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An audiobook (or a talking book) is a recording of a book or other work being read out loud. A reading of the complete text is described as "unabridged", while readings of shorter versions are abridgements. Spoken audio has been available in schools and public libraries and to a lesser extent in music shops since the 1930s.
Shortcut. WP:SPAR. This page lists recordings of Wikipedia articles being read aloud, and the year each recording was made. Articles under each subject heading are listed alphabetically (by surname for people). For help playing Ogg audio, see Help:Media. To request an article to be spoken, see Category:Spoken Wikipedia requests.
Here are just some reasons why it is worthwhile creating spoken recordings of articles. Spoken articles make Wikipedia content available to those who can understand English but cannot read it. Users can listen to Wikipedia articles while they perform tasks that preclude reading but not concentration (such as running, or housework).
1. ACX. ACX is one of the most popular websites that offer payment for reading books aloud. You can find an unlimited number of potential gigs that will be produced on Amazon, Audible and iTunes ...
Speechify is a mobile, chrome extension and desktop app that reads text aloud using a computer-generated text to speech voice. [1][2][3] The app also uses optical character recognition technology to turn physical books or printed text into audio. [4][5] The app lets users take photos of text and then listen to it read out loud. [6]
For example, when memorizing a phone number, an auditory learner might say it out loud and then remember how it sounded to recall it. Auditory learners may solve problems by talking them through. Speech patterns include phrases such as "I hear you; That clicks; It's ringing a bell", and other sound or voice-oriented information. These learners ...
The Lee Silverman Voice Treatment – LOUD (LSVT LOUD) is a treatment for speech disorders associated with Parkinson's disease (PD). It focuses on increasing vocal loudness and is delivered by a speech therapist in sixteen one-hour sessions spread over four weeks. [1][2] A derivative of this treatment, known as LSVT BIG, is used in treating ...
DECtalk demo recording using the Perfect Paul and Uppity Ursula voices. DECtalk [4] was a speech synthesizer and text-to-speech technology developed by Digital Equipment Corporation in 1983, [1] based largely on the work of Dennis Klatt at MIT, whose source-filter algorithm was variously known as KlattTalk or MITalk.