I am developing a New Hire Orientation module on Storyline 2. It requires script narration, in parts. Request your help with the same.
1) Is there a free voice recording Software, which we can select for male/female voice to read script/text instead of hiring a voice over artist?
2) Also, is it possible to select region specific accents in it? The customer is from the Indian Subcontinent therefore, an American accent might stand out.
There are a number of programs you can do this with. Although it has been a long time since I've used any of them, so I'm not sure which are free of charge and still being maintained.
What you are looking for is a text to speech program. Hopefully knowing the correct term will make it easier for you to find an appropriate program.
If you have access to a Mac, it has text to speech tools installed by default. You can choose the voice you want and get it to read directly from a text file (details here).
Thank you for taking the time out to answer my query and also for sharing the right term for it. It definitely will help. In fact, following your recommendation, I will make the relevant change in the title of this discussion. :)
The Mac information will come in handy in future, however, I'm working on a Windows laptop, for now. :)
It looks like Natural Readers is free (not sure if it's good, I haven't used it). There are also a number of other options mentioned here. All the best.
Using Natural Readers free version you can configure your Windows PC setting to record audio with Audacity or some other free audio software. Here's a video that explains how to do it--> HOW TO RECORD AUDIO FROM YOUR COMPUTER FREE
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Hi S E,
There are a number of programs you can do this with. Although it has been a long time since I've used any of them, so I'm not sure which are free of charge and still being maintained.
What you are looking for is a text to speech program. Hopefully knowing the correct term will make it easier for you to find an appropriate program.
If you have access to a Mac, it has text to speech tools installed by default. You can choose the voice you want and get it to read directly from a text file (details here).
Hope that helps!
Hi Matthew,
Thank you for taking the time out to answer my query and also for sharing the right term for it. It definitely will help. In fact, following your recommendation, I will make the relevant change in the title of this discussion. :)
The Mac information will come in handy in future, however, I'm working on a Windows laptop, for now. :)
No worries S E.
It looks like Natural Readers is free (not sure if it's good, I haven't used it). There are also a number of other options mentioned here. All the best.
Very generous of you to send me additional information :) ...I'll try them out. Hope something works out.
Thanks again, Matthew. :)
Hey S E,
Using Natural Readers free version you can configure your Windows PC setting to record audio with Audacity or some other free audio software. Here's a video that explains how to do it--> HOW TO RECORD AUDIO FROM YOUR COMPUTER FREE
Did it myself. Wasn't difficult at all.
Hi Daniel,
Appreciate your time and recommendation. The video will help a lot. :)
I'll give this a shot. Thank you!
Hi S E,
I just bumped into this thread, just wondering if you have tried the TTS offered by iSpeech?
You can check their demo here: Text to Speech