What speech choices are you considering? Josh
> ----- Original Message ----- >From: Jonathan Mosen <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Braillenote List <[email protected] >Date: Sun, 23 May 2004 14:21:01 +1200 >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Keynote Gold Speech >Hi Linda. I've changed the subject line to reply to your comments about >Keynote Gold speech. One thing we can certainly say about speech is that >just as beauty is supposedly in the eye of the beholder, good synthesised >speech is in the ear of the listener. I've used Keynote Gold speech for a >long time now and as a user rather than a Pulse Data employee, I consider >it the best speech there is. I say this because it's responsive, and the >most accurate I have heard. If Keynote Gold mispronounces something, >chances are very high that it's a typo. >That said, yes we are actively pursuing widening the choice of speech >engines to suit people's tastes. The voices you mention for example are >digitised, rather than synthesised speech. They use tiny samples of human >speech to construct the sounds you hear. They are excellent at normal >reading speed when you're listening to a long document, but tend to be >less desirable at very fast rates or when editing. So the more choice we >can put in the hands of customers, the better. Hope this helps. >Jonathan Mosen >BrailleNote Product Marketing Manager >Pulse Data International Ltd >DDI: +64-3-373-6192 >Fax: +64-3-384 4933 >Mobile: +64-21 466 736 >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Internet: www.pulsedata.com >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
