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TextAloud users often ask us how to play a text to speech audio stream through the microphone of another application like Zoom, the popular video chat software. For example, a voice-impaired user might find they can more actively participate in a Zoom call by using TextAloud to create high quality synthesized voice audio rather then being relegated to only typing.
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This use can be accomplished through using Virtual Audio Cable software to create a virtual link, allowing one application (TextAloud) to send an audio stream to the input side of a "virtual cable" while a corresponding application (for example, Zoom) can receive this stream from the output side.
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The Virtual Audio Cable software for Windows PCs that we recommend for this is VB-Cable from
VB-AUDIO SOFTWARE.
VB-Cable is donationware, which means the application is free to use, with all functions available, but if you find it useful you
are expected to pay VB-Audio for your license by making a donation at https://vb-audio.com/Services/licensing.htm.
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You can download a zip file for VB-Cable at:
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https://vb-audio.com/Cable/
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Unzip the download, and run either the 32 bit or 64 bit setup file. Right click the setup file and run it as administrator.
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On the screen that opens, just click Install Driver to install VB-Cable on your Windows PC.
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Be sure to REBOOT YOUR SYSTEM after the install.
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After rebooting, from the Settings menu in TextAloud select General Application Options and set the audio device to "CABLE Input".
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From the main screen in Zoom software, click the small gear icon in the upper right corner to open the Settings screen.
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Below is the Settings screen for Zoom software. Click on Audio from the menu options on the left, then from the dropdown, select "CABLE Output (VB-Audio Virtual Cable)". You can click the Test
button, then switch to TextAloud and click to Speak an article to make sure the Zoom microphone is working with TextAloud.
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If the VB-Cable imput / output devices do not show up in the application dropdown
choices, here is more information on thing you can check in configurations.
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