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El Wombat
Inspiring
March 28, 2017
Question

R viseme not working for "latin" R-sounds

  • March 28, 2017
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Hi guys,

this is about the "R" viseme and sound. I'm pretty sure that there are quite some international "R" sounds missing, for the "R" viseme doesn't show up when I use Spanish, Italian or French words, while it does with the English "R".

"R" viseme in English is working.

- as in "work"

- or "further".

"R" viseme in Spanish is not working

- as in "Tarragona"

- or "Torero".

Also, the French version, as in…

  • irresponsable[iʁ(ː)ɛspɔ̃sabl] ('irresponsible')
  • formidable[fːɔʁmidabl] ('terrific')
  • Il faut l'attraper [ilfol(ː)atχape] ('it must be caught')

… does not seem to work.

Any chance that more "R" sounds than just the English versions will be added to the sounds that ChAn recognizes and then linked to the "R"?

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2 replies

oksamurai
Legend
March 28, 2017

Thanks for this Stefan. Do you have any sound files you could share with me that display this issue in CH? Or if you just repeat yourself saying the problematic words a few times, that would be immensely helpful in solving this for the future...

El Wombat
El WombatAuthor
Inspiring
March 28, 2017

Of course! I will try and make a video with a puppet with a very characteristic "R" mouth shape extra for this! If it doesn't work out as I intend, I'll stick to the sound file in any case.