Imitating voices is an art. And with technology, we can use programs to do it. Text to Speech (better known as TTS or Text Reader) helps accessibility for people with ALS or visual impairments (⌒ω⌒)ﾉ. But they are also used to doing less serious things, such as jokes, edits, or multitasking. Today we will talk about how to Create Pokémon Voices With Text-To-Speech ヽ(>∀<☆)ノ
The Origin of Pokemon (･ω<)☆
Although many people participated in the creation of Pokémon, it is Satoshi Tajiri who is considered its true “father”. The idea arose from his hobby of hunting insects and collecting them, which marked his childhood. He submitted the project to Nintendo for its Game Boy, and Shigeru Miyamoto took a great interest in it. By the way; In case you had not noticed, the name of ‘Pokémon’ comes from the English words ‘Pocket’ (pocket) and ‘Monster’ (monster), in reference to the fact that the objective of the video game is to catch all the creatures of the world in the pokéballs, which we can later put in our pocket.
The Pokémon video game saga has already passed 26 years. Twenty-six years of stories, adventures and experiences; not just through consoles. Entertainment and culture have given a privileged space to the name of this license during the last five years, a role macerated by polishing the formula with each of the generations of deliveries that make up this phenomenon. From the original Red and Green editions of the well-known Game Boy handheld console to Nintendo’s most recent hit, Nintendo Switch, with Sword and Shield, this idea originally conceived by Japanese Satoshi Tajiri has become the highest-grossing media franchise of the history of entertainment; more than 92,000 million dollars invoiced.
Use Text-To-Speech For Your Poké-projects ☆:.｡.o(≧▽≦)o.｡.:☆
Audio files are difficult to edit, a change requires partial or complete re-recording which is time-consuming. However, there are currently tools that allow you to convert text to synthesized speech audio, the output of some tools being good enough to be indistinguishable from a natural human voice. This technology, usually called Text-To-Speech, has advanced enough in recent years that you can use it on any of your digital devices.
However, there is a wide variety of text reader programs. This is very good, as it invites the industry to continue developing and improving. However, the truth is that many times it can be overwhelming to choose one of these programs. Which is the best? And the cheapest? Which is the easiest to use? For this reason, we recommend Woord. This Saas developed by Zyla Labs produces natural voice audio, has a friendly interface for the user and, in addition, the free version has all the necessary features.
Woord: A Text-To-Speech To Create Pokémon Voices (๑˃ᴗ˂)ﻭ
This versatile tool transcribes and reads text from almost any format, including pdf, txt, doc(x), pages, odt, ppt(x), ods, DRM-free, epub, jpg, and png, into one file. MP3. It offers a free version that can be downloaded and used online as well as on desktop and mobile phones. This tool is unique in that it optimizes the MP3 audio file it converts for the device you want to play it on; all you have to do is “tell” it the device you want to use. But, in addition to all this, Woord becomes more and more complete, and that is how it has recently begun to incorporate children’s voices into its features.
The variety of voices, languages, genders and ages that Woord’s software has will allow you to recreate the voices of any Pokémon. A thick voice, like a male in German or Russian, will sound great for Blastoise or Machamp, while a little girl’s voice will go great for Jigglypuff and a female French voice will sound amazing for Gardevoir or Ninetales. Everything is in your imagination and creation!
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