I'm in a strange predicament right now. I'm taking a virtual class through work and at work in my cubicle. I'd like to be able to quietly do this but sometimes I have to speak into the microphone instead of talking in the chat. I'd like to just type into a program, have the program convert it into speech, and then send that speech into a microphone so I can remain silent and still communicate effectively with my instructor.
If there is any software or even a Python library, I'd love to use it or build it myself.
Thank you,
2 Answers
Two steps to this solution;
Text to speech: There are a number of approaches you can take to best solve your particular need: Ubuntu Community Text to Speech. Pick the one you find to be preferable.
Redirect the audio out to the microphone input: Here is one solution that fully redirects the audio out to the microphone input.
I have not prototyped this yet, but this should set you firmly on the right path. Let us know of your progress.
Gespeaker
It is a nice application that can open any .txt file and read:
Additional Language packs and Tones are available.
It can also record the Speech.
Can installed with Software Center Or with:
sudo apt-get install gespeaker espeaker
