After the download is complete, run the. After installing, close 2nd Speech Center and restart the program. The new voices will appear in the Voices drop-list.
CereVoice text-to-speech v6. Please note these voices are for personal use only, e. A home user on their own Mac. Reading text on a screen, especially my academic text books is a grind, lately I've come across Edge's amazing 'read aloud' functionality that's seriously improved my experience, and ability to absorb information, even reading long articles.
However, I find that the text-to-speech voices that edge. To create this article, 10 people, some anonymous, worked to edit and improve it over time. In our previous articles we saw some of the best text to speech apps for Windows and Android. And today, we take a look at some of the best TTS options available for Macs. Before we get too ahead of ourselves and start downloading third party apps, it is very trivial to know that macOS itself comes with a built-in TTS and you can use it anywhere on your computer from the Notes app to any browser.
To get started, highlight or select the text which you want to be read and then right click, go to Speech and then to Start Speaking; and your Mac should start reading the text to you. It also supports a lot of other languages other than English and there are a lot of voices to choose from in all the languages.
Quick Tip: It blew my mind and might even blow yours to know that the native TTS on Mac also supports converting your text into audio files. The text will be converted to an audio track and added to your iTunes library. Pros: — Built-in system wide — Lots of voice options — Converting text to iTunes track. The wizard will walk you through the process of configuring and testing your microphone for use with speech recognition.
Assuming that you have completed all the tasks described above, you are almost ready to start using speech recognition in Windows XP. On the Languages tab, click the Details button. The Text Services and Input Languages dialog box will appear. Under Installed services, select Speech Recognition and click the Properties button.
The Speech input settings dialog box will appear as shown in Figure D. Click OK after you have configured the Advanced settings. The Language Bar button is used to configure how you want the Language Bar to appear. The available options include the following:. Place a check beside the Extend support of advanced text services to all programs.
Click OK and click Yes to restart your computer. After logging on, the Language Bar will now appear on the desktop and you can begin talking to your computer. At this point, you need to know a little about the two different input modes: Dictation and Voice Command. Dictation Mode is used when you want the words you speak turned into text. For example, instead of typing a document, you can use Dictation mode.
As you speak, the text is displayed in your document. Voice Command mode is used to select menu items, toolbar items, open dialog boxes, and task pane items. If you wanted to format selected text in your document as bold, you would switch to Voice Command mode and say "Bold".
You can change between Dictation and Voice Command mode by clicking the appropriate buttons on the Language bar or you can simply say "Dictation" or "Voice command". Click Preview Voice to hear the currently selected voice at the new rate. To adjust the volume output levels, follow the procedure below. Note that not all devices support this option in the same way.
Some devices will not support volume control and the Volume button will be unavailable. Other devices may use their own display. In those cases, follow the instructions presented on the screen or documented separately with the engine. Narrator is a Text-to-Speech utility for users who are blind or have impaired vision. Narrator reads what is displayed on your screen: the contents of the active window, menu options, or the text that you type. Narrator may not read words aloud correctly in other programs.
Narrator has a number of options that allow you to customize the way screen elements are read. The accessibility tools included with Windows are intended to provide a minimum level of functionality for users with special needs. Most users with disabilities will need utility programs with more advanced functionality for daily use. Narrator is not available for all languages and is only supported on the English version of Windows XP and Windows Vista.
Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to Accessibility, and then click Narrator. In the Narrator dialog box, select the Announce events on screen check box.
Note: When you change voice settings, it may take from a few seconds to a minute before the new settings take effect. You may find it useful to run Narrator minimized after you have set the options in Narrator , because you do not need to see the Narrator dialog box when Narrator is running.
On the Text-to-Speech tab, click Preview Voice. The text in Preview Voice should be spoken audibly with each word highlighted in turn. If so, TTS and the speakers are working. If you cannot hear the Preview Voice and see words highlighted as they are spoken, see "Possible Text-to-Speech Problems" section of this article for troubleshooting solutions.
The speaker volume is not turned up or is muted. Some speakers have external controls for volume and muting. Make sure the volume is turned up sufficiently or that muting is off. The speakers may not be selected as the current output device. On the Text-to-Speech tab, click Audio Output to make sure that the speakers are selected. The speakers might not be connected properly.
Consult the speaker hardware documentation for additional information. Make certain that the sound card for the computer is also properly seated and installed, and that the correct drivers are available.
See "Set Up Speakers" for additional connection information. The Text-to-Speech engine may be corrupted. To test for corruption, switch to another engine. See the "Changing the TTS voice or engine" section of this article. If another engine is working properly, reinstall the specific engine from the original source.
If no engine is working properly, reinstall the speech engine from the original source or CD.
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