How to Add Text-to-Speech to an Audio File?
- Overview
- Step 1. Input an Audio File
- Step 2. Activate the Text to Speech Tool
- Step 3. Insert the Converted Speech
- Step 4. Save the Changes




A Text-to-Speech (TTS) capability for a computer refers to the ability to play back text in a spoken voice. Audio Record Edit Toolbox provides a TTS system to convert normal language text into speech. If you want to insert some narration to an audiobook before each chapter, this could be practical.
Download
Audio Record Edit Toolbox
Launch Audio Record Edit Toolbox. Click
"Home" tab
of the Ribbon Command Bar and choose "Open"
to activate a browser window, in which you can select an audio file
from your computer
.
Then, click "Open"
to input the audio file to program. (You can add more than one audio
file to the task window to edit.)

Step 2. Activate the Text to Speech Tool
Now, the waveform of the file displays
in the waveform window. Just left-click on the waveform to select
an insertion point as needed
.
Then, click the "File" tab
of the Ribbon Command Bar to choose "Text to Speech"
to activate the TTS tool.

Step 3. Insert the Converted Speech
In the pop-up window you can enter the
text you wish spoken
.
Choose the voice you need (Speech engine options could be added
through adding more voice packages)
.
Click "Synthesis Speech"
and within seconds the speech will be added to the selected point.

Now, the speech is displayed in the waveform
window, you can use editing function to edit it or add audio effects
to meet your demands. You can just go back to the "Home" tab
and click the "Save" button
to save the changes to the original file or click "Save As"
to save the changes with a different file name and/or location (After
that you can select the output folder and format as well as adjust
the output quality). Now, play back text in a spoken voice with
natural sounding voices.
