Summary
This chapter has shown how to use the Google TTS API to implement text to speech synthesis on a device. An overview of the technology behind text to speech synthesis was provided, followed by an introduction to the elements of the Google TTS API. Two examples were presented illustrating the basics of text-to-speech synthesis. In subsequent chapters more sophisticated approaches will be developed.
The next chapter deals with the other side of the speech coin: speech-to-text (or speech recognition).
