Difference between revisions of "Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/How-to-use-SR-and-TTS-on-Windows"
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In Balabolka, click on “Microsoft Speech Platform” | In Balabolka, click on the tab “Microsoft Speech Platform”, and select the voice. Input something and click on the little play button, enjoy. | ||
To use SR, go to Start (Windows icon) → All programs → Accessories → Ease of Access → Windows Speech Recognition. | To use SR, go to Start (Windows icon) → All programs → Accessories → Ease of Access → Windows Speech Recognition. | ||
To uninstall any of this, click on Start (Windows icon) → Accessories → System Tools → Control Panel → All Control Panel Items → Programs and Features, select and click on “Uninstall”. | |||
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In Balabolka, click on “SAPI 5” | In Balabolka, click on the tab “SAPI 5”, and select the voice. Input something and click on the little play button, enjoy. | ||
SR can be found as Windows Speech Recognition. | SR can be found as Windows Speech Recognition. | ||
If you want to change the language SR recognises, click on Start (Windows icon) → Settings → Time & language → Speech, and select your “Speech language”. | If you want to change the language SR recognises, click on Start (Windows icon) → Settings → Time & language → Speech, and select your “Speech language”. | ||
To uninstall any of this, click on Start (Windows icon) → Settings → Time & language → Region & language, select and uninstall. | |||
Revision as of 10:16, 24 January 2019
Speech Recognition and Text-To-Speech are helpful tools to train your pronunciation and listening (but don't expect them to be always correct).
However, people may be confused about how to get them on Windows.
Windows 7
Microsoft Speech Platform
You need Microsoft Speech Platform Runtime (if your computer is 64 bits, choose x64; if your computer is 32 bits, choose x86):
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=27225
And install SR and TTS voices (the codes are ISO 639-1 and ISO 3166-1):
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=27224
To use TTS, click on Start (Windows icon) → All programs → Accessories → Ease of Access → Narrator. Narrator is not easy to use, while Balabolka can do the job better:
http://www.cross-plus-a.com/balabolka.htm
In Balabolka, click on the tab “Microsoft Speech Platform”, and select the voice. Input something and click on the little play button, enjoy.
To use SR, go to Start (Windows icon) → All programs → Accessories → Ease of Access → Windows Speech Recognition.
To uninstall any of this, click on Start (Windows icon) → Accessories → System Tools → Control Panel → All Control Panel Items → Programs and Features, select and click on “Uninstall”.
Windows 8, Windows 10
SAPI 5
Click on Start (Windows icon) → Settings → Time & language → Region & language → Add a language, select the one you would like, and click "Options" of the language, then click “Download” below “Speech”. It may requires a reboot.
You can find TTS in Narrator. Narrator is not easy to use, while Balabolka can do the job better:
http://www.cross-plus-a.com/balabolka.htm
In Balabolka, click on the tab “SAPI 5”, and select the voice. Input something and click on the little play button, enjoy.
SR can be found as Windows Speech Recognition.
If you want to change the language SR recognises, click on Start (Windows icon) → Settings → Time & language → Speech, and select your “Speech language”.
To uninstall any of this, click on Start (Windows icon) → Settings → Time & language → Region & language, select and uninstall.