Frequently asked questions speakonia cfstechnologies. Microsoft sam voice download software free download. Microsoft reported they will not be including the microsoft anna voice in windows 10. The sapi5 versions of microsoft mary, mike, and sam most likely do not work on windows. Part 2 will compare the difference between the lh michael and michelle voices and the lh tts 3000 british voices. I tried the other voices and could find one that was funny so to speak. Microsoft sam is the default texttospeech male voice in microsoft windows 2000 and windows xp. Mar 30, 2012 speakonia is a texttospeech software application that uses the microsoft speech technology and provides several other features to enhance the whole process once installed, you shall discover a. Publication date 19990216 topics voice, sam, mike, mary language english. There is no way to download microsoft sam on windows 7.
Once the download is complete, install the package and the microsoft voices will be available for you to use, along with a number of other voices. Speakonia microsoft sam and his fellow tts voices wiki fandom. Scott moseiwitch vladimir lofrcopterius achilles radarius overseeriaus xvii, commonly called radar overseer scotty b. Part 1 of this video will show you how to install speakonia and the tts voices. Download new speakonia voices speakonia is a texttospeech program created by the company cfs technologies. Speakonia comes with about 20 voices all with strong robotic accents and lets you quickly change the reading speed and pitch. For example, you can download a favorite female voice like mary, download your mother tongue from over 11 languages, or anything else you want. Radar overseer scotty, microsoft anna, and even microsoft mike. In speakonia, there are tons of different voices choose the voice to be sam.
It is the most common voice used in the ttsc as it is widely available for download throughout the internet. When i open speakonia i get the message access violation at address 0047034d or some other. Just wait for it to load it may take a minute or so as its a 2mb piece of software then type your text in the box and click speak. It seems they changed the speech engine in windows 10 and have decided not to update the code for microsoft anna i actually thought that was one of the better voices in previous versions of windows. Microsoft sam has been replaced with microsoft anna in windows 7. Usually the go to guy when it comes to portraying new characters. Microsoft sam voice changer software voice changer software v. Microsoft sam tts generator is an online interface for part of microsoft speech api 4. Starter kitvoices microsoft sam and his fellow tts voices. If the microsoft sam is very busy, you can scale sapi4 by running it multiple times with different ports but same voices. The pack will install the infamous microsoft text to speech voices. Free text to speech natural voices text to speech software with. He has also been known to go on adventures with microsoft mike and mary as well as with anna.
Download the program itself, and the package microsoft voices mary, sam and mike 7. Windows xp mode comes as a separate download and works only with windows 7 professional, ultimate, and enterprise. A typical speakonia video consists of the speakonia voice talking over a still picture. Download the program itself, and the package microsoft. And yes, i am downloading random crap on a windows xp vm.
It is used by narrator, the screen reader program built into the operating system. This online tool lets you generate a microsoft sam style voice not the exact original that you can play and download easily just wait for it to load it may take a minute or so as its a 2mb piece of software then type your text in the box and click speak. Apr 22, 2016 this feature is not available right now. He is well known for his unusual, harsh sounding highpitched voice, though his voice can be adjusted to sound lower. Hi, i was going to try the sapi4 ones but the download link is gone. Speakonia is a popular text to speech program developed by cfs technologies. Its development has been discontinued along with other cfs software. Speakonia is a texttospeech software application that uses the microsoft speech technology and provides several other features to enhance the. However, they are not obligated not to disclose or use the information for any other purpose. Speakonia microsoft sam and his fellow tts voices wiki. Feb 07, 2017 part 1 of this video will show you how to install speakonia and the tts voices. Aside from reading errors and signs, microsoft sam has done all sorts of strange wacky things, like watching videos and commenting on them. Other languages are also available besides english, but i did not install them. Its possible to update the information on speakonia or report it as discontinued.
