My text to speech program

[cyber_alex]

Hi everybody!

I'm building a text to speech program in VB.
Since it's for Swedish sounds, my program builds a playlist with the letters...so I don't use any Microsoft API or something like that...

My problem is that it takes a second between every letter...this is because it takes a second to load the sound file for each letter...

What should I do???

I've attached the project, plz take a look at it!

//Alex

[shirazamod]

I cant add the form to the project (I think it's a issue because you programmed it in VB5 & I am using VB6)

It seems good, I suggest you use directsound to play the files so that there is no delay

[cyber_alex]

how do I do that?

(and I'm also programming in VB6...)

[shirazamod]

I don't really use direct sound, just search around for DirectSound & you will find some code & tutorials to help you.

[Keithuk]

I would hardly call it text-to-speech when you have 30 mp3's playing a letter through Windows Media Player. Why can't you use the normal text-to-speech, Xvoice.dll?

It shouldn't matter if its VB5 it will open with VB6. There are a few problems opening Form1.

[shirazamod]

Yeah, weird Form1 problem.

I think he isn't using xvoice.dll because he wants it to speak in swedish.

[cyber_alex]

that's right...I'm using the Windows Media Player control.

[shirazamod]

Have you tried using DirectSound to play the files without a pause?

[cyber_alex]

how do you do that? please send me an example.

[shirazamod]

I don't have any examples on my computer atm, but you could search pscode.com for DirectSound and I'm sure you will find plenty of examples to help you out