Does anyone have a recommendation for a natural text to speech reader similar to the one by Google Play Books (on natural mode)? I don't like using Google's because it takes up a lot of data it doesn't allow me to customize my books to way I like. I've tried other Text to speech readers but they sound so robotic and generic it's not even worth the effort. Thanks in advance everyone!
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diebitch wrote:basically you are using audiobook, that is the reason you are getting natural voice...
It is a robot, but I am wondering if there are higher quality TTS robots. The books I read do not have audiobooks sadly.
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I have been using Balabolka on Windows. You can "acquire" premium voices (TTS voices) and install those voices in Windows. Balabolka can then save a text file to MP3. Unfortunately, the resulting audio still sounds a little robotic. There is minimal emotion.
It takes Balabolka about 5-10 minutes to convert a book to a 10 hour audiobook.
Balabolka can natively read EPUB, MOBI, AZW, and other popular e-book formats.
EDIT: I tried Google Play Books, and I actually like the Google voice better than any voice you can use in Blabolka. The pacing and pronunciation of Google is way better.
It takes Balabolka about 5-10 minutes to convert a book to a 10 hour audiobook.
Balabolka can natively read EPUB, MOBI, AZW, and other popular e-book formats.
EDIT: I tried Google Play Books, and I actually like the Google voice better than any voice you can use in Blabolka. The pacing and pronunciation of Google is way better.
My requested audiobooks are for my disabled mother. She was a librarian. She LOVED to read and LOVED to get children reading.
She was in a car crash 5 years ago. She had to quit her job. She cannot sit or hold a book or tablet. She can only "read" audiobooks in bed.
Thanks for helping!
She was in a car crash 5 years ago. She had to quit her job. She cannot sit or hold a book or tablet. She can only "read" audiobooks in bed.
Thanks for helping!
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borkymcbork wrote:I have been using Balabolka on Windows. You can "acquire" premium voices (TTS voices) and install those voices in Windows. Balabolka can then save a text file to MP3. Unfortunately, the resulting audio still sounds a little robotic. There is minimal emotion.
It takes Balabolka about 5-10 minutes to convert a book to a 10 hour audiobook.
Balabolka can natively read EPUB, MOBI, AZW, and other popular e-book formats.
EDIT: I tried Google Play Books, and I actually like the Google voice better than any voice you can use in Blabolka. The pacing and pronunciation of Google is way better.
I have to agree, I updated the Google Speech Services [and enabled aggressive language detection] and turned on the Natural Voice within Google Play books. This is extremely good for a TTS service, I have yet to find one better than this!
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Ivona ttsthedanger522 wrote:borkymcbork wrote:I have been using Balabolka on Windows. You can "acquire" premium voices (TTS voices) and install those voices in Windows. Balabolka can then save a text file to MP3. Unfortunately, the resulting audio still sounds a little robotic. There is minimal emotion.
It takes Balabolka about 5-10 minutes to convert a book to a 10 hour audiobook.
Balabolka can natively read EPUB, MOBI, AZW, and other popular e-book formats.
EDIT: I tried Google Play Books, and I actually like the Google voice better than any voice you can use in Blabolka. The pacing and pronunciation of Google is way better.
I have to agree, I updated the Google Speech Services [and enabled aggressive language detection] and turned on the Natural Voice within Google Play books. This is extremely good for a TTS service, I have yet to find one better than this!