| Text to speech or the also called speech | | | | The online text to speech website has the same |
| synthesis is the artificial production of a human | | | | or even more options compared to the integrated |
| voice. This technology has many applications such | | | | services. You can choose the type of the voice - |
| as improving accessibility for disabled people | | | | male or female and usually there is more than |
| allowing visually impaired people or people with | | | | one voice available per gender. This is great as |
| reading difficulties to listen to written works on a | | | | this way you can pick up the voice that you |
| home computer, providing new services or even | | | | understand the best. The voice level and the |
| in the entertainment field. | | | | speed of talking can also be adjusted. |
| Most of the modern computer systems have | | | | The online text synthesis services also feature a |
| text to speech modules that allow text seen on | | | | variety of languages. Obviously the English |
| the screen to be converted into speech. Apart | | | | language is the most popular but there are many |
| from the personal computer operation system | | | | websites that offer a vast variety of language |
| modules there are much software available so it is | | | | options. This is great news so people of any |
| a matter of choice which one should be used. | | | | nationality can benefit from the online services. |
| Of course when making a choice the quality of | | | | When choosing an online text to speech program |
| the speech synthesis should be taken into | | | | you should check what it can read. Some |
| account. The quality of text to speech conversion | | | | programs can only read the text from the |
| is estimated by its similarity to a human voice, | | | | internet browser or the text from specific text |
| and by its ability to be understood. | | | | processing programs such as Word. The best |
| Apart for the text to speech modules that the | | | | option is to get a program that reads from as |
| modern computer operation systems have and | | | | many sources as possible. Some programs are |
| the similar software available, there are many | | | | able to perform dictionary look ups, have |
| online text to speech resources. They are useful | | | | magnifying glass tool, translation tool. Some text |
| to people who are not able to use their home | | | | to speech programs have the option to record |
| computer or who do not have the required | | | | the text read. This is a great option since all that |
| modules installed. Some of the online speech | | | | is on the screen can be recorded in an MP3 |
| synthesis services are paid but there are some | | | | format and listened later. |
| which are free or with free trials. | | | | |