Yeah there's a video of it on YouTube, I think it actually shows how they create the Alison voice that is now used in Mavericks.
Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 9, 2013, at 9:32 PM, Sarah k Alawami <marri...@gmail.com> wrote: > > If I’m not mistaken the voices for apple are made by Nuance. I recognize all > of them from various apps and all of that that I’ve used over the year. the > only exception is Alex. They put the voice actuer in a studio and had them > read a lot of phrase and numbers and stuff. Iv’e done something similar and > it’s not fun, but it is worth it in the end. > > Take care. >> On Dec 9, 2013, at 6:25 PM, Laurel and Stockard <laurel.stock...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Ok, sorry, but curiosity got the best of me. As my subject says, how does >> apple create it's voiceover voices? >> I got to thinking about all the screen reader voices out there, particularly >> Apple's voiceover, but also JAWS, SAPI screen reader voices, NVDA, Window >> Eyes, etc. With regards to voiceover, I was looking at the large variety of >> voices that they've put out, both in different languages and just with in >> one language, take U.S. English, or French for example. How does a company >> like Apple build these voices? Does it totally rely on voice over actors >> that they record? Or is there some program out there that serves as the >> basis for their voices that they create? >> Further, I got to thinking, if a person wanted to build their own voiceover >> compatible voice, say in English or another language, is that possible? And >> if it is possible, how would one go about it? >> >> Sorry for my wondering curiosity, but I really am wondering now and I would >> love to learn more about this. >> Thanks >> Laurel >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >> >> To reply to this post, please address your message to >> mac-access@mac-access.net >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at >> either the list's own dedicated web archive: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >> or at the public Mail Archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> >> >> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that >> the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and >> worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security >> strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something >> unpredictable happen. >> >> Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by >> visiting the list website at: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that > the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security > strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something > unpredictable happen. > > Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by > visiting the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
