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Convert text (pdf, Word docs) to speech and mp3 files
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 1:28 pm
by jcstella
I am a new user to Audacity and have not yet installed the program. Is there an option to convert pdf or Word documents to speech, and save them to mp3 files? I am using Mac OS X, v. 10.7.5. Thanks.
Re: Convert text (pdf, Word docs) to speech and mp3 files
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 7:21 pm
by kozikowski
No.
Koz
Re: Convert text (pdf, Word docs) to speech and mp3 files
Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 12:00 am
by Robert J. H.
I would try the program "Balabolka", although I do not know if there's a mac bersion available.
It can do a Little of things, including Splitting into Audio files (mp3 or wav) playing Sound Clips within the text etc.
Really one of the greatest Freeware programs out there.
Re: Convert text (pdf, Word docs) to speech and mp3 files
Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 12:44 pm
by Trebor
jcstella wrote:I am a new user to Audacity and have not yet installed the program. Is there an option to convert pdf or Word documents to speech, and save them to mp3 files? I am using Mac OS X, v. 10.7.5. Thanks.
You'd need a text-to-speech program , then record its output with Audacity, then export the recording in mp3 format.
Windows OS comes with text-to-speech, apparently Macs do too ...
http://osxdaily.com/2010/03/28/how-to-m ... to-speech/