What kind of knowledge do i need to make this?

Question

I want to write a code that turns text to speech , it seems like i will need machine learning so probably python yet not certain what to learn to do this ,(my goal is to easen the stress on my eyes since i do lots of readings)

What i could think of as an alternative is try to extract text from files put it in Microsoft one note and use immersive reading
Yet extracting text sometimes goes well sometimes not if you have some recommendations i would appreciate it

Answer 1

Python for sure.

If you wish to build your own model, you may wish to look into Pytorch or tensorflow. Then for the machine learning model, probably LSTM or a Transformer to perform the text to speech. You can find a dataset to train your model on huggingface.

If you don't wish to build your own model, there may be libraries or API's to use already trained machine learning models to make this. For example, Twilio. They might have limited functionality for free.

Answer 2

Rrestoring faith i currently wish to build my own model so it would be a learning experience as well a tool that i can use i certainly will look into this , thank you

Answer 3

Good information here:
https://medium.com/geekculture/how-to-create-a-simple-text-to-speech-web-application-2a8fdb9ccbcc

Answer 4

It seems like if i want to get a functional reading from one note i should write something that rebuilds the sections of the text else it reads bits and pecies and it feels like a couple of words instead of a paragraph