DSpeech is a simple and free TTS (Text To Speech) program. It can read aloud the written text and can pronounce the sentences with intonation.
You can choose the text, which is recommendet to be in english and you can set what line to be read. Using a system of tags, you can change the intonation by introducing pause between the words or speeding or slowing the read function. You can even introduce interjections between the words, to make the speech more real.
It can read also in other languages, but the letters will be spelled like in english, so you won't understand too much.
The software has also integrated the volume command, the speed of read function and the pitch. You can select output quality of the sound and even save the audio file of speech in wav or mp3 format.
A good about it is that it spends minimal resources.
Pluses: you can save the speech for further use; intonation for english text; spends minimal resources; the tags system
Drawbacks / flaws:
In conclusion: One of the best TTS programs.
version reviewed: 1.44
by Soft32 Editors on 05/19/2006: "DSpeech is a program of Text To Speech."
DSpeech Publisher's Description
DSpeech is a TTS (Text To Speech) program with ASR (Automatic Speech Recognition) functionality integrated. It is able to 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 spent of resources is minimal.
System Requirements On Windows NT4/2000 you need to install MS-SAPI5.1 (search for "sapi51.msi")
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