Freeware to convert text to mp3?

brinky_2

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.

Donnie

How can you convert text to sound?

bat999

You're confused brinky. mp3 is a file system used for music. mp3 won't work for text.
:cool:

brinky_2

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.htm

bat999

Right, I understand what you mean.

albertross_2

http://www.bytecool.com/textsnd.htm

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306902

Stompa

http://www.naturalreaders.com/free_version.htm

bat999

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.

Gakusei

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!

stphnstevey

Wow - if these work, this is going to make my 2hr journeys in my car much more useful!!!

Gakusei

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? Thanks