Software:Balabolka II
| Developer(s) | Cross+A |
|---|---|
| Initial release | v2.0.0.486 12 December, 2010 |
| Stable release | v2.15.0.832 10 December, 2022
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| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Size | 21.4 MB |
| Website | Balabolka webstie |
Balabolka (Russian: Балболка, lit. 'Balbolka') is a freeware text-to-speech program that runs on Windows. It was created in 12 December, 2010 by a Russian programmer, Ilya Morozov. The current version is v2.15.0.832, which was released on 10 December 2022. It allows the user to change rate and pitch, saving audio file as MP3 and WAV, and using the skin pack for customizing window appearance. Balabolka supports Speech API (SAPI) 4 and 5. It can also supports text file formats such as AZW, AZW3, CHM, etc.
History
In the early 2000s, Ilya Morozov was involved in the development of educational software for German schoolchildren with dyslexia.[1] At the request of Regine Müller , a German teacher from Frankfurt am Main , a text-to-speech function has been added to the training programs. "Balabolka" was born in 2006 as a test utility to test the work of German speech engines installed on a user's computer. Regina Müller was the first beta tester of the program and translated her interface into German.
Achievements
In 2010, Balabolka was nominated for the Soft of the Year award within the Soft @ Mail. Ru project and won third place in the "Home and Family" category.[2]
In 2010 and 2011, "Our Life" magazine, published by the Russian Blind Society, published articles about using the Balabolka program together with other programs and writing flash players for the rehabilitation of visually impaired users.[3][4] In 2018, employees of the Lipetsk Regional Library for the Blind spoke of a similar experience using Balabolka.
On December 3, 2019, TechRadar listed Balabolka among the Top 5 Speech Software of 2019.[5]
On its website, Heriot-Watt University recommends visually impaired students to use the Balabolka program in the educational process together with the Scottish speech engines.[6] Similar advice is available on the pages of the University of Saint Andrews,[7] the University of Southern California,[8] Virginia Polytechnic University [9] and many other educational institutions around the world.
References
- ↑ "Segmenti – aktuelle Version des Trainingsprogramms am PC bei Legasthenie" (in de). 2013-12-07. https://www.legasthenietherapie-info.de/news-661.html.
- ↑ "Победители и призёры премии «Софт года 2010»". http://soft.mail.ru/award/archive/2010.
- ↑ "Тифлофлешплеер как средство реабилитации незрячих пользователей". Журнал «Наша жизнь», 7/2010. https://www.vos.org.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2618:mat-journal-our-life-2010-07-02&catid=254&Itemid=176.
- ↑ "Тифломир. Виртуальная библиотека". Журнал “Наша жизнь”, 7/2011. https://www.orgitaurs.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2626&catid=266&Itemid=176. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
- ↑ TechRadar, ed (2019-12-03). "The best free text to speech software 2019: convert text to spoken audio". https://www.techradar.com/news/the-best-free-text-to-speech-software.(in English)
- ↑ "Assistive technology". Heriot-Watt University. https://www.hw.ac.uk/students/health-wellbeing/orkney/disability/assistive-technology.htm.(in error: {{in lang}}: unrecognized language code: in)
- ↑ "Disabilities. Student study toolkit. Reading". The University of St Andrews. https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/advice/disabilities/student-study-toolkit/reading/.(in English)
- ↑ University of Southern California, ed. "Assistive Technology". https://dsp.usc.edu/current-dsp-students/auxiliary-services-information/assistive-technology/.(in error: {{in lang}}: unrecognized language code: in)
- ↑ "Services for Students with Disabilities. Text to Speech Options". Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. https://ssd.vt.edu/accommodations/alt_text_accommodations/text_to_speech.html.(in English)
Bibliography
- Гаврилова Е.А., Александрова Н.А. 28-32. - ISBN 978-5-9758-1662-7.
- José Ramón Hilera González, Elena Campo Montalvo. Guide to create accessible digital content: Documents, presentations, videos, audios and web pages (исп. ). - Publications Service of the University of Alcalá, 2015. - С. 187-191. - 259 с. - ISBN 978-84-16133-52-9.
- Yayuk Widyastuti Herawati. Integrating Character Education And Local Genius Through Balabolka In Teaching Listening (аngл. ) // Lingus. - 2016. - June (vol. 11, no. 1). - ISSN 1693-4725.  ;- doi: 10.18860/ling.v11i1.3535.
- Mike Amelia. Using Balabolka to Enhance Teaching Listening (англ. ) // Fifth International Seminar on English Language and Teaching (ISELT 2017). - Atlantis Press, 2017. - May. - ISBN 978- 94-6252-391-3. - doi: 10.2991 / iselt-17.2017.7.
- Yani Sugiyani, Siswanto Siswanto, Ika Apriska. Pengenalan Jenis Sayuran Dalam Bahasa Inggris Berbasis Android Menggunakan Audiolingual Method (индон. ) // Seminar Nasional Riset Terapan 2017. - Serang: SENASSET, 2017. - November. - P. 67-76.  ;- ISBN 978-602-73672-1-0.
- Raquel Sanchis, Beatriz Andrés, Raúl Poler. Text-To-Speech Applications To Develop Educational Materials (англ. ) // Proceedings of INTED2018 Conference. - International Association of Technology, Education and Development, 2,018. - March. - ISBN 978-84-697-9480-7. - doi: 10.21125 / int.2018.1436.
- Gye-young Kim, Eun-jeong Kim. The Effects of the Computer-Assisted Repeated Reading where Reading Fluency and Comprehension of High School Students (англ. ) // Secondary English Education. - Korean Association of Secondary English Education, 2018. - November (vol. 11, No. 4). - doi: 10.20487 / kasee.11.4.201811.3.
- Daniel Kiculis, Martin Zacek, Zdenko Telnarová. Overview and research of intonation readers for students with specific needs (аngл. ) // International Conference of Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering 2018 (ICCMSE 2018). - AIP Publishing, 2018. - Vol. 2040, iss. 1. - ISBN 978-0-7354-1766-3. - doi: 10.1063 / 1.5079077.
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