The Microsoft® Speech SDK 5.1 adds Automation support to the features of the previous version of the Speech SDK. You can now use the Win32 Speech API (SAPI) to develop speech applications with Microsoft Visual Basic® and other development systems that use Automation. The SDK also includes freely distributable text-to-speech engines (in U.S. English and Simplified Chinese) and speech recognition engines (in U.S. English, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese). Speech SDK 5.1 replaces version 5.0, and Speech API (SAPI) version 5.1 is binary compatible with SAPI 5.0. If you are developing speech-enabled desktop applications for Windows®, make sure to download this most recent version of the Speech SDK. |
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CD Ordering InformationBecause some Internet connection speeds may not be sufficient to download the SDK, you also have the option of ordering a copy of the Microsoft Speech SDK 5.1 on CD-ROM. Download InstructionsBefore downloading, please review the release notes and licensing information. Release Notes Licensing Information If you want sample code, documentation, SAPI, and the U.S. English Speech engines for development purposes, please download the Speech SDK 5.1 file (SpeechSDK51.exe). If you want to use the Japanese and Simplified Chinese engines for development purposes, download the Speech SDK 5.1 Language Pack file (SpeechSDK51LangPack.exe) in addition to the Speech SDK 5.1 file. If you want to redistribute the Speech API and/or the Speech engines to integrate and ship as a part of your product, please download the Speech 5.1 SDK Redistributables: All file (SpeechSDK51MSM.exe). If you want to get only the Mike and Mary voices redistributable for Windows XP, please download the Redistributable: Mike and Mary file (Sp5TTIntXP.exe). For more information, visit the Licensing Microsoft Speech Technology Web page. To download just the documentation, download the Documentation file from this page. Operating System Support and RequirementsSupported Operating Systems
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