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1. #MICROSOFT SPEECH PLATFORM VOICES HOW TO#
2. #MICROSOFT SPEECH PLATFORM VOICES INSTALL#
3. #MICROSOFT SPEECH PLATFORM VOICES SOFTWARE#
4. #MICROSOFT SPEECH PLATFORM VOICES DOWNLOAD#
5. #MICROSOFT SPEECH PLATFORM VOICES WINDOWS#

Note: You can navigate to the Options screen by clicking the small wrench icon in the lower-right corner of the main screen. If you only see the version number, you are running the 32-bit version of VoiceAttack. If you go to VoiceAttack's Options screen and the title bar includes "64-bit" (for example "VoiceAttack v1.8.9 64-bit"), you are running the 64-bit version of VoiceAttack.

#MICROSOFT SPEECH PLATFORM VOICES HOW TO#

How to find out what version of VoiceAttack you are running (32 or 64 bit):

#MICROSOFT SPEECH PLATFORM VOICES DOWNLOAD#

If you are using the 64-bit version of VoiceAttack, you will need to download the 64-bit runtime:Ĭlick here to download the 64-bit Microsoft Speech Platform Runtime (2.6 MB) If you are using the 32-bit version of VoiceAttack, you will need the 32-bit runtime:Ĭlick here to download the 32-bit Microsoft Speech Platform Runtime (2.5 MB) You can usually find this on Microsoft's site, or you can download it from the site:

#MICROSOFT SPEECH PLATFORM VOICES INSTALL#

To get started with the new speech platform, you first need to install the Microsoft Speech Platform runtime. Which leads to the silver lining: The speech engines in this platform do not require voice training (I can hear the cheers). Otherwise, the speech engine will try to make a best guess at what you are saying and that will usually not end well.įourth, 'unrecognized' commands will not be reported in the log, as the speech engine does not raise any event when a voice command is unrecognized.įifth, recognition is very good, however, it is never as good as a speech engine that is trained to your individual voice. Third, since the dictionary that the speech engine uses is based solely on your commands, you will need to set a high confidence level (greater than 75). Not a big deal for just about everybody, but for the few that want to use VoiceAttack to accept, 'freeform' speech, they won't be able to do so. Second, dictation functionality is not provided with this platform.

#MICROSOFT SPEECH PLATFORM VOICES SOFTWARE#

The files are not huge (and they don't take that long to install), but its just MORE software to manage. more in a moment):įirst, you have to install MORE software. Of course, there are some drawbacks to this alternate speech platform, and they are the reasons why VoiceAttack was not implemented with it in the beginning (however, there is a silver lining. With the addition of the new speech platform, you will also have the opportunity to download from an equally extensive list of text-to-speech synthesizers (TTS voices). With the latest version of VoiceAttack, you will be able to install Microsoft's Speech Platform 11, along with your choice of a longer list of speech recognition engines in various languages. The latest version of VoiceAttack makes an attempt to provide a way for an alternate speech platform to be used.

#MICROSOFT SPEECH PLATFORM VOICES WINDOWS#

The downside is that if you do not speak one of a select collection of languages (English, German, Spanish, French, Chinese or Japanese), your copy of Windows might not come with (or might have a different version of) a speech engine that you can use effectively. These are actually very good speech engines, with very high accuracy and even come with dictation facilities. (TLDR Click here) Alternate Speech Engines for VoiceAttackįor certain locales, Windows will come with a speech engine pre-installed. Although not a guaranteed fix, this section outlines some new options that are available for you to try.

They are not great, but are available in many languages.In the event that your installation of Windows does not contain a speech engine, or the installed speech engine has become corrupt, there still may be a way for VoiceAttack users to still be able to use speech recognition.

Follow the simple installation instructions as they are presented to you.The "lightweight" speech recognizer that is included with the runtime does not work (as per the video tutorial below). Even if you intend to only use the program in English, you need to download one of the English engines."All files" means at least: (1) the SpeechPlatformRuntime.msi and (2) a speech recognition (MSSpeech_SR_) file, but may also include more speech recognizers as well as TTS engines if you wish to install more.TTS voices are at the bottom and the filenames start with MSSpeech_ TTS_.Speech recognition engines for various languages are at the top and the filenames start with MSSpeech_ SR_.Place checkmarks next to all the files you want.Even if you're looking for non-English languages, ignore the fact that it says "English" and just click the big red "Download" button.Download recognition and TTS languages you want here