Text to Speech in Indonesia

Text to speech in Indonesia became possible since the birth of the Internet and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) in the late 90s. In 2000, the first commercial text-to-speech systems became available. At first, it was limited to desktop and laptop computers, but later on, portable speech-to-speech programs were developed. Nowadays, text-to-speech programs and applications are available on all modern devices, including mobile phones. As a result, millions of people worldwide can listen to audio books, news, or their favorite music at any place.

Text to speech is the use of the phonological representations of spoken text to synthesize speech. Text to speech, or text-to-speech, technology generates speech from text in the same way that humans do. However, text-to-speech is used to provide auditory cues to text. Text-to-speech makes it easier for people who are blind, visually impaired, have dyslexia, or are cognitively impaired to read. This technology—commonly referred to as screen readers—can be fitted to a variety of devices including personal computers, mobile phones, and tablet computers.

Why is it Important to Have a Text-to-Speech Conversion?

Digital video players, music players, and e-books are commonly written using various kinds of coding. These codes require coding experts to interpret them and translate them properly. Text to speech technology can reveal the text with audio cues. Thus, if you listen to a digital book while the text to speech software reads you the words, you are reading the way it was written.

Poor readers understand the text better if it is read aloud because it gives them the auditory cues that mind reading gives them. Many physical impairments make it difficult for poor readers to clearly see the text on a computer screen. These impairments include blindness or partial blindness, low vision, and dyslexia.

People with significant physical disabilities or disabilities that prevent them from being able to hold a book read slower when they are forced to read text without assistive technologies. These devices help them better read the text and comprehend it.

Most audio books produced by professional audiobook producers follow a text-to-speech process to make the text understandable by most people. A text-to-speech program converts text into spoken words. The text to speech program often uses one of several types of speech synthesis, including text-to-speech synthesis, speech synthesis, or speech-to-text conversion.

Text-to-speech conversion can be easily implemented and customized. The way the speech is transformed depends on the program. Several types of text-to-speech conversion programs exist. Some are designed for educational purposes, while others are designed for users with disabilities. Some programs are specialized for certain applications, such as converting text to speech for blind people.

Some programs use text-to-speech conversion to convert printed documents into audiobooks. Some programs convert audio to text. Text files are then converted back to speech for playback. Automated speech-to-text conversion programs are typically based on speech recognition technology, which requires an audio recording of the text being spoken.

The resulting speech is recorded as a file, which may include multiple files to reflect various accents or dialects. These files can then be converted to text. Converting text to speech can be done by a human reader or by a machine. Text-to-speech conversion is best done by a human reader. However, this process may be too time-consuming and expensive for some applications and users. 

Automated speech-to-text conversion programs are increasingly common. Many modern cellphones and tablet computers include text-to-speech conversion programs. These programs are generally less accurate than human readers. These programs will read the text as fast as they can, then stop reading when they reach the end of the text. Some programs use speech recognition technology to convert speech to text. These programs often do not read the text correctly.

Text-to-speech conversion software is generally free or purchased for a low price. Some free text-to-speech conversion programs are online and self-installing. Some free text-to-speech conversion programs require users to download files and install them onto their computers, then register with the developer before they can use the software.

Verdict

Indonesia is one of the world's most populous countries, so it's no surprise that mobile phone and tablet text-to-speech conversion software is popular there. This popularity has continued recently as new types of text-to-speech conversion software have been developed. Text-to-speech software is available on most cell phones and tablet computers, and it allows people to listen to books and magazines.