![]() This is invaluable to be able to see ahead and behind to quickly re-read what you just missed (so auto-centering the curent line is good). Many readers have this, but ReadPlease keeps the current line bang on center of the screen. Is has a "select the currently being read" word option. ![]() The Reader program I use has one feature for which I even put up with its clunky looking interface. Again because the voice is never as good as a real speaker, things sometimes need to be clarified. and by the way, I currently have about 3000 words that now sound "Human" enough that I no longer cringe when I hear them.ģ. By patience, I mean you(I) actually became accustomed to my particular baboon's speech patterns :). and lots of updating of your "special words" list. There are other good products too, but they are all for Windows, unfortunately). The speech in Natural Voices is "okay", but it is a bit boring. It is by no means perfect, but for me, it made the difference between the entire process being usable and not usable. It allowd you to specially modify words and groups of word to be pronounced as you want them. and there is one (and only one Reader program I've found which helps greatly in this. so they need every bit of help they can get. These TTS progamas are not intelligent (well maybe as intelligent as a young baboon). Some other things I've found to be virtually essential for a half-sensible listening experience, are. ![]() It is a minor issue when compared to the advantage gained by quality of speech from NatualVoices. (it has minor glytch, where I sometimes need to click on the panel when I move away from the reader. It is only available for Windows (maybe the Mac), but it does run under wine in Ubuntu. To put it bluntly: Every piece of FOSS TTS voice software I've tried is under par and therefore unsuitable for any semi-protracted listening. or should I say, things I haven't discovered along the way. :)Ī few things I've discovered along the way. listening to a rambling discourse which I would never bother to stick with otherise (because I need to get another cup of coffee. I'm personally very keen on TTS, I use it quite often. The following is not a FLOSS solution, but you may find it worthwhile. ![]()
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