About |
Hi, I'm Daniel, the creator of SoundMirror, an innovative multilingual pronunciation-coaching application designed around a simple idea: people should be able to see how speech is spoken and then learn.
Instead of relying solely on conventional word recognition, SoundMirror evaluates speech at the phoneme level, a first of its kind for any app, actually seeing the individual sounds that form spoken language. Learners receive visual and written feedback showing the sounds they produced, the sounds expected, and the areas that need more practice. If a user tries to say, "hello", but says, "waywo", the app does not interpret "hello" as any regular speech to text app would, it shows you, "waywo" and that is instantly amazing, with practice and a new confidence at your fingertips.
Synchronized front and side animated mouth views demonstrate how each sound is formed, showing actual tongue positions and airflow in ten languages. When a learner struggles with a word or phrase, guided coaching can isolate a difficult sound and provide a short pronunciation model for focused practice before returning to the complete target.
SoundMirror can also separate the User Interface language from the practice language. A learner can navigate the application in one language while practicing pronunciation in another. Each language is supported through its own isolated language pack containing localized interface text, pronunciation rules, helper sounds, practice material, and language-specific coaching behavior.
The application was originally designed for deaf and mute users to help them see how they sound, but has evolved to helping language learners, educators, multilingual families, travelers, and people who benefit from visual articulation guidance. Its combination of true sound analysis, mouth-movement feedback, animation, and guided repetition makes pronunciation practice more understandable, accessible, and engaging.
SoundMirror’s demonstration link supports ten languages and represents the foundation for a broader educational platform intended to make visual speech coaching available to learners around the world by making the app 100% native, (no internet needed).
To experience SoundMirror and support its continued development, visit the official campaign at https://www.gofundme.com/f/soundmirror.