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Show/Ask HN: Latex to audiobook – improving a hacked together proof of concept

2 pointsby jarmitagealmost 4 years ago

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jarmitagealmost 4 years ago
I quickly hacked this together as a PoC to see if Google Cloud TTS&#x27;s WaveNet voice was &quot;good enough&quot; for reviewing my thesis writing on the go in audio form.<p>It works quite well, I noticed a bunch of writing errors that I hadn&#x27;t picked up visually. And it&#x27;s just about listenable enough that I can see this being a good way to reduce some screen time while the weather is good.<p>The code is obviously pretty terrible as a starting point for anything more complete or complex though :)<p>Does this idea resonate with you? How would you suggest rewriting it? What features would you add next? Have you already seen this done better (I couldn&#x27;t find much prior art)?