Using AT&T Natural Voices速 or Installed Text-to-Speech Voice AT&T Natural Voices速 and Text-to-Speech VoicesQDS supports AT&T Natural Voices速. or any other SAPI 5.-compliant speech engine installed on your computer to provide text-to-speech functionality.
Windows includes free text-to-speech voices, some of which are installed by default and others which can be installed separately (see below).To see a listing of all voice fonts present on your system, go to Tools List Text-to-speech Voices in the ACASI module. This opens a list box that contains all SAPI 5-compliant voices installed on the system, displayed with the corresponding vendor name and language.The voice setting is language dependent, so you will select a unique voice for each language version of your questionnaire. You can select voice under and also select to have ACASI read response categories (text buttons). By default, QDS will assume that TTS should be used if no Audio Files are specified.AT&T Natural VoicesIncluded in the ACASI purchase are several AT&T Natural Voices that are downloaded and installed separately after ACASI installation:o Crystal (female, U.S. English)o Mel (male, U.S. English)o Mike (male, U.S.
English)o Rosa (female, Spanish)Additional languages and voices are available for purchase from Wizzard Natural Voices:For AT&T Natural Voices, you can adjust pronunciation of words by building a or modify other aspects using the.Windows Text-to-Speech VoicesThe following voices are installed with Windows:Windows 7o Anna (female, U.S. English)Windows 8 and 10o Hazel (female, United Kingdom English)o David (male, U.S. English)o Zira (female, U.S.
English)The following additional voices can be installed to use with ACASI:Windows 7 Enterprise or Ultimate editionso Lili (female, Chinese with Language Pack)Windows 8 and 10o English (India) Heerao Korean Heamio Spanish (Spain) Helenao Spanish (Mexico) Sabinao French Hortenseo German Heddao Japanese Harukao Chinese (simplified) Hanhan and Huihuio Chinese (traditional) Tracyo Italian Elsao Polish Paulinao Portuguese (Brazil) Mariao Russian IrinaTo download and install additional voices:Download Language Pack1. Open Settings App ( PC Settings under Windows 8)2.
Select Time & Language3. Select Region & Language4. Select Add a language5. Select a specific language; Windows will return to the Region & Language page6. On Region & Language page, select the language just added and select Options from the drop-down menu7. On Language options page, under Download language pack, select Download button.Windows will start downloading the language pack.Download Text-to-Speech Voice ( o nly necessary under Windows 10 )1. Open Settings App2.
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Select Time & Language3. Select Region & Language4. On the Region & Language page, select language just added and select Options from the drop-down menu5. On L anguage options page, under Speech, select Download.Windows will start downloading the voice.