But Apollo replied that since Marsyas played the flute, which needed air blown from the throat, it was similar to singing, and that either they both should get an equal chance to combine their skills or none of them should use their mouths at all.
bˌʌt ɐpˈɑːloʊ ɹᵻplˈaɪd ðæt sˈɪns mˈɑːɹsɪəz plˈeɪd ðə flˈuːt, wˌɪtʃ nˈiːdᵻd ˈɛɹ blˈoʊn fɹʌmðə θɹˈoʊt, ɪt wʌz sˈɪmɪlɚ tə sˈɪŋɪŋ, ænd ðæt ˈiːðɚ ðeɪ bˈoʊθ ʃˌʊd ɡɛt ɐn ˈiːkwəl tʃˈæns tə kəmbˈaɪn ðɛɹ skˈɪlz ɔːɹ nˈʌn ʌv ðˌɛm ʃˌʊd jˈuːz ðɛɹ mˈaʊðz æɾ ˈɔːl.