WarpMyMind

I can compact all I'd need into a few files if I could just find a good program to use that can do the talking for me. I know there's a few out there but they do not have the ability to save what you type as a wav or mp3 and they do not come cheap.

SmartRead will save the sound for you and it's free. Might be worth buying one good "voice" to work with, because free ones require a lot of editing to sound OK. Good luck!

Z

If you're using Windows, you can separate your writing/recording program from your choice of synthesized voice. There are several "reader" programs that support Microsoft's speech API; the best free one I know of is Balabolka; NaturalReader is also apparently pretty good if you don't mind paying for it. Lots of TTS voices support SAPI, so you can get voices from a variety of vendors and load them into your reading program of choice. I don't know what voices are cutting edge nowadays, but the technology is relatively good these days, so even the cheaper voices should sound moderately human.

I think there are similar APIs/readers for Macintosh and Linux PCs that would allow you to pull this off, but I don't know specifics on those platforms.

If you need a voice for your words, I would be willing to record a reading of your script and send it back to you for editing instead of monkeying around with a Voice to Text software. It wouldn't be anything professional, but being a native of the midwestern region of the United States I have a neutral accent when speaking English. Just a thought.

I actually found a way to get a good program along with a few good voices. My favorite so far is Paul from Neo since he speaks so clearly and sounds like a human to some extent. His pacing is pretty good too except for a few words or if you make him read super long sentences.

Cool! Glad you found a good program to use. Best of luck with file-making.