Got it working :-).
Choose a differrent voice, restarted the app. and now its working
One final question: Does the free version stop after 90 days?
Got it working :-).
Choose a differrent voice, restarted the app. and now its working
One final question: Does the free version stop after 90 days?
Yeah, the trial-account stops, but you can freely upgrade to full account: it will not cost anything. The 4 million characters per month is for private use. I’ve been using it for a long time, and every month I get a €0 invoice.
See this topic for other people confirming this.
Thanks
Did read this, but even after I have added the JSON (checked by JSONLint - The JSON Validator),
and pushed the Save button.
there is still no list of voices visible, only a black bar:
What have I done wrong?
Try a restart of the Google Service App?
Is your JSON still saved?
Dit (again) a restart, this time I got a message to goto :
https://console.developers.google.com/apis/api/texttospeech.googleapis.com/overview?project=99xxxxxxxxxx
I had to do an ‘Enable’ and something with pricing, after that, the Voices are shown.
Thanks for the help.
I’m trying to replace the TTS app with the Google Services app just for basic TTS. I noticed one unexpected setting with the Volume for my devices. The range seems off: not 0-100% as expected, but I see -96% - 16%?
Also it does not seem to do much on my Google Mini’s. How this is supposed to work?
Sorry, I will change the description: it’s a volume GAIN, so 0 means normal volume. You can increase the volume of the created mp3-stream, but it has limited range that functions. I programmed the limits Google allowe, but functioning gain would be between -15 and + 10.
You have to set a standard volume in the “Url is triggered” flow, for example 30 %.
Like this:
Then you can adjust the volume in the “Start saying … at volume” flow.
As Arie already said, 0 means “normal volume”, in this case 30,0 %.
Plus (+) means louder (than 30,0 %).
Minus (-) means quieter (than 30,0 %).
It would be definitely easier to use a normal 0 - 100 % volume range in the “Start saying … at volume”.
Mmmm… I don’t see a “… at volume x %” option on the Play URL card of the device? I really need an absolute volume %, so I ended up adding a card “Set volume to 35%” to the flow that casts to url the device for now.
My flow is made for Sonos speaker, maybe it looks a bit different for your Google Mini or this actioncard is not available. I don’t know because I don’t have any Google devices.
Thinking about Volume being 0% to 100% is thinking about sound-output; so a speaker for example, being able to play between 0 and 100% of its potention.
This is not how soundfiles like MP3 work.
The generated MP3 (stream/file) bij Google has a curtain (default) volume (still “depending” on the volume of your output-device/speaker).
With the Gain you can increase or decrease the “volume” of the file, but it has very limited use: to much decrease and the “waves” in the MP3 are to low to have audiable output, and a to much increase of gain will eather create a useless file or an error.
The min/max are the min/max Google has set in the software; i just confirmed my App to there usage description.
I do see my hints are not showing up (shame), i just fixed it and updated the App which is now submitted for review. It has hints with the Volume Gain card explaining its an increase of dB (Decibel).
I understand the functionality and the “problem” which makes this functionality necessary.
It would only be much more user-friendly if it were possible to play a sound or a text directly with a volume of 1 - 100% as it’s possible with Sonos or Alexa app, for example.
So it is a dream that cannot be fulfilled…
Thanks for the effort creating this app!
I have created separate Google Cloud TTS devices intended to use for each physical device.
What am I doing wrong in order to get TTS on more than one device?
Nevermind - rebooted the network (wifi and router) and it started to work. I think it was a general problem with Chromecast on the network.
Hi guys,
As a beginner with Homey I managed to to get the JSON file and added it to the app. Selected a voice. But I have troubles to get my Goggle Nest mini to say “I put on the airco at 17 degrees”
Does anybody have a few working sample flows for Google Nest Mini? Your help is very much appreciated.
You always need the 2 flows, the action starts with flow-2 (flow-1 is called automaticaly from flow-2)
Thx a lot @JPe4619. Now I hear the google lady telling us the Washdryer is ready. I didn’t know that I had to add the Google Nest Mini as a Chromecast.
Hello There,
Please tell me what i do wrong…
I put in the file all wel but it is not showing default languages
I heave 2 google minis
If you have pressed save, and no voices are visible, then probably something went wrong with the billing acception.