How to Convert Text Into a Spoken Audio File in Mac OS X 'mac os x text to speech'

We previously showed you how to convert text into spoken audio files via the command line, but some people encountered issues with that method. Fortunately, older versions of Mac OS X can also accomplish this task in one of two ways.

Although earlier releases of Mac OS X may seem left out, this feature is included by default in modern MacOS releases, including MacOS Mojave 10.14, Sierra, High Sierra 10.13.x, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.9 Mavericks, El Capitan, and Yosemite.

To convert text into a spoken audio file using this feature, you can record in the default voice or change the system voice to use one of the many realistic new voices available since Lion. This feature is even more useful because it allows you to change the voice recorded for the audio track.

Here's how to use Text to Spoken Audio on your Mac:

1. Right-click on a block of text and select 'Add to iTunes as Spoken Track' from the menu, or navigate to the 'Services' submenu.

2. Select a group of text you want to transform into a spoken audio file.

The Text to Spoken Audio feature is enabled by default in modern versions of Mac OS, so all you need to do is follow these steps to use it on your MacOS and Mac OS X device. With this feature, you can speak selected text and save that spoken audio as an audio file, which works seamlessly in all versions of Mac OS X.

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