MotorolaAPX24
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I am looking for suggestions for text-to-speech software or websites for my channel announcements. What do you guys use? I can't seem to find the right voice, I'm real picky.
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APX Voice Announcements Txt to Speech
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kg6nlw
Railroad & Ham Radio Extrodinare
Balabolka with the Microsoft Zira Desktop voice works beautifully IMHO.
Regards,
-Frank C.
Regards,
-Frank C.
MotorolaAPX24
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Its a great program but I have tried it and I think the voices are too robotic
If you poke around the MotoTRBO CPS directory, you’ll find a bunch of audio files which can be used on the APX. Nothing fancy but they do have a lot of files for button pushes.
Bick
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I have used Audacity and while there is a learning curve when trying to import it to the APX cps, it can be done. The voice is what you record in Audacity. It has been over five years since I have done this so I guess I am going to have to relearn how to do it all over again.
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Bick
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I guess that is not "text to speech" that you are looking for....Sorry.
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kg6nlw
Railroad & Ham Radio Extrodinare
You won't easily find a "not too robotic" voice to use unless you record YOURSELF doing the voice channels and properly editing them. You still would need Balabolka to do some of that work, along with Audicity.
Regards,
-Frank C.
I use a little program called 'TextToWav' (a Google search should turn it up). Works great for APX, TRBO, Minitor, Harris etc files.
MotorolaAPX24
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I ended up using www.nuance.com and editing it Audacity, Thanks for your help guys
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