Bengali text to speech voices

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By Cliff Weitzman Dyslexia & Accessibility Advocate, CEO/Founder of Speechify in Speech Synthesis on June 27, 2022
With over 300 million speakers, Bengali is the most widely-spoken language in Bangladesh, and it’s got some great text-to-speech voices. Here are our top picks.

    Bengali is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, but learning and mastering it is still quite a challenge, especially for those not living in Bangladesh and the surrounding countries. After all, without access to high-quality learning material and well-versed teachers, practicing listening and speaking becomes almost impossible.

    Luckily for those learning the Bengali language, relying on text-to-speech (TTS) and speech synthesis apps can help you create your own audiobooks, podcasts, and video voice-overs to make sure you never run out of listening material.

    In the paragraphs to come, we’ll be taking a look at some of the most popular Bengali speech engines and TTS tools with the most natural-sounding voices.

    Text to speech for Bengali

    With over 300 million speakers of all sorts of backgrounds comes a wide variety of accents, dialects, and idiolectic features that characterize every living language. It is, of course, difficult — or impossible — to replicate such diversity with a Bengali TTS app, but thanks to advances in machine learning, we can come pretty close to that goal.

    More premium Bangla text-to-speech tools rely on really complex algorithms and deep learning to analyze and later replicate all the nuances of natural speech. That is why we can produce expressive Bengali voices and enjoy listening to our favorite books without sacrificing immersion and authenticity.

    Naturally, no matter what kind of voice we’re talking about (basic TTS, Google WaveNet, neural), those same TTS tools we mentioned allow you to tweak basically everything. From pronunciation to speed to tempo and emphasis, it’s all in your control.

    Text to speech software for Bengali

    In the following few paragraphs, we’d like to recommend some of the best text-to-speech solutions for Bengali (but also other languages, such as Punjabi and Hindi). We’ll go into their unique features, some of their pros, as well as the pricing.

    Microsoft Azure

    First up, we have Azure by Microsoft. We’re starting off with this one because it’s not primarily a TTS tool but rather a computing service. It’s got some really cool analytics and speech-to-text features, as well as cloud storage options in case you want to keep your audio files and data in general online. What makes Azure a good choice is its open-ended nature, that is, its third-party integration and sharing support.

    As for the pricing, we can only say that it’ll depend on the kind of work you’re doing. There are no set subscription plans, so you’ll have to calculate the price manually using the calculator on the Azure website.

    Amazon Polly

    Next, we’ve got Amazon Polly. This is one of the most famous text-to-speech tools and for a good reason. Namely, Polly boasts a plethora of extremely realistic-sounding AI voices and a bunch of speech styles you can choose from. It’s also got great language support, and with all of the customizable settings that it comes with, you’ll be able to create and tune your files like never before.

    You can try Polly for free, but you’ll have to pay between $19.99 and an insane $799 a month, depending on what kind of business you have going on!

    Murf

    Third on our list is Murf, an amalgamation of various tools that will do wonders for your video content creation and voice-over work. The app supports over 20 languages (English, Italian, Spanish, Bengali, etc.) and has pretty realistic voices, so it’s a great choice if you’re looking to dish out some YouTube content for a foreign audience.

    As for the pricing, we should say right off the bat that the free plan is rather limited, allowing for only ten minutes worth of video content. If you want to actually use the app for more substantial work, you’ll need to spend between $13 and $163 each month on more premium pricing plans.

    Synthesia

    Synthesia is another web-based video generator, but it’s got a fantastic text-to-speech support feature too. However, its first and primary aim is to help you turn your script into video and eliminate any need to rely on a ton of other tools during that process. That makes Synthesia the perfect choice if you’re into making YouTube videos or video e-learning material.

    Synthesia will cost you $30 a month if you want to make use of all it has to offer.

    Speechify 

    Finally, we’ve got Speechify, which is actually our top pick thanks to its terrific language support, realistic and expressive AI voices, as well as all the customization options that it comes with.

    Speechify works with English, Portuguese, Mandarin, and a bunch of other languages and language varieties (think West Bengal and North Bengal dialects), and it will turn everything into an audiobook. Yes, including hard copies and images! Thanks to its OCR support, Speechify can scan even your physical books and turn them into WAV or MP3 files.

    Speechify is also highly flexible, and it works on every platform, including Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, and Linux. Further, it can also be used as a Chrome extension, so you can use it directly in the browser without having to download anything.

    Try Speechify yourself today for free.

    FAQ

    How many voices are there in the Bengali Text to Speech Voices?

    It depends on the program you are using. Some pricier solutions will have way more available options than, for example, free online TTS converters.
    What is the only language that is spoken in Bangladesh?

    Bengali is the mother tongue of almost everyone in Bangladesh. However, there are still some minority languages spoken here and there across the country.

    What is the difference between a male and female Bengali voice?

    The difference between male and female Bengali voices is the same as in other languages. That is, male voices are deeper and lower pitched compared to female voices, which tend to be high-pitched.

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