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# TTS (text-to-speech)

1. **Text-Based Option**:
   1. To generate audio from text, first create a text component in Blender under the "Scripts" tab.
   2. Then, select it from the “Text components” dropdown. 
   3. Choose a voice engine from the “Voice engine” dropdown.
   4. Click the “Select voice” button to open a pop-up window where you can choose the language.

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2. **Audio-Based Option**:
   1. Click the folder icon and upload the audio file you want to use.&#x20;
   2. Adjust the settings, then click the “Process audio” button to generate the audio track. Check the Status field for progress.&#x20;

      <table data-full-width="false"><thead><tr><th width="166.33333333333331">status</th><th width="406">description</th><th>source</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="background-color:red;"><strong>___</strong></mark></td><td>audio not uploaded</td><td>audio or text</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="background-color:green;">loaded</mark></td><td>audio uploaded from a file</td><td>audio</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="background-color:green;">generated</mark></td><td>audio generated from the server</td><td>text</td></tr></tbody></table>
   3. Once the track is generated, click “Play / Stop audio” to listen, and click “Save audio” to save the track.

{% hint style="info" %}
If the audio doesn’t play when you click the “Play / Stop audio” button, go to **Edit > Preferences > System** in Blender. Scroll to the Sound sub-panel at the bottom and change the “Audio Device” setting.
{% endhint %}