I somehow stumbled on to this website.
https://wellsaidlabs.com/
This is the first text to speech generator that sounds human.
Dale
Text to Speech
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Re: Text to Speech
Pretty pricey
Re: Text to Speech
Sure, I've worked with voice actors, and yes, it requires a lot more money than I make, that's for sure.
So unfortunately ' funding' comes into the mix, that is not always desirable.
That's when I normally just do my own ( dodgy) voices.
I can certainly see that the text option could be well worth it for a project like yours, after all, you don't need a yearly subscription, eh?
Well worth the small expense in that scenario.
I guess the difference is that voice artists give proper nuance and meaning.
So unfortunately ' funding' comes into the mix, that is not always desirable.
That's when I normally just do my own ( dodgy) voices.
I can certainly see that the text option could be well worth it for a project like yours, after all, you don't need a yearly subscription, eh?
Well worth the small expense in that scenario.

I guess the difference is that voice artists give proper nuance and meaning.
Re: Text to Speech
I have software that can change speed, pitch, add compression, etc. And with the natural-sounding voices, I think it will be fine.
The problem as you say, I would be using only one month to do what I need, But currently, I'm learning c#. Then I want to learn Unity programming. So I'm looking at six months before I work on the audiobook.
Dale
Re: Text to Speech
The samples at the website are surprisingly better than I was expecting. I don't think AI voices are a substitute for good old fashioned human voice acting, but I can see this being fine for informational videos or web-commercials on a budget.
Just for fun, I want play around with the trial today. Thanks for posting the link.
Just for fun, I want play around with the trial today. Thanks for posting the link.
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