Text-To-Speech Experiments for Rethink Journalism Hackathon 2021

Goals

• Transforms HTML to SSML
• Uses the Mircosoft Speech SDK for JavaScript on Node.js.

Prerequisits

• A subscription key for the Speech service. See Try the speech service for free.
• A Node.js compatible device.

Install

• run npm install to install the dependencies.
• Copy .env.exampleto .envand add the Azure SubscriptionKey.

Get a text sample from a URL

Example for netzpolitik.org: ./any-to-ssml.sh https://netzpolitik.org/2021/netzdg-novelle-mehr-rechte-fuer-nutzerinnen-nur-auf-schmalem-meldeweg/ > ssml.xml

Example for republik: ./any-to-ssml.sh https://www.republik.ch/2021/05/06/der-glaeserne-gast/ > ssml.xml

Example for woz: ./any-to-ssml.sh https://www.woz.ch/2118/auf-allen-kanaelen/auslaendische-agenten > ssml.xml

Run the sample

• Add your text into ssml.xml
• Run node index.js

This will create a file named YourAudioFile.wavin the folder.

References

• Speech SDK API reference for JavaScript