Open it. Press Play.
That’s the whole job. Hummle reads the page, works out how each line should sound, and starts speaking within seconds, all on your own computer.
three steps, and the third is optional-
Bring something to read
On a chapter, article or blog in Chrome or Edge, click Hummle. It pulls out the text and shows the first and last lines, so you can check nothing was missed. Menus, ads and comments are left behind.
Writing your own? Paste it into the Studio. Only want a paragraph? Select it and choose Read selection.
Chapter 12: The Lantern Road
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Chapter 12: The Lantern Road38 paragraphs, about 14 minutesFirst lineThe road narrowed as the lanterns thinned…Last line…and the last light went out.Read page aloud Open in Reader -
Listen and follow along
The sentence being read lights up. Click any line to jump there, change the speed, set a sleep timer. Hummle remembers where you stopped.
System messages get their own chime, effects land on the words they belong to, and author’s notes are skipped or read, as you prefer.
put the kettle on, it keeps goingThe road narrowed as the lanterns thinned, until only one still burned ahead of them.
Theo slowed. “Do you hear that?” he whispered.
♪ [ Skill acquired: Lantern Sense ]❚❚
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Make it yours, if you want to
Pick a voice. Choose how much feeling you want: Subtle, Natural or Dramatic. If a line comes out wrong, click it and choose “less”, “no sound here” or a different emotion. Hummle remembers your fix for the rest of the book.
Your textThe hallway was quiet. Mara held the letter in both hands.
At last, she heard his key in the door.
“You’re here,” she said.
Voice
MaraWarm and unhurriedExpressionSubtleNaturalDramaticPlayTake 3All words checked
What happens when you press Play
Four things, in about the time it takes to read this sentence.
- Reads the sceneWho is speaking, to whom, and what just happened.
- Plans the deliveryPace, pauses, emotion and any sounds, without changing a word.
- SpeaksIn the voice you chose, a few sentences ahead of you.
- Checks itselfListens back and redoes any line with a missed or extra word.
all of it on your own PC. How Hummle keeps things private