This sample demonstrates how to translate speech with C# under the Universal Windows Platform using the Speech SDK. See the accompanying article on the SDK documentation page which describes how to build this sample from scratch in Visual Studio 2017.
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A subscription key for the Speech service. See Try the speech service for free.
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A Windows PC with Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (10.0; Build 16299) or later and with a working microphone.
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Microsoft Visual Studio 2017, Community Edition or higher.
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The Universal Windows Platform development workload in Visual Studio.
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Note: processor target ARM or ARM64 is not yet supported.
You can enable it in Tools > Get Tools and Features.
- By building this sample you will download the Microsoft Cognitive Services Speech SDK. By downloading you acknowledge its license, see Speech SDK license agreement.
- Download the sample code to your development PC.
- Start Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 and select File > Open > Project/Solution.
- Navigate to the folder containing this sample, and select the solution file contained within it.
- Edit the
MainPage.xaml.cs
source:- Replace the string
YourSubscriptionKey
with your own subscription key. - Replace the string
YourServiceRegion
with the service region of your subscription. For example, replace withwestus
if you are using the 30-day free trial subscription.
- Replace the string
- Set the active solution configuration and platform to the desired values under Build > Configuration Manager:
- On a 64-bit Windows installation, choose
x64
as active solution platform.
- On a 64-bit Windows installation, choose
- Press Ctrl+Shift+B, or select Build > Build Solution.
To debug the app and then run it, press F5 or use Debug > Start Debugging. To run the app without debugging, press Ctrl+F5 or use Debug > Start Without Debugging.
When you see the Enable microphone
button, click it. Then select the Translate speech from the microphone input
button and start speaking. The next (up to) 15 seconds of English speech will be sent to the Speech service and transcribed.