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What is Azure Text to Speech API?

Build apps and services that speak to users naturally, improving accessibility and usability.

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Build apps and services that speak to users naturally, improving accessibility and usability.


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Steeve H.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
4.0 out of 5
"The needed API"
text customization, and "natural" voice and easy deployment/implementation
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HIMANSHU M.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"All in one Text to Speech Solution"
The API works well with non semnatically correct sentences as well
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Verified UserSmall-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Best AI tool in converting text to speech"
I appreciate Azure's text-to-speech API & its other APIs, for how simple they are to implement.I am using this very freuqently. The documentation p...

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KB
Data Engineer
Information Technology and Services
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Azure Text to Speech API?

This is what I call a transformation-to-the-future technology. This was helpful in what I was trying to achieve. Microsoft team has come a long way. A decade ago we were used to robotic sounds and now this is improving. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Text to Speech API?

I couldn't get a few of the parameters such as list of sounds and also sometimes the audio just stopped working. But I still recommend it though. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Azure Text to Speech API:

Read the product docs and check out the updates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Azure Text to Speech API solving and how is that benefiting you?

Human comfortable speech. I solved a very common chatbot integration and a kindle like app. People who have different learning style can use this sort of apps to learn faster. Also, integrated this service for an existing Android game which was using a different text to speech plugin. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Azure Text to Speech API?

Azure API provided the choice to modify the voice component of the speech API by providing multiple accents to support regional dialect tone , the consistency to provide smooth human like words.

Support for WAV and Opus format of audio across web. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Text to Speech API?

Certain functions are not properly described with the necessary parameters , additional fee to develop custom model on the audio sample to support localization Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Provide more models to support regional dialect , a interactive sandbox environment to develop audio models Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Azure Text to Speech API solving and how is that benefiting you?

Provide interactive software based solution for public interaction with common government services using the text to audio conversion , also assist in providing services to people with disability . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Azure Text to Speech API?

The fluency in the interaction with the Speech, most of the speech was really understandable, even with the questions and exclamatory expressions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Text to Speech API?

The automation or capability of integrate with other NLP services, for example to add interaction with the user. Also to speech technical words. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Azure Text to Speech API:

No, because I can solve more complex solutions with Google Tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Azure Text to Speech API solving and how is that benefiting you?

The integration with a bot to find party services , like a DJ, party room, flowers.

We need to recommend the sites and services, and create a planning every detail, including the guests. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Azure Text to Speech API?

From inputting the text to getting the speech output and saving the file to use, the whole process is simple and hassle free. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Text to Speech API?

There is nothing much here to dislike. One thing I would like to suggest is to support more languages. And the accent could be more realistic Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Azure Text to Speech API solving and how is that benefiting you?

In a Bank project, I needed to test the Alexa integration, whether Alexa calls are returning with proper response or not. So, in order to automate this whole testing process, I used this Azure Text to Speech API. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Azure Text to Speech API?

The SDK supports tuning of different parameters as well as creating custom voices. Furthermore, the availability of a free monthly package to start a free trial without getting billed and paying for what I use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Text to Speech API?

The voice sounds digital compared to other competitors and to the recent advancements in text-to-speech such as Amazon Polly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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hjh Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Azure Text to Speech API solving and how is that benefiting you?

For an experimental arts project, I was researching different technologies of text-to-speech, in order to remove the need for human interaction and recorded voices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Azure Text to Speech API?

The clear and concise documentation and straight forward API Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Text to Speech API?

The lack of different languages client libraries, python isn't my main development language so I had to wrap the API calls myself. It is not a very big problem, thought it would be better if there were clients for NodeJs for example. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Azure Text to Speech API solving and how is that benefiting you?

We were experimenting with generating text using some NLP algorithms and using API to send speech to customers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Azure Text to Speech API?

I like that the API has multi-language support. This enables applications to server multiple countries. it is easy to use and well documented. It has definitely come a long way. I like the appropriate pausing between sentences and human-like voices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Text to Speech API?

The accents are not quite there yet and can use some improvement. Some additional language could also be added. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Azure Text to Speech API:

I would recommend this product to all start ups. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Azure Text to Speech API solving and how is that benefiting you?

The problems that we have solved by using this API is related to home automation enabling the control systems to communicate with users in real time as events occur in their homes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Azure Text to Speech API?

The easy of integration, the reliability of the service and the fast responses, also it’s provides a variety of voices to select, it can interacting like a human Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Text to Speech API?

It could be better if they provide a way to customize an output voices Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Azure Text to Speech API solving and how is that benefiting you?

In home automation system it provide a way to act like a system assistant and provides intelligent responses to users Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MJ
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What do you like best about Azure Text to Speech API?

In many situations developers can apply this API in voice enable applications. Training model can be very easy using this API. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Text to Speech API?

I think more improvements are needed. Specially while working with Android. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Azure Text to Speech API:

It is very useful for implementing voice enabled applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Azure Text to Speech API solving and how is that benefiting you?

Can be very useful for many voice applications. It is very easy to type text commands instead of voice commands. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Azure Text to Speech API?

Its simply awesome , Its an incredible way to analyse the complete text , which can be utilize for further process. I've taken an advantage of this while building LogicApps and its integration with Slack and other messenger. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Azure Text to Speech API?

Sometimes it looks slightly slow while process huge content Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Azure Text to Speech API:

Very Beneficial for business Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Azure Text to Speech API solving and how is that benefiting you?

I've taken an advantage of this while building LogicApps and its integration with Slack and to send an email in order to delight customer after reading their tweet and other potential information.

Utilize various context of this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.