CODEWITHSUNDEEP
c#visual-studio-2013sapispeech-synthesissynthesize
aleichert
aleichert

Reputation: 19

Use SAPI 4 voices with SAPI 5 in Microsoft Visual Studio 2013

I've been trying to use SAPI 4 voices with Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 which seems to be only be able to use SAPI 5. I am trying to get a mere Text-To-Speech working.

When I run a code to list the installed voices it only shows me the default Anna voice. However, as seen here in another program called "Text To Wav" which oddly seems to be able to also use the SAPI 4 voices, it lists, as you can see, way more than just Anna.

I am running on a 64 bit Windows 7 system.

So, my question is:

Is there a way to make Visual Studio 2013 use SAPI 4? As other programs, such as the Text To Wav program, are able to use SAPI 4 voices, why can't I in Microsoft Visual Studio?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 733

Answers (1)

Eric Brown
Eric Brown

Reputation: 13942

SAPI 4 is an extremely old library. It's not shipped with any Windows OS, and it's long out of support, and it doesn't support 64 bit programs.

So - it's really not recommended to use SAPI 4, and it's a really bad idea to continue down this path.

Upvotes: -2

Related Questions