New text-to-speech voice feature (postponed)

Mar 17, 2021

New text-to-speech voice feature (postponed indefinitely).

I was very excited while giving you this news and testing the system.

I want you to test the new version of this feature and learn your opinions. I have recorded in several audio formats (gender and voice type) and there will be voting for each. For now, I am only offering you one example, I will add the other samples here as the test is completed.

I must say beforehand that the type and gender of the voice cannot be changed after the system is activated. Think of it as a kind of audio recording, which cannot be changed later. So listen carefully and make a joint decision.

 

Important Update:

I regret that the implementation of this feature has been postponed indefinitely for now as a result of a dispute between us and the company that will provide the text-to-speech service. The conditions in our first conversation with this company were not met and the agreement was broken because the prices were increased significantly. I have done a lot of work in the background to bring these services to you for a week and now they are all wasted.

Of course, I will continue my research at full speed to provide this service. If necessary, I will set up my own neural speech network and synthesize it with my own means.

For now, I have only enabled the browser-supported speech feature. It is not very successful, but I made it active on the chapter page in case anyone wants to use it.

Users who subscribe through Patreon to use this service can cancel their subscription if they wish. You can cancel before the money is charged from your account until March 1st.

User Comments

  • VitorPyros 1

    consider adding the free text to voice tortoise AI; Matt Farmer is trying to make it easier to install

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  • lnwUser87860 1

    When I press the listen to chapter button it doesn't play do you know y this is happening

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    • NetherClaw

      Since the speech synthesis function is provided by the browser, not all browsers and mobile devices may support this feature. There is nothing we can do about this. Please try on a different device or browser.

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  • Immortalrealm 2

    did you get any news

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  • LukeInDC 1

    You can get Text-To-Speech by using Microsoft Edge Browser. It works on Mobile too. You have to choose "Read Aloud" from the Edge browser menu. I've found it works perfectly on Android if you use "Simplified view". Then you don't need to hit next for the next page.

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    • lnwUser87860 1

      When I press the listen to chapter button it doesn't play do you know y this is happening

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      • LukeInDC 1

        Using the Listen button won’t work because that’s an issue with the website. That’s why is suggested using Microsoft Edge browser and choosing “read aloud” from the menu.

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  • lnwUser16642 1

    Hy I just want to know if anyone can use text to speech on mobile because when ever i try using it on any phone it doesnt work Plz Help.

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    • Kd07 1

      Its been broken for a long time.if yout phone is an android try downloading READ ALOUD app in Google play.. thats what im using now but you have to download the page first then share with the app.

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    • Lesss 2

      same

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  • Kd07 1

    Guys i found an app in Google play "read aloud". It works like audiobook and the voice is also ok. Not so robotic and boring. You listen to any text that you download and share it with the app and it ill read all the text or docs for you. Another plus is that once you download and share many chaptersin the app, it will continue to read without stopping so you dont need to push play botton every character and it also works offline.. there is a small add flashing but it not very annoying. Its my 1st time and 1st day using it today and so far its free.

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  • Kd07 1

    Still no update to the audio? Huhuhuhu

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  • Immortalrealm 2

    They dare do that to you guys the are courting death

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  • CultofCale 4

    It sucks they did that to you guys

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  • deeplyblue80 1

    I use ivona reader

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