[gui-talk] Fwd: DSpeech

[Steve Pattison]

>From: djc djc at 3wcomputing.com
>To: pc-audio at pc-audio.org
>
>I thought that someone might find this useful. This was posted today in the
>Pcworld newsletter.
>
>DSpeech [408K] [Win NT/2k/XP] [FREE]
>  Listening to my computer read something to me has been a dream of mine.
>No, I'm not too lazy to read it myself. I just think some things might
>"sink in" better if they were read to me. Text to speech programs are
>nothing new. There are dozens of them on the market these days. What
>DSpeech delivers is an easy to use interface and a price tag you can't
>argue with. It is free. Here is what the developers of DSpeech have to say
>about it: "DSpeech is a TTS (Text To Speech) program with functionality of
>ASR (Automatic Speech Recognition) integrated. It is able to read aloud the
>written text and choose the sentences to be pronounced upon the vocal
>answers of the user. "It is specifically designed to provide quickly and
>directly the functions of better practical usefulness that are requested to
>this kind of programs. In the meantime the invasivity and the spent of
>resources are minimal. (DSpeech does not install itself, is very light, it
>starts in a second and doesn't write anything on the register)." Some of
>the additional features include:
>  *It allows you to save the output as a WAV or MP3 file.
>  *It allows you to quickly select different voices and to combine them
>between themselves in order to create dialogues between each other.
>  *It integrates a vocal recognition system that, through a simple script
>language, allows you to create interactive dialogues with the user.
>  *It allows you to configure the voices in an independent way.
>  *Thanks to apposite tags, it allows you to dynamically change the features
>of the voices during the reproduction (speed, volume, and frequency) to
>insert pauses, to emphasize some words, or to spell.
>  *It allows you to capture and reproduce the content of the clipboard.
>  *It's compatible with all modern SAPI 5-compliant vocal engines .
>  Still not sure? Visit the DSpeech Web site to hear a few samples of text
>before you download. If you are looking for a light application to do some
>reading for you, then DSpeech is the one to pick. It does the job you need
>it to do and it is totally free.
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Regards Steve
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