[gui-talk] help getting extra voices for Windows version of Blio

Mike Freeman k7uij at panix.com
Wed Aug 24 22:53:00 UTC 2011


I believe the only voices that are sure to work with PC Blio are Yvona voices. Eventually, we should be able to purchase these from Blioreader.com but not yet. 

Mike Freeman
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On Aug 23, 2011, at 21:58, "Beth Wright" <beth.wright at mindspring.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the tip about getting voices from nextup.com.  I got the Heather 
> voice, along with the TextAloud program, which they said I needed in order 
> for the voice to work.  I downloaded and installed both of them but, when 
> when I launch Blio and get into the speech settings, Heather doesn't show up 
> as one of the choices.  What do I do?  Would a few helpful tips be 
> sufficient, or do I need to call some kind of tech support or call my local 
> computer guy?  Of course, I can always make do with those Microsoft voices, 
> but I'd sure prefer good old Heather.  Any help would be much appreciated.
> 
> Beth Wright
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> 
>> I think it is blio.com or blioreader.com .  As for other voices for the PC, 
>> one might need to purchase them from nextup.com .
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- 
>> From: Marsha
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 6:24 PM
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>> Blio
>> 
>> Hi
>> Where is the blio website?  Thanks.
>> 
>> Marsha
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