Text to Speech Software

[SpaceMan]

I have been looking for Text to Speech Software (would like freeware- least wise to start with). If you know of a name or names of Text to Speech Software or links please post.

[Grok]

I have used this for many years, its great! http://www.readplease.com

[SpaceMan]

Thanks Grok. I downloaded the free version. A good program and it has several voices.

[Frenchy Pilou]

And here (http://readingbar.com/english/order/#att) you can write any text and listen them with several accents :cool: ;)
(for test the prog above)
Pilou

[SpaceMan]

Some of the voices you provided a link too Pilou play back really good from the text I entered. Thanks

[KingSalami]

Microsoft also has some free speech API's if you want to do some programming

[SpaceMan]

KingSalami thanks for the info- is this the programhere (http://www.microsoft.com/reader/developers/downloads/tts.asp)
if so it needs the readerhere (http://www.microsoft.com/reader/downloads/pc.asp)
How do you get the text you want to read into an ebook for the reader so the text to speech will work?

[drdespair]

AT&T Text - Speech Technology (multi-language) (http://www.research.att.com/projects/tts/demo.html)

I was very impressed with this one, there are a few software packages that incorporate it.

D.

[Ymer]

www.cepstral.com (http://www.cepstral.com) also has a great text to converter