If we can depict subtitles in bubbles, we should also have text to speech. There could also be different voices.

speak [] :: sound

speak [] until done :: sound

set voice to [... v] :: sound

set voice to [David v] :: sound

I heard that Scratch 3.0 will implement text-to-speech in some way. I don't have an official source, but I hope it's true!

Za-Chary wrote:

I heard that Scratch 3.0 will implement text-to-speech in some way. I don't have an official source, but I hope it's true!

The wiki has ‘Speech’ but I don’t remember/ know exactly what that meandering

If you look at the Scratch 3.0 GUI there is a text to speech extension, which makes me pretty sure that this is already being done. This has been around for a while, but I believe at one point was removed then added back, but regardless, I do think it's coming.

Also, duplicate, although that probably isn't the oldest.

How ‘bout this:

Scratch 3.0 has TTS (Text To Speech)… but why can’t it have STT (Speech To Text)?

This feature is coming in Scratch 3.0, which is coming in January! It is an extension called “text to speech,” which includes a speak block (which speaks text until done), voice, and language.

Test out the unfinished scratch 3.0 here

-TechBit- wrote:

How ‘bout this:

Scratch 3.0 has TTS (Text To Speech)… but why can’t it have STT (Speech To Text)?

There used to be an extension in scratch 3.0 for speech to text, but they eventually removed it before it was ever finished (it probably was too hard to make). A while later, they added text to speech, but it would be cool if there was speech to text…

To my knowledge, the Scratch Team is still working on Speech to Text. I don't think they completely got rid of it.

I really hate the TTS voices currently.
Alto is just a woman's voice.
Tenor is a man's voice.
Squeak is high pitch alto.
Giant is a very deep voice.
Kitten is just squeak saying meow

If these decisions were in my hands, I'd add in TONS of TTS voices for a Scratch 4.0 We'll just have to wait and see what happens.

Minion151208 wrote:

I really hate the TTS voices currently.
Alto is just a woman's voice.
Tenor is a man's voice.
Squeak is high pitch alto.
Giant is a very deep voice.
Kitten is just squeak saying meow

If these decisions were in my hands, I'd add in TONS of TTS voices for a Scratch 4.0 We'll just have to wait and see what happens.

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