Questions tagged [voice]

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Reduce background noise and optimize the speech from an audio clip using ffmpeg

I extract audio clips from a video file for speech recognition. These videos come from mobile/other handmade devices and hence contain a lot of noise. I want to reduce the background noise of the audio so that the speech that I relay to my speech…
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Speech recognition - MP3 to text software

I'm looking for a speaker independent program (commercial or free) that would enable me to transcribe MP3 files containing speech recordings (especially podcasts) to text. I wanted to try Dragon Naturally Speaking, but it seems like it only supports…
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How to separate voice and background music from a video file

Is it possible to separate voice and background music from a video file? I only need the background music. Type of video: MP4 Working on Windows XP 32 bit SP3
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GLaDOS (Portal 2) voice changer recommendation?

Anyone know of a good program or a method that comes close to matching GLaDOS' voice from Portal games? I'm going to surprise my boyfriend with a Skype call... mwahahaha
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How to enable Microsoft Eva (Cortana's voice) on Windows 10?

I really like to know how I can enable Microsoft Eva (Cortana's voice) on Windows 10? so I can use it as Text-to-Speech (TTS) voice, since that voice is already available on Windows 10.
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Is there any TTS (Text To Speech) engine for Cantonese?

I am looking for TTS (Text To Speech) engine for Cantonese.
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How do I identify the voice I hear when loading IE?

I don't really use IE for general browsing, but I'm trying to test my site on it. However, when I now run it, some random voice comes up explaining how I to clear my cache and cookies. Where is this voice coming from?! My homepage is the default MSN…
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Are there any free voice changing programs for Windows?

I would like to be able to change my voice in real-time while using any chatting software. This would include Skype and any IP-phone software. I found Clownfish for Skype, but was looking for something that will work across the board. I also found…
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Quality of bluetooth headsets as microphone

I'm thinking about getting a bluetooth headset to use primarily as computer microphone. Question is: do they typically have good quality compared to traditional wireless microphones (or classic wired mics)? Are they good enough for speech…
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Can I reduce volume of person in conference call on Skype?

Is is possible to reduce the volume of a person on conference call who is sitting next to me? It is really annoying when we use headphones.
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Can I use the voice & SMS features of my GSM SIM through my laptop?

My laptop (a Lenovo T410s) has an internal GSM modem (device manager calls it a Qualcomm Gobi 2000 HS-USB Modem 9205) that I'm currently using a regular (voice, data, text, etc) 3G SIM in. The data functionality works great through the Lenovo…
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How to use the Repeat After Me application in Mac OS developer tools

In /Developer/Applications/Utilities/Speech any idea?
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Lan Messenger with voice and screensharing

Possible Duplicate: LAN messenger for Windows with features like Google Talk Need a LAN Messenger for a home network with Voice Text Messages Screen Sharing capabilities It could be a paid software, please advise (ideally would like to avoid…
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Can I talk while playing music?

I have taken the advice of some people on here to use Shoutcast for my online radio station, but I have run into a problem. I need to be able to talk while the music is playing. Not through the entire song of course, just to tell what the song is…
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Does Windows Speech Recognition produce log files?

Does Windows Speech Recognition produce logs of what commands have been used? We're having a problem where a certain command either crashes or closes IE10, but we're not quite sure how WSR is interpreting it.
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