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Freeware to convert text to mp3?
brinky_2
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Hi everyone,
does anyone know of any freeware to convert text from a .pdf or .doc to mp3?
The only ones I can find are shareware or need to be purchased outright.
Thanks in advance for your help.
does anyone know of any freeware to convert text from a .pdf or .doc to mp3?
The only ones I can find are shareware or need to be purchased outright.
Thanks in advance for your help.
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How can you convert text to sound?0
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You're confused brinky. mp3 is a file system used for music. mp3 won't work for text.
:cool:Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.0 -
A bit like the text reader software that you can get except that it outputs to a mp3 instead.
theres a load of paid versions but really try ing to find freware.
heres an example of a paid version of what im after
http://pcwin.com/software/Text_To_Speech_Mp3_With_Natural_Voices/index-1.htm0 -
Right, I understand what you mean.
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.0 -
Ever get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:0
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There's a free program that comes with Ubuntu called espeak.
You can type in text from the keyboard or point it at a text file.
Then you can listen to it live or save it as a WAV file.
But it sounds like a Dalek. Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.0 -
Here is a website with various freeware links:
http://www.dirfile.com/freeware/text-to-mp3.htm
SayPad seems interesting:
http://www.dirfile.com/saypad.htm
BUT I have not tried any of these!0 -
Wow - if these work, this is going to make my 2hr journeys in my car much more useful!!!0
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Update ~
Sorry, I have just tried SayPad 1.0 and cannot get it to work. If anyone else tries any of the suggestions can they feed back their experience? Thanks0
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