Hi, Well, they didn't get rid of her. Just renamed her and introduced Victoria as another voice than the previous one.
Regards, Nic Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com Skype: Kvalme MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk AIM: cincinster yahoo Messenger: cin368 Facebook Profile My Twitter On Apr 24, 2010, at 5:54 PM, Pete Nalda wrote: > Well, I don't know why or how, but my macbook pro running 10.6.3 has both > Vicki, and Victoria. Vicki has a softer voice, and Victoria, is got a little > robotness going on, but I think her voice is clearer than Vicki's. So I > think I'm going to use her. That way, my devices will all have a similar > sound. RIP old friend Alex, for now at least. > > On Apr 24, 2010, at 10:30 AM, Nicolai Svendsen wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Well, she's Vicky now. They changed the original Victoria I believe to >> Vicky, and the female who is now Victoria is different. >> >> Most of them seem to have the same pronunciation though, even Alex. It's >> hard to detect, but if you listen carefully, you can easily hear the >> resemblance between all of them. It's kind of amusing sometimes. >> >> Regards, >> nic >> Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com >> Skype: Kvalme >> MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk >> AIM: cincinster >> yahoo Messenger: cin368 >> Facebook Profile >> My Twitter >> >> On Apr 24, 2010, at 4:41 PM, Pete Nalda wrote: >> >>> Ya know, back in the old days, I used to use Victoria on the mac, before >>> they brought out Alex. Victoria IIRC didn't have any naturalism to her >>> voice, but I never heard her mispronounce much, and she does have a nice >>> English accent imho. YMMV. I'll have to try her out again, been using alex >>> so long I've sort of forgot how she sounded. >>> >>> >>> On Apr 24, 2010, at 3:41 AM, marie Howarth wrote: >>> >>>> I have to say I like Samantha better than the British voice on the iPhone >>>> who cannot say E or R at the speed I have it. I much prefer her to >>>> eloquence though any day. And after trying Samantha, I think the british >>>> one is called Cathy and Karen, the Australian one, i have to say I revert >>>> back to good old Sam. I'm not sure I'd like her on the mac but for the >>>> iPhone she works great. >>>> Am I right in thinking there are other voices for the iPod shuffle? Wonder >>>> if there is if there's any plans to export those voices to the iPhone and >>>> iPad. :) >>>> >>>> On 24 Apr 2010, at 07:11, ch...@q.com wrote: >>>> >>>>> Brian: >>>>> I'm curious: Isn't Samantha also synthetic? What about Alex? >>>>> I kind of think she has a little smile in her voice, but I honestly find >>>>> Eloquence th e easiest to understand. The old voice that used to be in >>>>> the dectalk was pretty good, and I don't think anyone's using that except >>>>> NOAA all hazards radio. >>>>> I din't think the macbook pro even has Samantha on it as an option. >>>>> Anyhow, interesting topic to me. Thanks >>>>> Carolyn >>>>> On Apr 23, 2010, at 7:13 PM, Bryan Smart wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Samantha sounds completely emotionless to me. I know that synthesizer >>>>>> intonation only approximates the change in pitch that happens as a >>>>>> person reads, but Samantha has one of the worst intonation models that >>>>>> I've ever heard. No matter if she is pausing at the end of a clause, >>>>>> making a statement, asking a question, or speaking with exclamation, she >>>>>> always speaks the same way. She starts high, slowly starts to drop in >>>>>> pitch, and has an abrupt drop when she reaches the end of a sentence or >>>>>> a clause boundary. All other modern synths, from Alex, to the old >>>>>> Macintalk voices, to DECtalk, to Eloquence, and even junk stuff like >>>>>> ESpeak can use intonation that changes a little depending on what it is >>>>>> reading. Samantha sounds completely flat and detached. Add to that she >>>>>> sounds like an annoyed person that smokes heavily, and I think she's a >>>>>> crap voice. It really bugs me that she is becoming the default voice for >>>>>> so many blind-people devices. If we had to use a Scansoft voice, Tom >>>>>> would be better. At least Tom modulates. A synthetic voice would be more >>>>>> expressive. >>>>>> >>>>>> Bryan >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nicolai Svendsen >>>>>> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 5:41 AM >>>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>> Subject: Re: Where Is Samantha, on the Mac? >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> I find Samantha a lot nicer on a computer than the iPhone. THis is in >>>>>> part because of the quality, but I for some reason find her a much >>>>>> harsher assistant on the iPhone than I do on a computer. >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> Nic >>>>>> Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com >>>>>> Skype: Kvalme >>>>>> MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk >>>>>> AIM: cincinster >>>>>> yahoo Messenger: cin368 >>>>>> Facebook Profile >>>>>> My Twitter >>>>>> >>>>>> On Apr 23, 2010, at 10:33 AM, Simon Fogarty wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hell I thought she was one of the better quality voices out there. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>>> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Nicolai Svendsen >>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, 21 April 2010 8:30 p.m. >>>>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>>> Subject: Re: Where Is Samantha, on the Mac? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Samantha is a SAPI voice, made by Scansoft, and referred to Vocalizer >>>>>>> on any mobile platform from Nuance. It is the voice of the iThingies >>>>>>> though, but I find her harsh to listen to. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>> Nic >>>>>>> Mobile Me: nic2...@me.com >>>>>>> Skype: Kvalme >>>>>>> MSN Messenger: nico...@home3.gvdnet.dk >>>>>>> AIM: cincinster >>>>>>> yahoo Messenger: cin368 >>>>>>> Facebook Profile >>>>>>> My Twitter >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Apr 21, 2010, at 8:34 AM, M. Taylor wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thank you for your response. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> But how can this be? Is she not the beloved voice of the iPhone, >>>>>>>> iPod Touch, and iPad? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Perhaps I refer to her by the wrong name? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Mark >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Get to know yourself as you get to know me on The Secret Life of Mark >>>>>>> Marcus >>>>>>>> Live Talk Show >>>>>>>> http://candleshore.com/secrets >>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>>>> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of gkearney >>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 11:12 PM >>>>>>>> To: MacVisionaries >>>>>>>> Subject: Re: Where Is Samantha, on the Mac? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I fear you shall not find symmetry in your world...Samantha is a >>>>>>>> Microsoft Windows SAPI voice and is not an option for Macintosh users. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Gregory Kearney >>>>>>>> Manager Accessible Media >>>>>>>> Association for the Blind of Western Australia >>>>>>>> 61 Kitchener Ave >>>>>>>> Victoria Park, WA 6100' >>>>>>>> AUSTRALIA >>>>>>>> +61 08 9311 8246 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Apr 21, 9:20 am, "M. 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