Processing tts (Text to speech) with google

Pajerro

Hi,

I am working at the Moment on a Kind of siri Software. So is it possible to use the Google api with processing for tts? I found that: https://amnonp5.wordpress.com/2011/11/26/text-to-speech/ but it is not working :| I am using the latest Version of processing, so it should work.

jeremydouglass

Which TTS API are you planning on using?

I believe the old API is agressively limited / blocked -- and ways of accessing it have changed a number of times since 2011 (including just this year) so old solutions won't work.

You might want to start by getting developer access to GoogleTTS service and just confirming that you can access it and it works. THEN incorporate it into Processing.

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9893175/google-text-to-speech-api
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/32053442/google-translate-tts-api-blocked
• https://cloud.google.com/speech/

Pajerro

Ok thank you. The link is now working. i have that:

import processing.sound.*;
SoundFile file;

void setup() {
  size(640, 360);
  background(255);

  file = new SoundFile(this, "http://" + "translate.google.com/translate_tts?tl=en&q=Hello+world%E2%80%9D&client=tw-ob");
  file.play();
}      

void draw() {
}

but is there a way to load web Audio files into Processing?

jeremydouglass

@Pajerro -- re:"A way to load web audio files into Processing?"

I'm not actually sure -- perhaps someone else can answer this.

Check out the Processing Sound Library reference .... and if SoundFile doesn't work, maybe loadBytes / saveBytes?