Text
to speech is a brilliant technology that can be used in a lot of different
ways. Ever since Windows‘ Microsoft Sam, text to speech has been pretty
accessible to your desktop commoner.
to speech is a brilliant technology that can be used in a lot of different
ways. Ever since Windows‘ Microsoft Sam, text to speech has been pretty
accessible to your desktop commoner.
Speech to text is usually the more popular technology, but can
text to speech actually be used for any real benefit? Surely you may not enjoy
reading huge passages of text. It helps the visually impaired, too. I’ve laid
text-to-speech tracks over top of my Winamp playlist before, to
memorize and study certain things. That’s a technique that I continue to use to
this very day.
text to speech actually be used for any real benefit? Surely you may not enjoy
reading huge passages of text. It helps the visually impaired, too. I’ve laid
text-to-speech tracks over top of my Winamp playlist before, to
memorize and study certain things. That’s a technique that I continue to use to
this very day.
Let me introduce you to three solutions if
you’re interested in using text to speech in similar ways.
you’re interested in using text to speech in similar ways.
To begin the conversion process,
you’ll want to click the Convert link across the top menu. From
there, you can enter your text body (up to 2,000 words). You’ll also need to
enter a valid email address, as they send the file as an attachment to your
email.
you’ll want to click the Convert link across the top menu. From
there, you can enter your text body (up to 2,000 words). You’ll also need to
enter a valid email address, as they send the file as an attachment to your
email.
As a web-savvy guy and active
Internet marketer, let me suggest that you use a throwaway email account for
receiving these recordings. I can’t say I’m too sure of what they use stored
email accounts for, but asking for your age and location seems excessive and a
little irrelevant. Take heed!
Internet marketer, let me suggest that you use a throwaway email account for
receiving these recordings. I can’t say I’m too sure of what they use stored
email accounts for, but asking for your age and location seems excessive and a
little irrelevant. Take heed!
ABC2MP3 is one of the best
converters I’ve found. You can select American or British accents and even
choose the spoken words per minute.
converters I’ve found. You can select American or British accents and even
choose the spoken words per minute.
SpokenText is
by far the most extensive solution I’ve found. Though it requires account
registration, it’s completely worth it.
by far the most extensive solution I’ve found. Though it requires account
registration, it’s completely worth it.
After registering an account, you’ll
want to log in and click “Create a new recording” from the Dashboard.
From there you can convert an entire block of text, document, webpage, or
email. You’re able to choose through many premium-quality voices and select the
voice speed and volume. SpokenText also gives you the option to send an email
to you when your recording has been processed (as there is a short queue).
want to log in and click “Create a new recording” from the Dashboard.
From there you can convert an entire block of text, document, webpage, or
email. You’re able to choose through many premium-quality voices and select the
voice speed and volume. SpokenText also gives you the option to send an email
to you when your recording has been processed (as there is a short queue).
All of your recordings are saved to
your Dashboard, which is another big plus. The only downside to SpokenText is
that there is a nagging advertisement for the website prefixed and appended to
every recording you create. That can bloat a five-second clip to double its
intended size, which is a little annoying.
your Dashboard, which is another big plus. The only downside to SpokenText is
that there is a nagging advertisement for the website prefixed and appended to
every recording you create. That can bloat a five-second clip to double its
intended size, which is a little annoying.
More than just text to speech, Zamzar is
one of the most feature-rich and functional conversion tools on the web. In our
scenario, you’ll want to either convert your block of text to a TXT file and
upload it, or enter a URL that you want to convert. From there, you’ll need to
select one of the many file formats to convert it to. There are a lot of
conversion types to look through, so choose what suits your situation best. You
need to enter a valid email address, and within just a few minutes you should
receive your recording.
one of the most feature-rich and functional conversion tools on the web. In our
scenario, you’ll want to either convert your block of text to a TXT file and
upload it, or enter a URL that you want to convert. From there, you’ll need to
select one of the many file formats to convert it to. There are a lot of
conversion types to look through, so choose what suits your situation best. You
need to enter a valid email address, and within just a few minutes you should
receive your recording.
I hope you guys are able to harness
speech synthesis for some type of personal benefit. It’s helped me in a few
situations and there should be a use in it for almost anyone. Share which
website is your favorite and lets get together on some ideas in the comments.
speech synthesis for some type of personal benefit. It’s helped me in a few
situations and there should be a use in it for almost anyone. Share which
website is your favorite and lets get together on some ideas in the comments.
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