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Freeware to convert Chinese Text to Speech under WIN XP
Please advise download link for freeware that converts Chinese text (simplified or traditional) to speech under WIN XP. Best if it's in female voice and has speed/volume controls.
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Merete,
After some testing, I very much like #7("text to speech") but the online tool doesn't save the result in a sound file. Is there another tool I can use simultaneouslyfor recording and saving the speech in a file?
Thanks again.
After some testing, I very much like #7("text to speech") but the online tool doesn't save the result in a sound file. Is there another tool I can use simultaneouslyfor recording and saving the speech in a file?
Thanks again.
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Since the site ("text to speech") allows only up to 1000 characters for each run, an exceedingly long text may need to be processed in mutiple parts which are then to be merged? Is this technically possible? Please advise how and recommend relevant tools. Thanks a lot.
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Just to add
you could simply just burn them all to an audio CD-R
the gap wouldnt be that noticable when playing back.
WMP / Winamp any CD burning software will do
you could simply just burn them all to an audio CD-R
the gap wouldnt be that noticable when playing back.
WMP / Winamp any CD burning software will do
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Today the tool on the site ("text to speech"), after working fine for some time, suddenly behaved in a strange way: The speed was originally set at 0; but after about 50 words, the speed became abruptly very much slower like -4. But if I take out some words from where the speed changed, the speaking became normal again. Is the host trying to stop us from using the tool or what?
no I dont think so lol could be just Internet explorer and the temp files or something in the background.
Microsoft Windows Xp has three available speech engines ...... Simplified Chinese, U.S. English, and Japanese. Engines for other languages have become available. For background info and how to set up, see this link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306901
Within the above link are references to other sources, for example:
For additional information about speech recognition engines, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
306537 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306537/EN-US/ ) How to Install and Configure Speech Recognition in Windows XP