The speech is clear, and can be used at high speeds, but is not as natural or smooth as larger synthesizers which are based on human speech recordings. This allows many languages to be provided in a small size.
(email) jonsd at users dot ĭownload eSpeak Sourceforge page Forum Mailing listĮSpeak is a compact open source software speech synthesizer for English and other languages, for Linux and Windows.ĮSpeak uses a 'formant synthesis' method.