TTS
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Text-To-Speech (commonly abbreviated TTS) is a method of generating an audio representation of a text document, message or segment.
Contents
Specifications
- Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML), version 1.0: http://www.w3.org/TR/speech-synthesis/
Services
- AT&T (joint research with Bell Labs) TTS: http://www.research.att.com/projects/Natural_Voices/ | EXAMPLE
- IBM Text-to-Speech: http://www.research.ibm.com/tts/ | DOCS[1]
- Microsoft Speech Synthesis API: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/testdrive/demos/speechsynthesis/[2][3][4]
- VoiceRSS: http://www.voicerss.org/ | API | EXAMPLES
- ReadSpeaker: http://www.readspeaker.com/
- iSpeech: http://www.ispeech.org/ | EXAMPLE many accents/languages, limited to 140 chars
- TextHelp: https://www.texthelp.com/en-us/
- Claro TTS: https://www.clarosoftware.com/
- Kurzweil TTS: https://www.kurzweiledu.com/about-kurzweil/text-to-speech.html
- Speechify (MOBILE APP): https://www.getspeechify.com/
- Voki - personal speaking Avatar: http://www.voki.com/ | EXAMPLE
- SitePal: http://www.sitepal.com/ | EXAMPLE
- OddCast -- TTS, Text-to-Singing, Face Detection, etc: http://oddcast.com/developers/ (now just uses SitePal) | EXAMPLE
- IM Translator: http://imtranslator.net/translate-and-speak/ | EXAMPLE [5][6]
- Odiogo: http://www.odiogo.com (DEFUNCT; was once the most popular cloud based vocalization service for web & mobile phones 2011-2014 reaching massive popularity through "Listen to this Blog post" WordPress plugin, then without warning or explanation, disappeared and presumed bankrupt)
Tools
- ifbyphone: http://public.ifbyphone.com/partners/developers[7]
- vozme: http://vozme.com/ | EXAMPLE
Resources
- MARY Text-to-Speech System (MaryTTS): http://mary.dfki.de/ (Java Speech API - TTS lib with much better non-Synthesized "natural sounding" voices)
- jtts, jQuery plug-in:http://web.archive.org/web/20120226072546/http://www.stockmarketmoose.com/2011/03/text-to-speech-widget | EXAMPLE
- Windows Speech SDK 5.1: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=10121[8][9]
Tutorials
- How to Enable and Use Text to Speech on iPhone & iPad: http://osxdaily.com/2012/05/30/text-to-speech-iphone-ipad/
- Invoking The Sometimes Buggy TTS Screen Reader/Speaker in iOS: http://dzone.com/articles/the-buggy-screen-speaker-in-ios
- A Voice-enabled ChatBot powered by IBM Watson in Mins: vidyasagarmsc.com/an-android-chatbot-powered-by-ibm-watson/
- Android TextToSpeech (TTS) example: http://www.stacktips.com/tutorials/android/android-texttospeech-example | SRC
External Links
- wikipedia: Text to speech
- wikipedia: Comparison of screen readers
- Microsoft Edge to Support W3C's Speech Synthesis APIs: http://www.programmableweb.com/news/microsoft-edge-to-support-w3cs-speech-synthesis-apis/brief/2016/06/02[10]
- Microsoft is testing Cortana in Outlook on iOS and Android (to read emails): https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/03/microsoft-is-testing-cortana-in-outlook-on-ios-and-android/
- Cortana will soon be able to read Outlook email to you: https://m.windowscentral.com/outlook-cortana-emails
References
- ↑ IBM Watson Language Translation and Speech Services – General Availability: https://developer.ibm.com/watson/blog/2015/07/06/ibm-watson-language-translation-and-speech-services-general-availability/
- ↑ Introducing the Speech Synthesis API in Microsoft Edge: https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2016/06/01/introducing-speech-synthesis-api/#TEL6xcRLgEKDLGdV.97
- ↑ Microsoft Speech API (SAPI) 5.3: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms723627(v=vs.85).aspx
- ↑ Microsoft Speech API: https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/5296d45b-3b3c-461b-98d6-c4cb6a4280e6/microsoft-speech-api?forum=csharpgeneral
- ↑ TTS Float and select-to-speak demo: http://text-to-speech-translator.paralink.com/tts_float_demo.asp
- ↑ TTS for webmasters (widgets): http://text-to-speech-translator.paralink.com/webmasters.asp
- ↑ Ifbyphone API - ProgrammableWeb: http://www.programmableweb.com/api/ifbyphone
- ↑ wikipedia: Microsoft Speech API
- ↑ MS Speech APIs: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/partners/speechapis/speechapis/
- ↑ Microsoft Speech Synthesis API for Windows: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/windows.media.speechsynthesis.aspx
See Also
STT | IVR | Speech Recognition | Avatar
