Has anyone else experienced (and possibly solved) unintentional pitch changes using MS SAPI TTS voices? I'm using the SpVoice automation interface with SAPI 5.1. Right now, my application (VB6 app) can get into a state where the TTS (Microsoft Anna) starts to sound like a chipmunk (proper rate, but high pitch) and even a reboot of Vis...
Dear Community! I'm now in a search for Java Text to Speech (TTS) framework. During my investigations I've found several JSAPI1.0-(partially)-compatible frameworks listed on JSAPI Implementations page, as well as a pair of Java TTS frameworks which do not appear to follow JSAPI spec (Mary, Say-It-Now). I've also noted that currently no ...
For a project we're currently working on, we need a library of spoken words in many different languages. Two options seem possible: text-to-speech or "real" recordings by native speakers. As the quality is important to us, we're thinking about going the latter path. In order to create a prototype for our application, we're looking fo...
Wondering if there is any Text to Speech software available as a plug in for IE or Firefox. ...
Hi! I am looking for an addon that can say characters vocally. It is for non-commercial use, and it would be nice if it can vocalize more languages, like asian, english etc... I have googled it, but can't seem to find anything for free use. Update: This is for web use ...
Can anyone recommend a reliable and cost effective TTS engine for use in a telephony application? Requirements are: Must support the Windows platform Must have rich language support including support for accents (ie US English vs GB English) Nice to have: Integration with the .NET platform Budget friendly Though the output will be...
I did it by creating OLE object with Delphi in 2000/NT/XP as following: Voice := CreateOLEObject('SAPI.SpVoice'); Voice.speak(...) But this does not work in Vista, how can I make my program simply speak some text in Vista? ...
I have need to write an application which uses a speech recognition engine -- either the built in vista one, or a third party one -- that can display a word or phrase, and recognise when the user reads it (or an approximation of it). I also need to be able to switch quickly between languages, without changing the language of the operati...
Hi, I'm currently working on an application which requires transmission of speech encoded to a specific audio format. System.Speech.AudioFormat.SpeechAudioFormatInfo synthFormat = new System.Speech.AudioFormat.SpeechAudioFormatInfo(System.Speech.AudioFormat.EncodingFormat.Pcm, 8000, ...
The .net framework 3.5 (or vista) provides me with an English voice (David I think) to use with the Speech.Synthesis api. I need a french voice to use with a french dictation practice app I am building for my kids to use to improve their french spelling. The api allows me to change culture when creating a voice, but the default English v...
I am trying to make a PHP script talk to the user. Do I need flash? ...
I want to add text to speech user guided instruction to my applications. Where can I find a Text to speech component to do that. I do not want to use the Windows functions. ...
Hi folks, I want to use SAPI Text-To-Speech engine from my ActionScript or Air application. is this possible ? what are the other alternatives ? ...
I am improving a small alarm/reminder application that I build years ago, and I would like to do an hourly beep, but instead of beeping it would be much nicer it would tell time. Is there any simple way to do this in DELPHI D2007 or later? Thanks ...
How can I enable talk or speech on my PHP Server? Is there a language that has speech-classes that could help me, or do I need to use a text-to-speech engine? ...
Is there some SSML tags etc, to remove a particular line of text from speaking. Yes, I know I can remove this using string functions, before sending it to the speech synthesizer. But my question is, is there any way to mark or tag some text, so that it won't play. I am looking for some XML based solution for this issue. ...
Can anybody help me with Text to Speech Engine in C# ...
I am trying to develop a text-to-speech editor in .NET 3.5 using C#. I encountered the following exception: System.Security.Permissions.SecurityPermission. How to handle it? ...
Does any one know of a good text to speech library. It needs to be open source and provide C API? PS: I've already done a search, but I'd like recommendations from people who have actually used these APIs ...
The SAPI engine can only render TTS from one application at a time (I have run a test with two instances of the Windows SDK TTSApplication sample to verify this). I am writing an application in which I need to detect whether the TTS engine is currently speaking (i.e. under control of a separate application, not mine). Does anyone know p...