What it does
Acapela Group makes synthetic voices for products and services that need to speak. Its site says the catalogue covers over 30 languages, and visitors can try voices in a browser demo by choosing a language and voice and typing their own text. Developers can integrate the voices through SDKs for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android, server and embedded Linux versions, or a cloud API for streaming. Beyond ready-made voices, the company offers custom voice creation, voice branding and a voice preservation service called My-Own-Voice, which the site says is now available to Tobii Dynavox users at no additional cost. The pages are organised around three application areas: inclusivity, transport and customer interaction. Other voice features listed include children's voices, voice tuning and vocal smileys such as laughs and yawns.
Capabilities
- AI voices covering more than 30 languages
- Browser demo for trying voices with your own text
- SDKs for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android, plus a cloud API for streaming
- Custom voice creation, voice branding and voice preservation (My-Own-Voice)
- Children's voices, voice tuning and vocal smileys
When to use it
- Giving an app, device or phone service a branded or personalised voice
- Transport announcements or customer-service flows that need a consistent voice
- Preserving a person's own voice as a synthetic voice, as in the My-Own-Voice service
- Embedding speech in desktop, mobile or embedded Linux products through the vendor's SDKs