Thraaros
A Disturbance in the Force
Do you prefer listening to reading?
Do you know someone who'd be interested in reading The Wave, but they don't like reading too much?
Do you want something closer to a recording of the sessions than a transcript?
Then this is for you!
On July 21st 2025, I started creating a text-to-speech script that utilises the app @Voice Aloud Reader and a RegEx-based Readability parser to assign individualized digital voices to each speaker in the transcript (matching their genders if known), examples attached to this post. You can listen to the transcripts in the app at a customizable speed. It also shows images from the chapters. I used as many unique voices as I could.
The reading app can be downloaded:
- from the Play Store
- directly from the website (for use in Android emulators, and more)
There is no iOS or desktop version at the time of writing.
The script is available under this permanent link: Dropbox
The text file displays the current version (19, as of writing), and I'll be updating it as "time" goes on. It can technically be used for any chapter beyond the latest, but new speakers who occasionally appear in later chapters will sound like the previous voice. The file contains comments that explain how the code functions in case someone wants to improve it.
Instructions:
Trivia: I deduced the genders whenever possible to match the voices. Some names (Laura, Terry, Jan, Frank, Ark) or just pronouns (V, the most anonymous of the group) are used at least once somewhere in the first two volumes, so I also used those names in the script. Please let me know if I'm mistaken. I'm a fan of the voice I gave the Cassiopaeans, so I hope you like it: check the attached example recording from chapter 2 (in two file formats).
Do you know someone who'd be interested in reading The Wave, but they don't like reading too much?
Do you want something closer to a recording of the sessions than a transcript?
Then this is for you!
On July 21st 2025, I started creating a text-to-speech script that utilises the app @Voice Aloud Reader and a RegEx-based Readability parser to assign individualized digital voices to each speaker in the transcript (matching their genders if known), examples attached to this post. You can listen to the transcripts in the app at a customizable speed. It also shows images from the chapters. I used as many unique voices as I could.
The reading app can be downloaded:
- from the Play Store
- directly from the website (for use in Android emulators, and more)
There is no iOS or desktop version at the time of writing.
The script is available under this permanent link: Dropbox
The text file displays the current version (19, as of writing), and I'll be updating it as "time" goes on. It can technically be used for any chapter beyond the latest, but new speakers who occasionally appear in later chapters will sound like the previous voice. The file contains comments that explain how the code functions in case someone wants to improve it.
Instructions:
- Download the app and the script (the .json text file).
- Share the file to @Voice Aloud Reader on the same device. You don't have to open it directly.
- Follow the instructions included on the script's opening page. (Share chapters of The Wave from a web browser to the app, but don't copy and paste the text; use the share function in your browser's menu.)
- Check the link periodically for updates.
- Please tell me if the instructions are simple enough or if screenshots or screen recordings are required.
Trivia: I deduced the genders whenever possible to match the voices. Some names (Laura, Terry, Jan, Frank, Ark) or just pronouns (V, the most anonymous of the group) are used at least once somewhere in the first two volumes, so I also used those names in the script. Please let me know if I'm mistaken. I'm a fan of the voice I gave the Cassiopaeans, so I hope you like it: check the attached example recording from chapter 2 (in two file formats).
