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title: "Text to Speech on Linux with Espeak"
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date: 2020-03-01T10:33:33-05:00
draft: false
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tags: []
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`espeak` is a command line tool that lets you type in messages and have it said back to you.
To install on Ubuntu
```bash
sudo apt install espeak
```
It's as simple as running it and typing out what you want to say
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{{< addaudio " / files / audio / 20200301113507984 . mp3 " > }}
[Delightly Linux ](https://delightlylinux.wordpress.com/2015/03/23/linux-has-voice-with-espeak/ ) wrote a great post describing the different features `espeak` has.
Playing around with different voices and I can get something like this:
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{{< addaudio " / files / audio / 20200301115220550 . mp3 " > }}
You can also replicate the sound above by piping the text into `espeak`
```bash
echo "Warning warning the build has failed" | espeak -s 140 -v en+f4
```
## Subset of Arguments
| Argument | Description |
| -------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| -f | Text file to speak |
| -p | Pitch adjustment from 0 to 99 (default: 50) |
| -s | Speed in words per minute (default: 160) |
| -v | Voice file from `espeak-data/voices` |
| -w | Write output to WAV file instead of speakers |
