PSYCHE - Python Sound: Your Computer Hears Everything!

CORE DEPENDENCIES:
python 2.x
sphinx
festival

ADDITIONAL DEPENDENCIES:
xmms
xmms-infopipe
python-xml


INSTALLATION:

untar psyche.tar.bz2
edit psycherc to reflect your specific settings

./psyche.py - run full program.
./demo_backends.py - try psyche independently of sphinx


CUSTOMIZING PSYCHE:

1. Scripting and compiled programs:
If you write a script or a compiled program, put it in the postprocess/scripts
directory.  Then make an entry in psycherc similar to the following, in
[Scripted]:

mysphinxkeyword = myscript.sh

the next time you run psyche, if sphinx passes "mysphinxkeyword", psyche will
run myscript.sh and pipe its output to festival.


2. Python Modules:
python modules should all have:
from PsychePostProcessor import PsychePostProcessor

class Myclass(PsychePostProcessor):
    def __init__(self, args):
    
    args is a list corresponding to the psycherc entry.
    do whatever you need to do here
    self.set_result( what_i_want_to_sent_to_festival )

name this file Myclass.py and stick it in postprocess

in psycherc [Builtins]:
mysphinxkeyword  = Myclass args

have fun


OTHER THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE:

read steve's post for other non programming tasks, eg ideas, corpus file,
equipment.
only PsycheRss is working as of now in terms of the 4 included modules.  i will
fix the others later.