My one possible guess would be that, maybe it has something to do with old
visions of technology - talking computer should sound like/sounds better
when it sounds like a guy from some movie like revenge of the nerds...?
Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
'...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'
----- Original Message -----
From: "dark" <d...@xgam.org>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org>
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 7:48 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] eloquence was, Re: Screen reader support in BGT
This is a very weerd point, ---- even a female friend I know says the same
thing as well. I'm sure freud would have a field day with it, though as
this is supposed to be a family friendly list I won't start speculating on
what he might've said ;d.
The deffinition of a freudian slip: "Say one thing and mean your mother!"
;D.
Btw, I can't speak for the kepstral or at&T voices sinse I'm not familiar
enough with them, but I've even found this with amazingly good synths like
the seerprock ones which are some of the best I know.
That's why I tend to stick with scansoft daniel and his nice, bbc news
reader voice ;D.
Beware the Grue!
Dark.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Ward" <thomasward1...@gmail.com>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org>
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 3:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] eloquence was, Re: Screen reader support in BGT
Hi Dark,
Very interesting. Generally I've found the same problem. I would
prefer a female Sapi voice, but most of them just strike me as wrong.
Accapela Heather is not bad and AT&T Lorn is okay as well. Some of the
others like Scansoft Samantha just sounds like a stuck up old laidy,
and is a major turn off. Cepstral Dianne is good for reading books,
but some of Cepstral's voices like Amy and Emily are ssimply aweful.
However, more often the male voices like David, Walter, Mike, etc are
okay. I can listen to them all day with no problem.
Cheers!
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