Note: The AppleScript Script Editor drives me crazy (I don't think it's a very good editing environment), and if you have problems with the source code shown above, either put all the source code on one line, or use my tip to break long AppleScript source code lines into multiple lines. # (2) the "Alex" voice on Mac OS X 10.6 may be better # (1) this attempt uses the "Bruce" voice # trying to come close to the HAL 9000 voice from 2001, A Space Odyssey
Here's the source code for my HAL 9000 for Mac OS X test application: Once you get it working, adjust the voice (Bruce, Alex, etc.), speaking rate, modulation, and pitch as desired.
On Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard), click Applications, Utilities, and then Script Editor.Įnter the AppleScript source code shown below. Open the Mac OS X Script Editor application. To try to create your own HAL voice on Mac 10.6, just follow these steps: There are big differences in the capabilities of the AppleScript "say" command between the two platforms, and 10.5 ("Leopard") doesn't let you even come close.
VOICE OF HAL 9000 COMPUTER FOR MAC OS X
Trying to create a HAL 9000 voice for Mac OS X Snow Leopardįirst, my apologies, but I just learned the source code below won't work on Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard). I haven't been able to come too close yet myself, but I thought I'd share my work here in case you want to try creating your own HAL 9000 voice for your Mac OS X system. (Looking on Google, some people refer to it as "HAL 2001" voice.) I've been doing a lot of work with the Mac OS X "text to speech" and "speech to text" system lately, so in my spare time I've been trying to see if I can create a HAL 9000 voice for Mac OS X (i.e., the "HAL" voice from the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey"). Summary: Notes on my efforts to create a "HAL 9000" voice on my Mac OS X computer.
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