Herald

Herald is a core plugin for Observatory, designed to provide cloud-based higher-quality speech synthesis.

Note: Herald is separate from the built-in voice notifications in Observatory Core (found under the 'Voice Notifications' dropdown).

Installation

• Herald comes preinstalled with Observatory Core by default.
• If manual installation is required, create a 'plugins' folder in the same location as Observatory's executable. Add ObservatoryHerald.dll to this folder.
• If installation is successful it will be listed in the plugins list on the Core tab.

Usage

The Herald settings window.

Herald has several options to customise:

• Voice: Select the desired voice for synthesis.
• Rate: Control the playback speed of the voice.
• Cache Size: The maximum size of the local cache for voice samples. Having locally cached voice lines will improve response time for frequent notifications and reduce network traffic.
• Test: Speaks a simple test line using the currently selected voice.