Free parts of speech software for mac

Java Speech API is a wrapper for vendors to simplify usage of the Java Speech API (JSR 113). Note that the spec is an untested early access and that there may be changes in the API.

Enhancements
- First release of a base layer for sphinx4 and FreeTTS.

Emulates with your laptop the professional prompting systems used by political figures, business leaders, television commentators, stage performers.

Developed in collaboration with TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL a non profit organization the worlds leader in improving speech making and lecturingskills.

Includes both Scrolling Speech and Outline modes of speech or lecturepresentation. Advanced graphic presentation capabilities slides & movies ahead oftodays laptop technology will not become obsolete for many years.

CK's Text-to-Speech to MP3 0.93 is created to make your life more comfortable.

This package includes several applications:

• Safari Selection to MP3 File
  Just select some text in Safari, then run this program to make an MP3 file.
• Clipboard to MP3 File
  Select text in any application, copy it, then run this program to convert it to an MP3 file.
• Drag-n-Drop-Text to AIFF
  Drag text files and convert them to AIFF files spoken by MacinTalk.
• TextEdit to MP3
  Converts whatever is in TextEdit to an MP3 file spoken by MacinTalk.
• TextEdit to AIFF
  Converts whatever is in TextEdit to an AIFF file spoken by MacinTalk.
• DJ Track Names to AIFF
  Gives your iPod or iTunes a DJ announcing tunes and artists.

Major Features:

1. It is pretty much a "hands off" operation
2. It'll use your preferred voice, chosen in System preferences.
   
3. It'll use your preferred MP3 encoding rate, chosen in iTunes.
4. Make podcasts of blogs or other web pages.
5. Make your own "audio books" from downloadable free e-texts of books.
6. Create sound files saying every track in a playlist, so you can get a DJ on your iPod.

Speech Queue 1.0 is a professional and smart Apple Scriptable utility and text service to speak text with customizable voices using Apple's Text-To-Speak.

Major Features:

1. Speaks the text message in the assigned voice.
2. Speaks messages in the order recieved.
3. The user can pause, un-pause, or stop speaking the messages.
4. Text Service for Speech Queue to allow text from other Cocoa applications to be spoken.
5. Applescript support allows scripts to speak text without worrying about having the script pause until it is done speaking.
6. User defined voices can set custom voice name, rate, pitch, modulation, and volume.

Speech Toggle is a very simple freeware menu extra for Mac OS X which enables you to easily toggle Apples speech recognition (Speakable Items) on and off. The software prevents you from having to make a trip to the System Preferences every time you feel the urge to temporarily use speech recognition.
The software doesnt require an installer; just copy it to your Applications folder and launch. To set it to auto-launch, add it to the Login Items in the Accounts pane of your System Preferences.
Also, check out our speech webpage for more tips and information.
Main features:
- Free!
- Icon grays out when speech recognition is off.
- Option to open speech preferences.
- Turn speakable items on and off.
- Written with Cocoa - native to Mac OS X.
- Universal binary - Intel, PPC native.

Talk To Me is a free Yahoo! widget that talks to you. Just type text into the speech bubble and press the "Talk To Me!" Its always funny to hear the computer voice!

System requirements:
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Enhancements
- This the first version.
- Let me know of any bugs.

This program is an Apple Scriptable utility and text service to speak text with customizable voices using Apples Text-To-Speech.