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South African Text-To-SpeechVoices
Frequently asked questions
SA Voices FAQ
The SA voices are compatible with Windows 7, 8 and 10 and 11 (32 + 64-bit) only.
Voices for Android devices were available to purchase on the Google Play Store, however due to updates in the Android OS, our voices are no longer compatible. Development is underway to rectify this.
There is an SDK and API for integration with other applications.
Qfrency is a multilingual Text-to-Speech system which provides both cloud based Application Programming Interfaces (API), which is this online service, as well as a Software Development Kit (SDK) for synthesizing text into speech in all 11 official South African languages. At the moment the service only provides a synchronous HTTP Representational State Transfer (REST) interface and does not support the Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML), but that will change soon.
16 bits per sample, / 16000 Hz 1 channel (mono), PCM (pulse-code modulation) (Standard Voices)
22050 Hz (Premium Voices - under development)
The voices are not currently provided with a graphical user interface (GUI) which directly allows you to listen to synthesised speech. You will need some other software application to 'call' the voices to be used.
If your software allows you to select an alternative voice in its speech setting, once installed, the SA voices should appear in the available list of voices within your software.
In Windows, this may be the Narrator accessibility tool. Other screen reading software includes JAWS for visual impairment; Grid 3 for AAC (Augmentative & Alternative Communication) and ClaroRead for dyslexia and reading support.
For Android voices, these are installed globally on your device, so any app which accesses the voices installed on your tablet/phone, should be able to utilise the SA voices. Go to your Android device's general / speech settings and select the voice there after you have purchased it.
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