Text 2 Speech Engines & Supporting files...

"Text 2 Audio" supports both SAPI4 and SAPI5 compliant voices.

SAPI5:

By default, XP and Vista has Microsoft SAPI 5 installed with one voice: Sam (with XP) or Anna (with Vista) but your "mileage may vary" !

If you would like to add the Mike and Mary voices - get them HERE

Windows 98, ME, 2000 and NT users...

To make use of the SAPI 5 voices - Download the SAPI 5 runtime files here >>>  this link (6.22 Mb) then double click after download to install. If you need / would like to have the Mike and Mary voices - get them HERE

SAPI4:

There are a lot of free SAPI 4 voices on the internet, so SAPI 4 (used in Windows 98, ME and 2000) is still very useful

You'll need the SAPI4 runtime files and any Text 2 Speech engines you might want - get them HERE. After installed the software will automatically recognize for selection.

But maybe you want take advantage of using a supported language other then English! Get any of the supported FREE text 2 speech engines directly from Microsoft at

http://www.microsoft.com/msagent/downloads/user.aspx#tts

Note:

There are many advanced text 2 speech engines available on the INTERNET that are much better then the free one's from Microsoft. The best, in my opinion, is "AT&T Natural Voices" which sound / are much better (convert t 2 s more efficiently). Do a little surfing/ shopping for the best deal on the iNet if interested.

Here are some samples of text converted to audio (mp3 files) using the "Text 2 Audio" tool included within "Wave MP3 Editor" or "Audio eBook Maker" which is an advanced application for creation of audio eBooks. 

Must have Flash 7 installed to view/ play.

Disclaimer: the text 2 speech engine, used for these recordings, is "AT&T Natural Voices - Mike(English)" which sounds / are much better (converts t 2 s more efficiently) then what is available from Microsoft for free. The above was NOT edited in any way but merely downloaded from the Project Gutenberg and split into "chapters". Due to the limitations of text 2 speech engines to recognize all text 100% - you may have to edit text for good results. If you take creating eBooks, or converting text 2 speech, seriously I would advise using these AT&T engines!