Thanks for last 2 TTS convertor suggestions. RobH. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Devin Prater" <r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2019 5:44 PM Subject: Re: A TTS Engine instead of a Human Voice for Reading a Novel? Maybe
Rob, look into Balabolka <http://www.cross-plus-a.com/balabolka.htm>, a free program that can do this for not only one file, but a batch of them if you need that. It’s one of the most feature complete TTS app for Windows. > On Apr 16, 2019, at 7:57 AM, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> > wrote: > > Rob, > Text Aloud might be a possibility for you: > https://nextup.com/ > > Richard > > Check out my web site at: www.turner42.com > “The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy has this to say on the subject of > flying. There is an art, it says, or rather, a knack to > flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and > miss." --Douglas Adams, from Life, The Universe and > Everything, p.59 > > -----Original Message----- > From: 'RobH.' via VIPhone <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2019 12:59 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: A TTS Engine instead of a Human Voice for Reading a Novel? Maybe > > Experience from a long time audio reader, is the familiarity you get with > TTS, until you're imune to its peculiarities. Like our > screen readers. i'm trying to track down an old utility for Windows that > directly converts .txt to .mp3/wav via any TTS voice > you have installed. > > I wouldn't want to lose all my favourite books read by very good readers, > but TTS is a great leveller. > > RobH. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "M. Taylor" <mk...@ucla.edu> > To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2019 5:25 AM > Subject: A TTS Engine instead of a Human Voice for Reading a Novel? Maybe > > > Hello Everyone, > > I love the iOS Kindle App because it works so well with my Focus 40 Blue > Braille display. > > However, for whatever reason, until recently, I've never used the VoiceOver > Samantha TTS engine to read an entire novel in the Kindle app. > > Not long ago, I was searching for a book in Audible, because it is not > available on BARD or on Over Drive, and found it. The price of the audio > book was $19, $17 in Apple books. Since the audio length of the book was > just over 5 hours, I decided to see if a Kindle edition was available. Yes, > it was and for a mere $1.99. So, I purchased the Kindle version and used my > beloved Samantha TTS engine to read the novel. > > After I finished the Kindle version, a friend of mine purchased the audible > version. So, I decided to give it a quick listen to see if I would like the > book any better or less with a human narrator at the proverbial helm. > > You know what? I discovered that I actually preferred the Kindle version > wit the TTS engine, better. The funny thing is, I am absolutely certain > that I would have thoroughly enjoyed the human narrator edition had I not > experienced the TTS engine rendition, first. > > Now I'm certainly not saying that a TTS engine is better than a human > narrator but I am saying, that for me, at least, a TTS engine is definitely > a viable option for reading novels, especially when it comes to saving a few > dollars. > > Mark > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please > contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list > itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. 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