Basics of Speech Synthesis, Read-Aloud, and Voice Changing
Voice AI splits broadly into (1) read-aloud (TTS), (2) voice conversion (voice change), (3) transcription (STT). The tool used differs by purpose.
The 3 Basics
- TTS: text → speech. Narration, reading assistance
- Voice change: voice-quality conversion. Broadcasting, staging (consent/rights presumed)