https://github.com/brookhong/tts

A command line tool to read text with Microsoft Speech API (SAPI).
https://github.com/brookhong/tts

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A command line tool to read text with Microsoft Speech API (SAPI).

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/brookhong/tts
• Owner: brookhong
• Created: 2013-04-08T15:04:21.000Z (about 12 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2019-01-14T22:57:58.000Z (over 6 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-19T23:06:49.576Z (about 2 months ago)
• Language: C++
• Size: 309 KB
• Stars: 46
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 20
• Open Issues: 6
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  • Readme: README.md

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README

        
A command line tool to read text with Microsoft Speech API (SAPI), written by Brook Hong in 2008.

Pre-built binary at http://sharing-from-brook.16002.n6.nabble.com/file/n4967530/tts.zip

# Usage

    tts [options] [text_to_read]

        -h       show this message.

        -I       interactive mode.

        -F       list all formats supported.

        -V       list all voices installed.

        -f         use the indexed format.

        -v          use the indexed voice.

        -i     read from the file.

        -o     output to the .wav file.

        -l       output .lrc files.

        -t       convert to .mp3 file.

        -s      split the output every X minutes, default by 5.

# Example

1 `tts.exe -F` to list all formats available on your computer.

    0 SPSF_12kHz16BitStereo

    1 SPSF_16kHz16BitMono

    2 SPSF_16kHz16BitStereo

    3 SPSF_22kHz16BitMono

    4 SPSF_22kHz16BitStereo

    5 SPSF_24kHz16BitStereo

    6 SPSF_32kHz16BitStereo

    7 SPSF_44kHz16BitMono

    8 SPSF_44kHz16BitStereo

    9 SPSF_48kHz16BitMono

    10 SPSF_48kHz16BitStereo

2 `tts.exe -V` to list all voices available on your computer.

    0 Microsoft Anna - English (United States)

    1 ATT DTNV1.4 Crystal16

    2 ATT DTNV1.4 Mike16

    3 ATT DTNV1.4 Audrey16

    4 Microsoft Lili - Chinese (China)

    5 VW Paul

3 now read text with format SPSF_48kHz16BitStereo and voice ATT DTNV1.4 Crystal16:

`tts.exe -f 10 -v 1 "look, here is brook"`

`tts.exe -f 10 -v 1 "look, here is brook" -o look` to generate look.wav instead of reading it.

`tts.exe -f 10 -v 1 "look, here is brook" -o look -t` to generate look.mp3 instead of reading it.

# Build

    cl tts.cpp lame.lib libmp3lame-static.lib mpglib-static.lib