In python, using the module gTTS and VLC-python, I've created a Text to speech program, which is quite simple to do. But the thing which is bugging me is when I get to playing the mp3 file created by gTTS it skips the first word or two. So if I have the string "The weather today will be cloudy". It'll speak out "today will be cloudy" Even if I adjust the string, it seems to miss out the first word or two, sometimes it starts mid word. When I play the audio file outside of the code, it plays normally, sometimes it stutters on the first word but if I rewind and have it wait a second, it plays perfectly. Is there a way to load the audio clip or buffer it before playing so it starts smoothly? Continue reading...
