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espeak-ng — A multi-lingual software speech synthesizer. See also: `speak-ng`, `espeak`. More information: <http

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Problem

How to use the espeak-ng command: A multi-lingual software speech synthesizer. See also: speak-ng, espeak. More information: <https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng/blob/master/src/espeak-ng.1.ronn>.

Solution

espeak-ng — A multi-lingual software speech synthesizer. See also: speak-ng, espeak. More information: <https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng/blob/master/src/espeak-ng.1.ronn>.

Speak a phrase aloud:

espeak-ng "{{text}}"

Speak text from stdin:

echo "{{text}}" | espeak-ng

Speak the contents of a [f]ile:

espeak-ng -f {{path/to/file}}

Speak using a specific [v]oice:

espeak-ng -v {{voice}} "{{text}}"

Speak at a specific [s]peed (default is 175) and [p]itch (default is 50):

espeak-ng -s {{speed}} -p {{pitch}} "{{text}}"

Output the audio to a [w]AV file instead of speaking it directly:

espeak-ng -w {{path/to/output.wav}} "{{text}}"

List all available voices:

espeak-ng --voices

Code Snippets

Speak a phrase aloud

espeak-ng "{{text}}"

Speak text from `stdin`

echo "{{text}}" | espeak-ng

Speak the contents of a [f]ile

espeak-ng -f {{path/to/file}}

Speak using a specific [v]oice

espeak-ng -v {{voice}} "{{text}}"

Speak at a specific [s]peed (default is 175) and [p]itch (default is 50)

espeak-ng -s {{speed}} -p {{pitch}} "{{text}}"

Context

tldr-pages: common/espeak-ng

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