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The TechDis voices are young English voices which are free to use for all post 16 students and staff. You can find more information on how to register here.
Once you have registered there are some things you need to be aware of so you can either install the voices yourself or ask your IT department. All the information is in this short video.
Installing The Voice – What You Need to Know from JISC TechDis on Vimeo.
Posted in accessibility, eBooks, eLearning, eMagazine, Employability, eportfolio, inclusion, Innovation, JISC Techdis, Learning Disability, Podcast, Specialist Colleges, ToolBox (TBX), Video, tagged TechDis Jack, TechDis Jess, TechDis TBX, Text to Speech, Voice on June 29, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Here at TechDis we commissioned Cereproc in Edinburgh to develop two high quality synthetic voices. Most free to use synthetic voices are very robotic and sound very unnatural. Here’s a good explanation of what a synthetic voice is and how you could use it.
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