The current version of the (draft) proposal for an XML-based Speech Synthesis Markup Language, as part of the W3C's Speech Interface Framework. This is an industry standard in the making. - Read more

Overview article from free encyclopedia Wikipedia. - Read more

Commented examples of speech synthesis for 25 languages. - Read more

Text-To-Speech engine for Microsoft Agent and SAPI compliant applications. Available in 7 languages (French, German, Spanish, US English, British, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese). Licensed Elan TTS-engine. Download free trial. - Read more

A short introduction to speech synthesis with the Java speech API 1.0 - Read more

Text to speech synthesis products. Boards, modules, and chips. Downloadable data sheets and product information. - Read more

Site provides a free, cross platform (Windows and MacOS), cross browser (Netscape and IE) plug-in that gives web sites the ability to talk by transforming text to speech. - Read more

Reviewing Vocoders and musical chorus synthesizers by EMS, Moog, Roland, Korg, and Electro Harmonics, talking chips (Votrax, TI) and speech recognition hardware. Information site rather than sales. - Read more

Institute for the Study of Talking Computers and Oral Culture. The Institute's mission is to study the social, cultural, and philosophical implications of talking computers and voice recognition technology. Site taking orders for a pre-publishing book having a provocative viewpoint on the impact of talking computers. - Read more

Collection of links and sound-examples of simulated emotional speech by synthesis. - Read more

German firm selling text-to-speech solutions, based on unit selection and diphones. ETeX uses its recording studio (specialized for voice recordings) for text-to-speech voices, voice prompts, and spoken manuals. - Read more

A commented overview of commercial and scientific TTS (text-to-speech) -systems for the German language with examples. - Read more

The NeXTeNS project aims at developing a modern, clean, multi-platform, open source text-to-speech system for Dutch that is freely available for research and education purposes using Mbrola and Festival components. Initiated by University of Nijmegen and the University of Tilburg. - Read more

Provides a speech synthesizer for the Romanian language, and audio applications for speech/music effects. On-line speech synthesizer demo. - Read more

Convert Microsoft Word, Acrobat PDF, PowerPoint, plain text files, web pages, and emails to spoken audio which you can then listen to online or transfer to your iPod. News, tutorials, and product features. - Read more

Online speech-synthesizer with very limited capabilities. - Read more

Interactive tutorial of speech synthesis technology by German university. - Read more

Markets a variety of speech products for industry including voiceprint, text to speech and airport security systems. Good online text to speech demo. - Read more

Focus on speech technology research and development in Chinese language, including TTS and ASR. - Read more

Provides text to speech software for natural voice. Online demo, screen shots, and voice samples. - Read more