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TEXT TO SPEECH PROGRAMS by Karl Arnold Belser 04 August 2015 |
| I am visually impaired, and I need a Text
to Speech (TTS) converter. This essay shows programs that
will work on Windows 9.1 and Android. Thanks go to Mike Pogue for
finding the links. WINDOWS 8.1 Go to this link: http://www.sphenet.com/TTSReader/Download.html Download TTSReader standalone v1.30 without voices as a ZIP file. Extract the program called TTSReader folder from the ZIP file and drag it to the desk top. Open that new TTSReader folder, start up TTSReader by double clicking on it. Under Options, select: Minimize to Tray Always show Tray Icon Hotkeys: Read Clipboard On the main view, make sure that the CLIP icon is highlighted. There are three voices already installed in Windows 8.1: Microsoft David, Microsoft Hazel, and Microsoft Zira. Select one of them. You can adjust the speed and pitch to your liking in the lower right corner of the TTSReader window. Now, because CLIP is selected, whenever you copy ANYTHING to the clipboard, it will be read by the voice. ANDROID 4.4 Go to the Easy TTS link: https://sites.google.com/site/ Install Easy TTS, and also install Ivona voices from the following link:. Ihttps://play.google.com/store/ The TTS website says: "Select and Copy text from any application and hear it spoken back to you automatically. No need to Paste and click extra buttons." The free version limits the amount of text that can be read at one time. If this is not sufficient download the Easy Text to Speech Pro. https://play.google.com/store/ The cost is $4. |
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