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If you want to add some quick but custom audio to your website and don&amp;#39;t want to spend hours (or dollars) doing so, you might want to check out &lt;a href="http://audiopal.com"&gt;&lt;b&gt;AudioPal&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, a great free service developed by OddCast - makers of the SitePal Speaking characters we&amp;#39;ve all come to know and love (or at least used to). 
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The web service lets you add/create audio by recording a message by phone, a microphone, and even offers a direct audio upload option. AudiopPal also offers a text to speech option (limited to 600 characters) in a variety of languages and voice types. 
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Users are able to preview the message and then grab a widget/player to include on your site/page. Audiopal provides the option to play the audio recording on page load but I personally advise against that. 
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I would expect Oddcast/AudioPal to release a pay version of this service in short order. 
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