Convert your Text to Speech in Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)

Converting text to speech does not only help the children in Kindergarten, but it is also beneficial for variety of domains. In this tutorial, I'd let you know how to build a text-to-speech sample using Microsoft Speech API (SAPI) with Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF). This application will allow you to browse a text file, open it in a RichTextBox control, set the volume and rate of the speech.

So first of all, let me give you a brief introduction about this latest Microsoft Speech API (SAPI) version 5.3. It is a managed API that allows developers to write speech enable applications in .NET Framework 3.0 and it is already integrated with Windows Vista. Physically, this API resides in System.Speech.Dll assembly.

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