Text to Speech Converter in Vs 2012

Introduction

Today I explain how to convert text or a text file into speech. This process is also called voice synthesis. To implement this, first of I must add the "System.Speech" using the add reference dialog box in your project. Then add the following two namespaces:

using System.Speech.Synthesis ;

using System.IO;

"System.Speech.Synthesis" contains the various functions for voice synthesis.

Use the following procedure to create it.

Step 1

First of all you must create a new Windows Store Application.

• Open Visual Studio 2012
• "File" -> "New" -> "Project..."
• Choose "Template" -> "Visual C#" -> "Windows Forms Application"
• Then rename the application

Step 2

Now design the form as you need to. Here I have designed it like this:

Step 3

Right-click on file name (that is available in Solution Explorer) and add the library "System.Speech".

Step 4

Now write the Form1.cs code in C#.

using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.ComponentModel;

using System.Data;

using System.Drawing;

using System.Linq;

using System.Text;

using System.Windows.Forms;                                  

using System.Speech.Synthesis ;

using System.IO;

 

namespace text_to_speech

{

    public partial class Form1 : Form

    {

        public Form1()

        {

            InitializeComponent();

        }

        private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)

        {

            speech = new SpeechSynthesizer();

            Pausespeak.Enabled = false;

            Resumespeak.Enabled = false;

            Stopspeak.Enabled = false;                      

        }

        SpeechSynthesizer speech;

        private void button6_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

        {

            if (textbox1.Text.Length >0)

            {

                speech = new SpeechSynthesizer();

                speech.SpeakAsync(textbox1.Text);

                label1.Text = "Speaking";

                Pausespeak.Enabled = true;

                Stopspeak.Enabled = true;

                speech.SpeakCompleted += speech_SpeakCompleted;

            }

            else

            {

                MessageBox.Show("Please Enter some text in the textbox", "Message", MessageBoxButtons.OK);

            }

        }

 

        void speech_SpeakCompleted(object sender, SpeakCompletedEventArgs e)

        {

            label1.Text = "Ideal";

        }

        private void Pausespeak_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

        {

            if (speech != null)

            {

                if (speech.State == SynthesizerState.Speaking)

                {

                    speech.Pause();

                    label1.Text = "Pause";

                    Resumespeak.Enabled = true;

                }

            }

        }

        private void Resumespeak_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

        {

            if (speech != null)

            {

                if (speech.State == SynthesizerState.Paused)

                {

                    speech.Resume();

                    label1.Text = "speaking";

                }

                Resumespeak.Enabled = false;

            }

        }

 

        private void Stopspeak_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

        {

            if (speech != null)

            {

                speech.Dispose();

                label1.Text = "Idle";

                Pausespeak.Enabled = false;

                Resumespeak.Enabled = false;

                Stopspeak.Enabled = false;

            }

        }

        private void Loadtextfromfile_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

        {

            openFileDialog1.ShowDialog();

        }

        private void openFileDialog1_FileOk(object sender, CancelEventArgs e)

        {

            textbox1.Text = File.ReadAllText(openFileDialog1.FileName.ToString());

        }      

    }

}

 

Step 5

Now run your application and add text into the TextBox, whether through the keyboard or through an open filedialog box and then click on the speech text button.