Credit goes to Butters from www.eightforums.com for making the files. Link to his profile is below. Something you never thought possible is possible in only 4 steps! This tutorial shows how to install the SAPI 5 versions of Microsoft Sam, Mike, and Mary (The Windows XP voices) to work in Narrator, and not just Speakonia. Even though the procedure was performed in Windows 10, it will work in Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows 8.1.
Original installer links are located near the bottom of this description. UPDATE 9/26/2017: The new installer for the XP voices got taken down. Luckily, someone named Sixty Sixty saved the file on Dropbox!
If you do not trust Dropbox, you can use the old installers that were featured in this video, which are linked further down in this description. Download Microsoft Sam/Mike/Mary: Download Microsoft Anna/Lili: UPDATE 9/17/2016: As Butters made new and easier installers for both the XP Voices and W7 Voices, this tutorial has become outdated and irrelevant. Here are the new download links: Microsoft Sam, Mike, and Mary: Microsoft Anna and Lili: Original thread: Butters' Profile Page: Download link for XP-Voices: Download link for Microsoft Anna: Windows Welcome Music created by Microsoft. Video Number: 93 Series: independent Render Date: 3/5/2016, 2:58 PM -END OF DESCRIPTION.
Text to speech (and the inverse, in instances like Dragon Naturally Speaking) is a brilliant technology that can be used in a lot of different ways. Ever since Windows' Microsoft Sam, text to speech has been pretty accessible to your desktop commoner.
Contents Overview A screenshot of Speakonia Speakonia itself is fairly simple to use for the average user, regardless of its skill level. The graphical user interface is similar to Notepad, in a technical way. A user simply has to type what they want the voice to say, and when they click the button that looks like a play button, the selected text-to-speech voice will read it. The user can change the voice at any time by going to the drop-down menu labeled Voice under the Speech Properties, and selecting another voice. The user can also change the speed and volume of the voice with the sliders below the drop-down menu.
It can also be installed in several languages. Interface The Speakonia interface consists of 4 main elements: the menu bar, the toolbar, the text box, and the 'Speech Properties' Box.
The Menu Bar is mostly for working with saving and exporting files, as well as registering the program. It is not the main focus of the program. The toolbar has some saving feature shortcuts, as well as commands for playing, pausing and stopping the voice from reading the text that has been entered into the text box. The Text Box is where you will spend most of your time in the program.
You simply type what you want the voice to say into the text box. Lastly, the Speech Properties window is the handiest tool in Speakonia. It allows you to switch between voices quickly, change the speed at which the voice speaks, change it's pitch and volume. This window also has the handy-dandy 'Lexicon' feature, which allows you to change the pronounciation of a word if the voice does not say it correctly.
The Speech Properties window in Speakonia. Microsoft Voices By default, Speakonia is included with at least 11 voices. This number can be greatly increased by installing a separate package of voices, called simply:. Once the download is complete, install the package and the Microsoft voices will be available for you to use, along with a number of other voices (RoboSoft 1-6, whispers, etc.). Exporting as.WAV Speakonia has an option to export the spoken text as.WAV audio files. In order to export a file as a.WAV audio file, you must register Speakonia.
To register, one must simply give their name and E-mail address. From there, you will receive a code by e-mail and once registered, you will unlock all features of Speakonia. Registration is essential for anyone who wishes to use the voices in their YouTube videos.
Trivia. The Default Adult Voices of Speakonia are actually adapted from the Lernout & Hauspie TruVoice voices. They have been renamed also.
There are no pitch, speed and volume indicators to display levels of pitch, speed and volume. The Microsoft Voices included in Windows XP differ from the ones in Speakonia, with modified speech patterns. Instead it matches Windows 2000 Microsoft Sam. CFS-Technologies no longer supports Speakonia, but still has the program available for download on its site. (also available on the CNET download site). Speakonia will not work with Windows RT. Test voice of every TTS Voices are: 'This is a test for Speakonia.'
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. To use the full potential of Speakonia, the following registration key is needed:.
Name: Unlimited License. Email: [email protected].
Reg. Code: SPK-183 References NOTE: The Mediafire links may not work. If it fails, use the Google Drive links. Download Link:. Mediafire links provided by Pieboy6000.
Speakonia:. Microsoft voices (Sam, Mike, Mary and RoboSoft voices):.
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The other voices (such as british voices) can no longer be downloaded from the Speakonia website. They can however, be downloaded from here:. Alternatively, if the v3mail link doesn't work for certain voices, a Google Drive download for the common voices is always available, provided by Ducky. More links are available for the voices (which include more voices than previously available) either,.