Re: Use Microsoft's TTS to learn Engish and other languages
- From: Chuck Riggs <chriggs@éircom.net>
- Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:50:43 +0100
On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:56:49 +0100, "Peter Duncanson (BrE)"
<mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:09:48 +0100, Charles Riggs
<chriggs@éircom.net> wrote:
On Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:49:23 GMT, "Django Cat"
<notareal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
comcdp wrote:
On Feb 7, 7:23 am, "Django Cat" <notar...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
comcdp wrote:
From: comcdp <semi...@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Use Microsoft's TTS to learn Engish and other languages
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 02:10:36 -0800 (PST)
Newsgroups: alt.usage.english
You can learn English more efficiently with the help of the
softwares which are compatible with the Microsoft's
Text-To-Speech(TTS) technology.
Microsoft Text-To-Speech voice engine has been installed by
default on Windows 2000, XP, Vista, you can find what voice
engines have been installed on the computer by following Control
Panel->Speech->Speech Properties->Text To Speech tab->Voice
selection drop down window. For example, the voice of Microsoft
Sam has been installed by default on Windows XP, so you can
listen to the files read by Sam. If you download and install the
voice engine drivers of Microsoft Mary and Mike from Microsoft,
you have more options for the voices you can hear, even more, a
lot of male and female voices in diffirent languages are
available from other companies.
If there is already a TTS voice on the computer, you only need to
use a TTS application to have your files read to you. There is a
TTS software installed by default on the Windows Vista, if you
are using Windows 2000 or XP, you can download and install a
freeware named panopreteratwww.panopreter.com, this software can
read text files, MS word files in the language and voice you
specified, the speed and the volume of the sound are adjustable,
it even saves the reading into MP3 files, really a very powerful
tool.
You see the text-to-speech function is very useful for us in many
ways, learning languages, relaxing yourself while listening and
more.
What's this got to do with pubic hair?
DC
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You can get some other third party voice engines which offer high
quality sound.
such as AT&T's Natural Voices
Excuse me, just a minute. Are you actually there?
DC. Anyone for a Turing test?
Nah, it's too easy. One of the first things a machine designed to pass
the test could be programmed to do is respond Yes to any question
mentioning the word you.
Hi Charles.
Good to see that you are "connected" to AUE.
My opportunities for going online is a classic case of feast or
famine, for when an Asus, running Linux, purchased to give me online
connectivity from my room at the nursing home, arrived, I figured I
ought to give my old Sony Inspiron one last chance to work before I
shit-canned the lovely thing. Lo and behold, although its new battery
still refuses to charge, the computer is quite usable when attached to
the mains.
Does anyone know of a decent news reader for a Linux computer? I
searched for hours yesterday and didn't get very far. The smaller Asus
has far greater signal sensitivity, so I intend to use it for as much
Internet work and play as possible, AUE visiting included.
--
Chuck Riggs
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