[jackie_w]

My copy of Balabolka (v2.10.0.580) doesn't have options -n or -f

This is what my Help file says for commandline. It looks as if the -r option is what's required:

Spoiler:

Balabolka accepts the parameters at the command line:

balabolka.exe [-options] [filename] [audio_file] [voice]


The parameter voice must be defined in next way:

voice_name [rRate] [pPitch]

filename
open file

-c
read clipboard aloud

-c voice_name
choose voice and read clipboard aloud

-m
run minimized

-r filename
open file and read aloud from the beginning

-r filename voice_name
open file, choose voice and read aloud from the beginning

-s filename audio_file
open file and read the text to audio file (WAV, MP3, MP4, OGG or WMA)

-s filename audio_file voice_name
open file, choose voice and read the text to audio file

-q
quit after the reading's completion