Speakonia has an option to export the spoken text as. Speakonia is able to fetch webpages through an internal interface and read them aloud for you. Sam is well known for appearing in hundreds of infamous youtube. Compatible sapi4 and sapi5 free natural voices downloads from microsoft and. These include microsoft sam microsoft mike and microsoft mary. We have collected most of highquality free or commercial voices from the internet for you. None of the ones ive downloaded sound similar to chiefs voice, they all kinda sound like a shittier less updated version. Radar overseer scotty the world of speakonia wiki fandom. Try and find someone to do some voice acting for you. All my other voices work lo quendo and ivona voices one. How do i get different voices for microsoft narrator. Unlike windows 7 or vista, one cannot use any thirdparty program for microsoft anna because there is no anna voice api for download. For example, you can download a favorite female voice like mary, download your mother tongue from over 11 languages, or anything else you.
Because this voice is available with speakonia, it has gained the title of the speakonia version of microsoft sam. Feel free to use the generated audio for any of your projects commercial or personal. This is a pack of tts voices that was made by microsoft. Speakonia is a texttospeech program which is controlled through a graphical user interface similar to notepad. Once the download is complete, install the package and the microsoft voices will be available for you to use, along with a number of other voices robosoft 16. Plus, not many people want to be voice actors for a online parody either. This online tool lets you generate a microsoft sam style voice not the exact original that you can play and download easily. The voices are usually accompanied by a still picture of said character being portrayed. However you can use windows xp mode as microsoft sam is the default voice selection in windows xp. Its also little trouble to correct the pronunciation of words. How to download microsoft sam,mike and marys voices. By default, speakonia is included with at least 11 voices. Speakonia was added by decimic in jul 2010 and the latest update was made in aug 2017. A person can simply select the desired voice on the toolbar to the right along with the pitch and speech settings, click the apply button and wait for that voice to say the letters ok, type what heshe wants the voice to say, and click the button that.
Speakonia is a texttospeech computer program commonly used in youtube videos, newgrounds spam entries, and ytmnd pages. Microsoft sam born january, 1973, june 19, 1994 or february 17, 2000 depending on universe speech articulation module is the famous text to speech voice included with windows xp, who is also included in the tts program speakonia, and balabolka, and 2000, but his speech patterns differ from his xp version. Microsoft sam microsoft sam and his fellow tts voices. Microsoft mike and microsoft mary are optional male and female voices respectively, available for download from the microsoft website. French, german, italian and more wave export easy to use.
It sounds something like folly folly fake fake folly folly in narrator and in speakonia, it sounds like a combination of the words lol, ha, and ball. Microsoft sam, microsoft mike and microsoft mary can be used on windows vista and later with a thirdparty program like speakonia and ttsreader installed on the machine that supports these operating systems, however, the speech patterns differ from the versions of these voices. Once the download is complete, install the package and the microsoft voices will be available for you to use, along with a number of other voices robosoft 16, whispers, etc. Where do you download microsoft sam for windows vista answers. All voices have lower and upper pitch and speed limits. Microsoft sam sapi 4 is a tts texttospeech voice introduced in windows 2000 with sapi 4. Speakonia s interface is very similar to that of notepad. This number can be greatly increased by installing a separate package of voices, called simply. Clipboard reading whenever something is copied to the clipboard speakonia reads it aloud let speakonia read your email for you speakonia supports many tts engines tts engines are available in different languages from microsoft. He was also included in the tts program speakonia, but his speech patterns differ from the narrator version.
This is a list of all tts voices that are available for download on the wiki most of these are hosted by nick, though some have been linked by other users. We have collected some voices from the internet for you. In narrator and speakonia, microsoft sams laugh hahahaha sounds different from other voices e. Speakonia angry german kid wiki fandom powered by wikia. May 26, 2010 download the program itself, and the package microsoft voices mary, sam and mike 7. Voices hosted by ducky are typically tested in balabolka or speakonia. Run the single instance of web server with different ports but same names too. The reading can be paused, resumed and can be exported to a wave file.