A service which "reads" text aloud to the user
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How to to specify pronunciations for OS X Lion?
The text-to-speech function on Mac OS X Lion is quite good, although sometimes it misses the just-right pronunciation of a word.
Is there a way to specify a pronunciation for certain words or phrases ...
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Are the Apple text-to-speech voices copyrighted?
I want to use an excerpt of an OS X text-to-speech voice in a song that I am recording. Is there any kind of copyright restriction for recordings of the computer voice I should know about, or are they ...
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How do I make Mountain Lion read iMessage texts as they come in
On my MacBook Air in Lion with the iMessage beta I was able to set up iMessage to read all incoming messages automatically with text to speech.
I can't find how to turn that on with Mountain Lion.
I ...
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How can I make Text to Speech use different voices for different languages? [duplicate]
I am learning French and sometimes need to use Text to Speech to fix my pronunciation. As English is my second language, I also sometimes use Text to Speech with it.
The problem is that the English ...
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Change text to speech voice mac?
Is it possible for me to change the text to speech voice (For example, right clicking any paragraph or text in TextEdit, clicking Speech --> Start Speaking) from the default American version to the UK ...
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What's a free or cheap text-to-speech program that is available for commercial use?
As I said in my previous question, I want to use an excerpt of a text-to-speech voice in a song. Where can I find a free or cheap service that'll let me do this without breaking their terms of use?
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how can I turn off speech in the parental controls lockout dialog?
Every night before 1am, when my daughter has gone to bed but stayed logged in to our iMac (Lion 10.7.5), the parental controls dialog pops up. Unfortunately it ALSO announces itself via ...
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How to build a simple app that turns text to m4a files
I'm learning Chinese and want a way to quickly generate and save words and phrases to m4a files.
I've managed to do pretty much what I want in terminal, but I can't seem to figure out how to make an ...
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Mac OS X sometimes delays before 'say' command
I'm using Mac OS X 10.6.8.
When I use the 'say' command from the command-line, the audio usually
starts very quickly, in less than a second.
Other times, however, there is a delay of over 10-15 ...
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Speech Voice for Macs like Apple Commertials
Does anyone happen to know if there is a speech voice for the Macs that is the same as the recent Apple Commercials?
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How can I change the speech rate while text-to-speech is going on?
Is it possible to do that? I currently activate the text-to-speech feature by hitting CMD+SHIFT+S. However, while reading textbooks, I sometimes need to go slower to increase understanding, or pause. ...
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OS X Text to Speech apps
This may be a broad question, but I think the lack of widespread interest in text-to-speech warrants it:
What are some apps for OS X that do novel things with text-to-speech; i.e., more than just ...
