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You may want to install the Hidden Markov Model Toolkit (HTK) which is
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covered by a license which does not permit free distribution. However,
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you need HTK if you want to train your acoustic model. You can obtain
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HTK from here (but only after registering): http://htk.eng.cam.ac.uk/
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If you are creating solutions which will be used by more than one user, or
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simply don't have the time to train the system, you can use static base models.
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Static models are used as-is and are not modified by simon in any way.
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Because of this, it is important that the selected base model matches your
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voice as closely as possible.
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Even if you use a static model, you NEED to get an acoustic model from the web.
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You can download some prebuilt models at http://www.voxforge.org/
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BEGINNER GUIDE:
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If you are a beginner and you don't know exactly how a speech recognition works,
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but want just to enable this "cool feature", you may want to follow these steps
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(static model), in order to make simon operative (English).
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This is to help you to your first approach to this program, next you will
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be able to customize more and more!
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0. Browse acoustic models from
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http://www.repository.voxforge1.org/downloads/Nightly_Builds/current/
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Download "HTK_AcousticModel-2010-12-16_16kHz_16bit_MFCC_O_D.tgz"
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1. Uncompress the model where you want.
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2. Run "ksimond" (not from root). You need to have the daemon simond running.
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3. Configure "simond". (ksimond -> configuration -> simond). Add a username and a
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password which are going to be used by simon.
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4. Run "simon". An assistant will appear. Click "Next" once to jump to "Scenarios"
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section of the assistant.
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5. Get some scenario. You need at least one, download a scenario in English.
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6. Configure base model. Choose "Static model" type. From the uncompressed acoustic
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model of step 1 choose:
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- "hmmdefs" file for HMM definition
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- "tiedlist" file for Tiedlist
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- "macros" file for Macros
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- "stats" file for Stats
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Click "Ok", then "Next".
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7. "Server" and "Sound devices" sections configuration depends on what hardware
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and software you're going to use.
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You can safely just press "Next" to leave them unchanged.
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8. Adjust the volume of your microphone (or any input device you're going to use)
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I suggest you to get the rumor at few percentage (3%-4%) and to get
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"Volume correct" while speaking (I boosted my microphone for that)
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9. Optionally perform a training of speechable texts of your scenario to put your
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voice in training data for a better recognition.
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10. Speak!
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