TTY WAV Maker

TTY WAV Maker is a tool designed to translate text into audio signals to save as Wave tracks, in order to be played by hearing impaired people on TTY/TDD phones. These signals can be used to leave voice mail messages, for example.

Old, yet functional app

Although the application hasn't received updates for a long time, it worked smoothly on newer Windows models in our tests. The setup operation is quick but its style reminds us of old Windows programs, due to the fullscreen mode and gradient background.
As far as the interface goes, the tool opts for a standard window with a plain design and well-structured layout, where you can easily tinker with settings, even if you've never used this sort of software before.

Generate TTY/TDD Wave tracks from text

You can specify the output filename of the new TTY/TDD WAV track, type or paste the text you want to convert, as well as click a button to instantly create the file. The text is auto-copied to the Clipboard.
In the following step, you can view diagnostic output messages and open the new file with your default audio player to view results. Just make sure to rename or move the generated file before creating a new one, since the utility automatically overwrites it without any confirmation.
In order to obtain text from a TTY/TDD WAV track, you can resort to TTY WAV Reader, an application built for this purpose by the same developer. Another aspect worth noting is that TTY WAV Maker cannot be run over a WTS connection.

Evaluation and conclusion

It generated tracks swiftly while remaining light on system resources consumption. No error dialogs popped up and it didn't hang or crash. Thanks to its intuitive options, TTY WAV Maker can be easily handled by all types of users.