

I then removed the and from the file, as Dirk noted, but P2ATC wouldn’t load. First, I made a copy and saved the original under another name without the. Thanks for the tips – it works! In case others try it without immediate success, I had to do some playing around with the AppConfig.xml file.

Thanks again Mark for pointing us to this option (and Cheeso for motivating me to not give up), you both made my day! Granted, I only tested the voices from the configuration tab so far and still have to see tomorrow how this works out when actually flying, but if there are no further issues this is going to be awesome, and it'll greatly enhance my P2A experience.

Those AWS voices (and there are plenty of choices!) are awesome and sound really natural, and you can't beat the price (free for one year, and then $4 per 5 million characters). I have no idea why (since it was set to Primary Sound Driver / Index 0) and this worked fine for the MS voices, but apparently it matters somehow and P2A doesn't seem to need it, even MS voices work as before. Less experienced individuals should find the app extremely easy to use, thanks to the intuitive layout and its overall simplicity.I figured if it's working for might be something with my P2A settings, so I renamed my Application.xml file so that P2A will start up with default settings, and voila - the voices are now playing! After a lot of experimenting and diffing I found that I only had to remove the two settings and from my original settings file in order to make it work. The bottom line is that IVONA MiniReader is a nice tool that can be quite useful to have installed on the computer as you never know when it may come in handy. It’s also possible to adjust the length of the pause between sentences and paragraphs, adjusting the entire program to suit your specific needs. You may also switch between the various available voices that are available for a wide range of languages, both male and female. The program lets you adjust the speed and volume of the voice, depending on your needs. This can be done by simply making a selection of text on the screen, whether it’s a news article, a document, RSS feed, e-book, web page, email or more and press the Play button on the interface. The app has a simple interface and a clean layout, making it easy to figure out by all users.Īs mentioned, the program was built to convert text into speech. If you want to read a news article but don’t have the time to actually go through the entire piece, then a text-to-speech program might come in handy, IVONA MiniReader is a nice tool that can be quite useful in converting text into natural-sounding words.
