Text To Speech Upload

Text To Speech Voice Synthesis & Uploading

In 1997 I started fooling around with speech synthesis, using it to add voice to my Classic unit by linking.
For the most part it was a novelty although a few people said they used it for voice communications to send messages to those who couldn`t see.
Most people used Bell-Labs for linking. I preferred the University of Twente for the most part receiving permission from them to link to their site as an experiment. Bell Labs site is no longer usable.
When the Plus unit came along the interest in linking was a bit passe and the novelty had worn off.
However, for those who still want to use voice for their pages, it is possible to upload voice synthesis to their site using AT&T`s site.
Go to either site and type in a sentence. If you like what you hear after listening to it, press GOTO, then SHOW LAST and Copy the URL shown into your browser. Then go to one of the Uploaders and paste the URL into the box and enter the rest of the proper information and give it a new name making sure you leave on the wav or au (or whatever you`ve chosen) and then upload it to your site. A large file may not go up.
Note: You can not link to AT&T`s site for voice. The URL will remain there just temporarily, so to use it you must upload it.
You can also upload speech synthesis from the University of Twente`s SAY site.
Just type in your sentence and when you upload it you must give it a name such as voice.au (au is an audio file).
I don`t know how PCer`s will hear the voice, if indeed they will at all. I believe some will.
It may be of some interest that you may be able to use wav, au, or even mid to name the voice audio file. The size and length of time to load is the same for all three. It's recommended to use the designations the site offers.
If you are able to use this method for speech synthesis, I hope you enjoy it and have some fun and are able to make good use of it.






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