True enough.
Who knows.
Another funny one is at least 2 of my phones, with talks on them have had
the british version of the eloquence voice on them, and while I prefer it,
quite a few other guys this side say they prefer the american version of
eloquence on their phones - I think I prefer it since the pronunciation is
slightly closer to ours this side, but maybe they prefer the american
version since it's what most of us run on our PCs.
Stay well
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 8:26 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] eloquence was, Re: Screen reader support in BGT
Hmmm, the thing is though Jacob, what about startrek or babylon 5 where
the computer has an obviously female synth voice?
In fact a lot of old scifi tended to have them I think (there were
certainly a few in dr. who).
Then of course there were the old robotic voices which quite honestly
didn't have! a gender. this was imho one of the things which made the
original cybermen from the 2nd doctor era and the daleks so inhuman.
In fact even now, though the cybermen have changed to sound deffinately
male, Daleks are stil referd to as "it" and other than the emperor aren't
said to have a gender at all.
Beware the grue!
Dark.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jacob Kruger" <jac...@mailzone.co.za>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org>
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 6:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] eloquence was, Re: Screen reader support in BGT
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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