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+title: "Espeak"
+date: 2020-03-01T10:33:33-05:00
+draft: false
+tags: [ "linux" ]
+---
+
+`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
+
+![](/files/images/20200301113507984.png)
+
+{{< 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:
+
+![](/files/images/20200301115220550.png)
+
+{{< 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 |
+