Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Talk about text to speech technology.
TTS is short for Text to Speech. It is technology which automatically reads written text in a synthetic voice. The use of this technology was limited to just a few applications at first. But nowadays, it is all over the place. PA systems in apartment complexes, train and subway announcements and automated customer support over the phone all use TTS. The turn-by-turn directions from the satnav we often use in our cars also use this technology.
TTS has its pros and cons. On the plus side, it allows quick announcement in real time. The downside is that the synthetic voice may come across as unnatural. But as the technology makes headway, the mechanical voices sound more and more natural. TTS will likely be put to use in even more fields, including education.
Have you heard of TTS technology?
Oh, you mean converting text to speech?
Yeah, that's right. It is all over the place these days.
The public announcements at our apartment complex always use it.
Same here.
I think it is used for all recorded messages for telephone customer support.