Text To Speech Free Speakonia Voices

Not a fictional Eastern European country from a Marx Brothers movie, Speakonia is actually a modest freeware utility that reads text out loud. Speakonia comes with about 20 voices (all with strong robotic accents) and lets you quickly change the reading speed and pitch. Sonic The Hedgehog Vocal Traxx Several Wills Rarest.

It's also little trouble to correct the pronunciation of words (proper names, for instance). Speakonia can save text in WAV files for playback when you're driving or jogging, but unfortunately it can't save sound files in the MP3 format, so you may need a third-party conversion utility. The program interface is clear and straightforward; you simply select text in any document and press Ctrl C to read it aloud. However, Speakonia lacks controls for skipping to the next sentence or paragraph.

Ready Technology and Copyright © 2010 Cepstral LLC. All Rights Reserved. Speakonia on Scratch by zap123123. This is just a simple response system it repeats sounds that you type. See word list to see which words are avalible.

In spite of those drawbacks, its decent performance and free price make it a reasonable choice for the vision-impaired or people who'd rather do their reading with their ears than their eyes.

Status Submission Year Origin Unknown Tags Additional References Speakonia is a text-to-speech computer program commonly used in YouTube videos, Newgrounds spam entries, and YTMND pages. A typical Speakonia video consists of the Speakonia voice talking over a still picture. Encyclopedia Dramatica splits Speakonia videos into six categories: “Classic”, “Secret Missing Episode”, “Drew Pickles Goes To”, “Drew Pickles Applies for a Job At”, “Sonic X Bloopers”, and “Next Gen”. “Classic” style Speakonia videos consist of a still image of a cartoon character paired with an ongoing computer voice explaining how gay the cartoon character is. Secret Missing Episodes are presented as legitimate lost episodes of television programs through intros (an example would be something like “This is the secret missing episode of Spongebob Squarepants. The reason it was never shown is because Spongebob and Patrick revealed their gayness and had a gay poopy orgy. Warning: You must be at least 1,000,000 years old to view this episode.”).