Hi Brian, and anyone else for that matter Buy Text Aloud from http://www.nextup.com. It works, and it works well. You can even change voices in the middle of a file. Saypad is just a toy to play with. All the best Steve -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of brian parker Sent: 04 September 2007 18:14 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] re saypad Hi peter, saypad is a free programme for making mp3 files out of a text file. i now have the lamecoder thanks to tom lorimer. i have put it in to the same folder which contains the saypad files, but i am stuck at the same point. i can load a textfile, but can't work out how to convert it in to a mp3 file. anyone using this programme successfully. brian. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.485 / Virus Database: 269.13.3/986 - Release Date: 03/09/2007 09:31 ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq