Syllable Labhttps://syllable-lab-bz9.pages.dev/text-to-speech, transcription, captioning and pronunciation feedback, with phonetics-aware methodsenA Fixed 60-Second Passage for Comparing Text-to-Speech Prosody: Design and Limitationshttps://syllable-lab-bz9.pages.dev/fixed-passage-tts-prosody/https://syllable-lab-bz9.pages.dev/fixed-passage-tts-prosody/Wed, 28 Oct 2026 10:00:00 GMTA fixed 60-second passage makes text-to-speech comparisons more repeatable by giving every voice the same linguistic material and prosodic challenges.Word Error Rate Is Not the Whole Story: A Guide to Evaluating Transcripts of Accented Speechhttps://syllable-lab-bz9.pages.dev/word-error-rate-accented-speech/https://syllable-lab-bz9.pages.dev/word-error-rate-accented-speech/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTWord error rate measures the proportion of word-level substitutions, deletions and insertions needed to transform a reference transcript into a system transcript.Automatic Captioning of Overlapping Speakers: A Repeatable Evaluation Protocolhttps://syllable-lab-bz9.pages.dev/overlapping-speaker-captioning-method/https://syllable-lab-bz9.pages.dev/overlapping-speaker-captioning-method/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTAutomatic captioning becomes more difficult when two or more people speak at the same time because speech recognition, speaker attribution and caption timing must work together.Stress, Pausing and Breath in Synthetic Narration: A Listener's Guidehttps://syllable-lab-bz9.pages.dev/stress-pausing-breath-synthetic-narration/https://syllable-lab-bz9.pages.dev/stress-pausing-breath-synthetic-narration/Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMTSynthetic narration sounds convincing when stress, pausing and breath support the meaning of a sentence.Choosing a Voice for Audio Description: An Accessibility Checklisthttps://syllable-lab-bz9.pages.dev/choosing-audio-description-voice-accessibility/https://syllable-lab-bz9.pages.dev/choosing-audio-description-voice-accessibility/Sat, 19 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMTAn audio description voice should communicate visual information clearly while fitting the timing, emotional character and listening conditions of the program.Pacing Serialized Audio Fiction: Notes for Narrators and Synthetic Voiceshttps://syllable-lab-bz9.pages.dev/serialized-audio-fiction-pacing-synthetic-voices/https://syllable-lab-bz9.pages.dev/serialized-audio-fiction-pacing-synthetic-voices/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTShort serialized audio fiction needs a clear dramatic movement within each installment and a reason for listeners to continue into the next one.