People are very different in many ways and they all have their own characteristic features that define them as individuals, as who they are. When talking about memory most people have visual memory, that is they remember the things they read somewhere, the exact location on the page and if a certain word was underlined or not, especially if they used a colored pencil to do that. Well, there are also some other people whose memory relies mainly on their hearing. When I was in college one of my roommates always asked me to read the courses aloud and this way she was able to memorize them while washing the dishes or ironing or doing any other activity that you can perform automatically thus allowing you to think and focus on what you hear. Shall I mention the blind who really need someone or something to do this for them if they don’t find the Braille version of a book for example? But what should these people do if they have nobody around to read a text for them? Well, now there are many software applications that can help you with this, most of them text-to-speech applications. Balabolka 2.0.0.480 Beta / 1.36.0.481 is only an example of such a software application.
This application is developed by some Russian guy called Ilya Morozov, has 4.9 MB in size and is compatible with all versions of Windows. Oh, did I mention that it is freeware, so you can download and use it totally free? Any way, this utility is able to reproduce all the voices that are computer generated, no matter what format they use for doing so. You can choose to save the on screen text in different formats like MP3 or MP4 , WAV or OGG or WMA. The text can be read from any text document like DOC, RTF and HTML files that you can edit if you want to make them more personalized. For example you can choose to change the font and the color of the text or maybe the color of the background.
The user also has total control over the automatic reading of the text. You can set it to be read from the application tray or to use hotkeys instead, depending on your wish. And since we speak of settings and choices we must speak about the voice that reads the text. You can change its pitch and volume, all the parameters if you want to until you find the perfect sound for your ear.
Balabolka 2.0.0.480 Beta / 1.36.0.481 is based on Microsoft Speech API (SAPI) and imports all the pronunciation rules from VBScript. You can add your own list of additional rules, but normally this is not necessary. The application is now available in many foreign languages, but it was primarily intended to be used by those who speak one of the Russian origin languages. You can choose to save only the text file, the audio file or both, I mean a synchronized file where the text appears while the audio sound is played, in a format that looks like a karaoke video.
And, in the end, whether you are willing to download and use the application or not, it might be interesting to know that “Balabolka” means something like a “chaterer” in Russian.
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