3 October в 09:03

The neurovoice technology is now used by trains on Filyovskaya metro line

Photo by Moscow Metro Press Service

The technology allows for maintaining a uniform tonality and familiar sound when recording a new announcement, so that the same voice can be used for many years.

Some trains on trains on Filyovskaya metro line in Moscow started using voice messages created by a speech generation service. Seventy-eight recordings had been prepared, announcing stations and transfers and advising on safety and rules of conduct.

Messages created using the neurovoice technology are now also used in all 88 trains on Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line.

“As instructed by Sergei Sobyanin, we keep on implementing advanced technologies in our urban transport. The neurovoice is now being used on over 20 percent of Moscow metro lines. The technology, developed in Russia, maintains the familiar information presentation format. Right now, the neurovoice announces 86 stations in Sokolnicheskaya, Zamoskvoretskaya, Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya and Filyovskaya line trains,” says Maxim Liksutov Deputy Moscow Mayor for Transport and Industry.

Those messages sound exactly the same as human announcers. The technology allows for maintaining a uniform tonality and familiar sound when recording a new announcement, so that the same voice can be used for many years.

Another advantage of the technology is the option to record messages remotely, independent of the announcers’ schedule. The replay speed, voice pitch and sound volume can also be adjusted, so that new announcements can be prepared quickly while maintaining a uniform information release format.

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