⭐ SAMMY: Text-To-Speech / Speech Synthesizer Extension!

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Hello!! I was just re-reading this thread and realized I never responded to this. What do you mean add to a string of text? :thinking:
I’m releasing an update soon that lets you automatically translate text to speech on the website (no phonetic writing needed) but if you want text-to-speech translation in-game, you’d probably need an algorithm to guess the pronounciations instead of a database due to Makecode’s size limits. The SAM extension uses this algorithm-- it will make more errors, but it does translate ingame. I’m thinking of making an in-game translator version, but that’s a distant plan at the moment!
(If you’re no longer working on the project you can ignore this :laughing: )

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Sammy has its first update: Convert text DIRECTLY to speech! :partying_face:

No need to write phonetically anymore, you can use the new ‘auto-translate’ button! : - D

The translator works by running your writing through a text-to-pronounciation dictionary. The program then converts the dictionary’s phonetic ouput into the phonetic writing that SAMMY understands!

The full list of updates (plus extra tools) is:

  • Use the auto-translate button to create phoentic writing automatically!
  • Use the pitch slider to make SAMMY have a deep or high voice
  • The new ‘default’ sound blending mode makes transitions between sounds a bit more choppy, but cuts down on the frequent ‘whistle’ sound the previous ‘all’ blending mode had
  • Use the ‘blending mode’ dropdown to change the sound blending (either to the original ‘all’ mode or new ‘default’ mode)
  • 2 new sounds were added by combining previous ones: use ‘t2’ for the ‘ch’ sound, and ‘d2’ for the ‘j’ sound

The new update is out on the website now (the extension itself is the same).

Planned future updates

I had a ton of fun implementing this (much needed) feature, and it’s opened a lot of doors to new future features:

  • Voice presets like a new feminine voice (Or hatsune miku?)
  • Better blending algorithms to further cut down on whistling and chopping
  • A translator feature to ‘guess’ the pronunciation of unknown words instead of requiring user intervention
  • Better sound length algorithms to make the pace of the voice sound more natural
  • The ability to align SAMMY’s voice to a musical note’s pitch
  • Built-in pitch changes, like lowering pitch at the end of sentances, to make the voice sound more natural

If you use this new SAMMY update in your projects, send it here and I’ll feature it on the website!! :star_struck:

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Yayyyyy!!!

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