Before downloading Azam, we recommend you download and run the AzamTest utility. It will automatically advise you if you have all the hardware and mandatory free prerequisite programs installed. AzamTest will also report why you should consider downloading the additional free optional programs on your PC or not. Even though Azam will automatically download them for you at installation below, you could save download time by running AzamTest first.

Quick Checklist to see if Azam will run on your PC

Most PCs that run Windows XP will have the mandatory Microsoft software Azam needs, already installed. Whether you are running XP or not, remember Azam will check your PC at installation time anyway and give you the choice to download optional Azam features. These additional features are provided at no additional charge.

Windows 98SE or later: Prerequisite to Azam working.

Windows Media 9: Prerequisite to Azam working. To check your version, open your player, select <Help>, <About>

Microsoft® DirectX 9C: Optional. You only need this if you want voice special effects and morphing. To check your version, click Start on your PC, press Run, and enter 'dxdiag'.

Microsoft® Speech API 4: Optional. You only need this if you want Azam to convert non-English text to multilingual speech.

Microsoft® Speech API 5: Optional. You only need this if you want Azam to convert text to speech, with additional English voices.

Microsoft® Additional Voices: Optional. You only need this if you want Azam to convert text to speech, with even more additional English voices! (Sorry, we don't have Mr Gates’ telephone number)

L&H Voices: Optional. You only need these if you want Azam to convert text to speech, and speak in several languages. You have a choice at install time: all of them or none of them. You can always install them later, individually or otherwise, from this download page.

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Most Popular Downloads

Azam Software V3.0 ^{Free 30-day trial}	8.11MB	What's this? The standard Azam application for making and editing Azam recordings and video clips. See Azam Intro and Features for more information. The product will limit you to a 30-day trial period following installation but has no restricted functionality during this time. Following your trial period you must either purchase a license key, or deinstall the product. A boxed CD version is also available.	Download
The Hows and Whys of Azam User Manual (PDF)^FREE! Updated June 27^th 2005	3.09MB	What's this? The Getting Started manual, which is supplied in digital form in the boxed CD version of Azam, is also made available here in Portable Document Format (PDF) and will require the Acrobat Reader which is freely available from the Adobe website. The manual has been formatted with a page size of A5 (148mm x 210mm). Using the Acrobat Reader Expand small pages to paper size print option will produce output with a large size print which may be easier to read. Note this manual is currently being revised. You should refer to the built-in help for the latest enhancements.	Download
Azam Message Player V3.0^FREE!	2.22MB	What's this? The Azam Message Player allows you to listen to Azam audio recordings and view video clips. You cannot make recordings with this application. The Azam Message Player may be downloaded and freely distributed without charge. Your friends and business associates will only have to load it, free of charge onto their PC once.	Download

Additional Downloads

Most of the downloads listed below will be done automatically when you install Azam. Customers who buy the CD (Boxed version) of Azam will have most of the files pre-installed on the shipped CD.

Azam Word Toolbar^FREE!	277KB	What's this? The Azam Word Toolbar is an Add-In for Microsoft Word 2000 which allows you to control the playback of an Azam recording from a toolbar within Microsoft® Word.	Download
AzamTest utility^FREE!	769KB	What's this? AzamTest can be used to ensure your PC is capable of running the Azam application.	Download
Microsoft® Windows Media Player Version 9^FREE!	MB varies	More information before downloading	Download
Microsoft® DirectX 9C^FREE!	MB varies	What's this? Microsoft® DirectX 9C allows Azam voice morphing and special effects. If you are not sure which version of DirectX you are on, Click Start on your PC, press Run, and enter 'dxdiag'.	Download
Check Your Azam Skills (PDF)^FREE!	64KB	What's this? How well do you know Azam? Try our test.	Download
Microsoft® Speech API 5^FREE!	6.50MB	What's this? Microsoft® Speech API 5 provides the Text to Speech engine required by Azam's Text to Speech function and a choice of three voices (Microsoft® Sam, Microsoft® Mike, Microsoft® Mary.) Note Windows XP (Home and Professional) already includes the Microsoft® Speech API but you may wish to install the Microsoft® Additional Voices download.	Download
Microsoft® Additional Voices^FREE!	3.55MB	What's this? This provides Microsoft® Mike and Microsoft® Mary voice files for users who already have the Microsoft® Speech API 5 installed.	Download
Microsoft® Speech API 4^FREE!	6.22MB	What's this? Microsoft® Speech API 4 provides the Text to Speech engine required by Azam's language translation function.	Download
All the L&H modules listed below^FREE!	14.6MB	What's this? Lernout and Hauspie speech engines for English (British), Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese (Brazilian) and French	Download
L&H Text to Speech Engine^FREE!	997KB	What's this? Lernout and Hauspie Text to Speech Engine	Download
L&H TTS3000 British English (Voice)^FREE!	2.54MB	What's this? Lernout and Hauspie TTS3000 British English (Voice)	Download
L&H TTS3000 Spanish (Voice)^FREE!	2.36MB	What's this? Lernout and Hauspie TTS3000 Spanish (Voice)	Download
L&H TTS3000 German (Voice)^FREE!	2.18MB	What's this? Lernout and Hauspie TTS3000 German (Voice)	Download
L&H TTS3000 Italian (Voice)^FREE!	1.97MB	What's this? Lernout and Hauspie TTS3000 Italian (Voice)	Download
L&H TTS3000 Portugese (Brazilian) (Voice)^FREE!	2.39MB	What's this? Lernout and Hauspie TTS3000 Portugese (Brazilian) (Voice)	Download
L&H TTS3000 French (Voice)^FREE!	2.24MB	What's this? Lernout and Hauspie TTS3000 French (Voice)	Download

We suggest a number of connected parties try Azam at the same time by downloading several copies. Whether it be a group of friends, business associates, School, or Local Authority department, use Azam free of charge for a few weeks to send Voice emails, record meetings, record lessons, and even swap living diaries with each other. View examples

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