Converting Text to Speech

CrazyTalk can also convert text to speech using Microsoft's TTS (Text-To-Speech) engine. You can thus create your own script for the talking model.

CrazyTalk supports SAPI compliant Text-to-Speech engines. We currently use the Microsoft TTS engine as this has 19 voice characters available. If you currently only have the (default) Sam voice installed, other voices are available directly from our site at https://www.reallusion.com/mtts.asp or Microsoft's website.

To convert text to speech, do the following, click the Text-To-Speech button. The TTS dialog box opens.

Follow these steps to create the audio script:

1. Type the text in the editor window. Alternatively, you can also copy the text from your favorite word processing program.

2. Select the type of voice to be used by the model for speaking, using the Voice Mode drop-down box. Various voices of both sex in different settings as well as a robotic voice are available.

3. Adjust the voice quality to achieve a real-life effect using the Volume, Pitch, and Speed sliders. You can also enter a number directly in the boxes corresponding to these parameters. You may need to experiment a little with these settings before you get a satisfactory result. Click Reset at any time to reset the sliders to their default values.

4. Click the Preview button to play back the text.

5. Click OK when done.