always makes it do it. you can take it down to 99% and it stops the click/pop thing.

JamminJerry Mar 24

@TomGrant91 @munchkinbear @amir oh, and just to let the others in this conversation know what volume tom and I are talking about it is the volume in NVDA that is on the synth its self. not the sound card volume.

Tom Grant Mar 24

@JamminJerry @munchkinbear @amir yeah that's right the volume in the synth settings ring and also the voice settings, that's the one

JamminJerry Mar 24

@TomGrant91 @munchkinbear @amir the voice one is the one I was talking about, where you go to NVDA+n then p, then s, and go to speach, and you tab to volume. that is the one I changed. I took it down to the 85% you suggested, then slowly took it higher and higher, I hit 99%, and it still didn't do it, but the second I hit 100% it did it. I don't know why a whole 1% matters, but there you go.

@TomGrant91 Very true. I use 80 for volume.
@JamminJerry @munchkinbear

JamminJerry Mar 24

@amir @TomGrant91 @munchkinbear I have just used 100 all the time, and adjusted either threw the soundcard volume, or now that I have a mixer, I adjust threw it.

@amir @TomGrant91 @JamminJerry @munchkinbear I'm late to the conversation. Looks like your eloquence page link is giving me a Page not found. Makes me a sad panda.

JamminJerry Mar 25

@mcourcel @amir @TomGrant91 @munchkinbear I didn't know you used NVDA?

@JamminJerry @amir @TomGrant91 @munchkinbear I bounce back and forth. I need to teach it sometimes too, so I better know what I'm talking about. Lol!

@mcourcel @TomGrant91 @JamminJerry @munchkinbear Yes. It's because a new V17 Eloquence 64-bit is being released with 44 kHZ on a different page.

JamminJerry 6d ago

@amir @mcourcel @TomGrant91 @munchkinbear well I can't wait until that one comes out. smile.

@JamminJerry @mcourcel @TomGrant91 @munchkinbear Sure thing! I'll post about it once it's tested and released.

Tom Grant 6d ago

@amir @JamminJerry @mcourcel @munchkinbear Oh I already have eloq 17 minus the sample rate. You mean that one? It's on samuel proulx's git

@TomGrant91 @JamminJerry @mcourcel @munchkinbear Well, a V17, potentially V17.1, release with a new 44 kHZ approach is under development. It's being tested in the form of a preview, and you can find it here:
https://github.com/hozosch/eloquence_64/releases/tag/v17+upsampling
To comment on that or check other comments, check here:
https://github.com/fastfinge/eloquence_64/issues/88#issuecomment-4129613012

@amir @TomGrant91 @JamminJerry @munchkinbear Ooo, very nice sounding at 44100 KHZ.

JamminJerry 6d ago

@mcourcel @amir @TomGrant91 @munchkinbear I really need to put the NVDA 2026 beta on my laptop, so I can have that eloquence on there too. I am still running 2025 on it.

@JamminJerry It's about time!
@mcourcel @TomGrant91 @munchkinbear

JamminJerry 6d ago

@amir @mcourcel @TomGrant91 @munchkinbear I haven't done it yet. I was saying I really need to. smile.

@mcourcel Yeah, miles ahead of the 22 kHZ mode in IBMTTS/ ViaVoice and without the clicks, and better than the previous 44 kHZ preview.
@TomGrant91 @JamminJerry @munchkinbear

Sean Randall 6d ago

@amir @TomGrant91 @JamminJerry @munchkinbear 80 across Windows, iOS and TVOs here.