Questions tagged [speech]
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Turn off voice of "Your computer remotely control by **" ScreenSharing MacOS
I using 2 laptops, both on MacOS with ScreenSharing.
And when I trying to use second laptop without VNC/ScreenSharing,I hearing voice with attention.
"Your compture remotely control blah blah&...
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In MacOS, how do you use the Signet symbol of the Live Speech window?
I am trying to use Live Speech to easily dictate things repeatedly instead of having to say them
I see a signet icon at the right of the Live Speech window, but I cannot understand how to use it. When ...
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How to reset the TTS / Spoken Content system in macOS 14 Sonoma when voices will not download/activate?
I've noted that I cannot download voices in macOS 14 Sonoma any longer and when they "seem" to download, they will not activate or show as having downloaded. I cannot seem to use another or '...
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Set several preferred custom voices on MacOS Ventura
In Ventura, under System Settings > Accessibility > Vision > Spoken Content > System Voice, I have the option to set a single preferred voice. However, I would like to maintain a preferred ...
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system wide shortcut for start speaking not working in Microsoft Edge
I added a shortcut for "start speaking"
it works in Safari: I can select a piece of text then use the shortcut to make my Mac read it aloud for me
While in Edge, it stops working, though I ...
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How to avoid audio clipping when using SAY command in AppleScript?
When "say" command is used in AppleScript it seems the audio channel is asleep because the beginning of the word always gets clipped. Subsequent words are find but after a few minutes the ...
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Switching voice or accent during Speak Screen when reading same language
I hope to switch the voice on different languages via Speak Screen. It switches voice and accent on different sentences or paragraphs even when all the text is in the same language, in my case English....
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Globally Disable Microphone in Big Sur?
After upgrading to Big Sur from Catalina, I remarked my fan was running continuously. Opening Activity Monitor I remarked that "com.apple.SpeechRecognitionCore.speechrecognitiond" was ...
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The speech voice my new Mac speaks is different from my old one
I purchased M1 MacBook Air but it speaks different voice from my old Mac (2017 MacBook). I thought the voice is set at System Preferences | Accessibility | Spoken Content, but both of my Mac are set ...
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How to stop speech in automator action
I can make an Applescript within automator so it reads text at N speed:
on run {input, parameters}
repeat with thisText in input
say thisText speaking rate 400
end repeat
end run
However, ...
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How to save text to speech as a voice recording?
say "Hello World"
is pretty neato, but it requires the terminal to stay open. Is there a nice way to save the recording from what a "say" would output as a file?
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How to get back Chinese Speech after upgrading to Mojave?
After upgrading to Mojave, I cannot use Chinese Speech any more. If I go to
Preference → Accessibility → Speech
and choose any of the Chinese Speech (Mandarin, Cantonese), for Ting-Ting, Sin-ji, ...
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Is Speech Synthesis protected by copyright or patent law? What does Mac OS License protect?
I know that according to a question asked by another user here Are the Apple text-to-speech voices copyrighted?
"No other use of the System Voices is permitted by this License, including but not ...
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Toggle "Announce the Time" when presenting?
This answer shows how to programmatically toggle "Announce the time", but how can I automatically trigger this when I dis/connect from/to (certain) external displays?
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How do I use AppleScript or Automator to turn Time Announce on or off at specified times? [duplicate]
I like Time Announce during the day while I am working. But I want it off when I am sleeping.
Apple's Do Not Disturb function will mute notifications and sounds associated with them, but it has no ...
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Is there a way to start speaking a word using macOS text to speech by hovering over it and pressing a shortcut?
I want it to speak the word without selecting it, just hovering over it + a shortcut. Or by pressing a shortcut after using the lookup feature in Mac.
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Which ios devices support offline speech recognition
Which ios devices allow a user to do speech recognition (the microphone in the keyboard to type) when there is no internet connection (or a slow connection).
My brand new iPad mini cannot do it but ...
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Migrate speech profile
I've been speaking into my Mac for the last couple of years.
I'm starting a fresh OSX.
If I understand correctly, the speech recognition improves over time.
Is it possible to migrate my old profile,...
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Downloading additional voices from command-line
I am using a MacOS X server (to which I only have command-line access) to convert text to speech which is saved to sound files (using PyObjC). I would like to install some of the optional OS X voices (...
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iPhone 5s speaks the words I type when I text
My iPhone 5s speaks the words I type while texting. How do I stop iPhone 5s from speaking the words I type when texting?
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Can Apple Watch read aloud web sites or web pages?
I know that Apple Watch comes with Siri, which is capable of understanding spoken phrases and respond with a short answer.
But can it also read an entire website or web page, similar to Android apps ...
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Commercial command line utility for transcribing voice memos to text?
I'm looking for a commercial command line utility to transcribe my MP3 voice memos into text files. My workflow is to record voice memos through out the day and upload these memos as MP3 files to ...
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Talking clock in a different language
I've got my Mac speaking me the time every hour, but I'm currently trying to learn French so I thought it would be a good idea to make it speak the time in French.
However, rather than saying "Il est ...
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Customise speech assistant
OSX's speech assistant must be the most underrated feature of any product ever.
The complexity of speech recognition algorithms is colossal. I have been tracking their progress for years, as I have ...
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Mac Speech 'choppy'
Is there any reason why the text to speech reader will sound choppy?
On the first attempt to read a block of text, it stops for a split second every few clauses - even failing to say some words along ...
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Text To Speech - Custom Rate (not on the slider)
In System Preferences, under Dictation & Speech, there is a Speaking Rate setting:
Is there a way to change the Speaking Rate to a value that is not on that slider bar?
For example, if I want ...
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How do I end dictation without using my mouse, and without triggering unintended shortcuts?
As far as I know, to terminate hands-free voice dictation mode one must use their hands -- either by clicking 'Done', or by pressing Command + D.
However, pressing Command + D also executes the ...
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How to record human voice and display as text on command line?
I am looking tool or a script that records human voice and displays as text purely on command line.
I am not looking for text to speech, but rather speech to text.
I do not want to work at all with ...
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SpeechRecognitionServer not found in Mavericks with applescript?
I am trying to use an applescript to get speech input from a user and then perform and action. However, the code i'm using was made for osx lion. When I put it into applescript editor, the editor ...
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Mac OS X Speech Won't Work
Let's say i'm reading a book online. I wouldn't want to read i would use the Speech Feature by Apple. I open Safari, read a book, I select all using CMD+A and i right click and start the speech. I ...
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Mac OS announcing notifications
There is an option in Mac OS to announce alerts, when they are displayed or to have it announce the time in regular intervals.
My question is: Is there an option to announce notifications, or even ...
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